Understand it step by step
Guided routes through the library. Each step builds on the one before, and you can tick off what you have already read.
10 steps · about 1 hourThe 10 key principles of cookingUnderstand these ten processes and you understand most of what happens when you cook and bake.For anyone who wants to start with the fundamentals12 steps · a few afternoonsKitchen lab for kidsTwelve experiments where you see, smell and taste what happens in the kitchen. With adults at the stove and hot water.For children from about 8, together with adults10 steps · about 1 hour of reading, then practiceUnderstanding breadFrom flour to crust: what happens in a loaf, and which levers you can turn.For anyone who wants to bake their own bread10 steps · about 45 minutesCooking meat rightJuicy, tender, with a crust: the principles behind steak, roasts and braises.For anyone who no longer wants to cook meat by feel10 steps · about 45 minutesSauces without fearAlmost every sauce is an emulsion, thickened with starch, or reduced. Know the three ways and you can rescue any sauce.For anyone whose sauce has ever split or come out too thin