[.ca] Cook's Illustrated (ISBN 0936184620)

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Cook's Illustrated 2002 Collector's Edition has a little bit of everything. It includes cookbook reviews, unique kitchen gadgets in the 'what is it?' section, quick tips, kitchen notes, letters from readers, and resources for items provided. The annuals in this series are packed with enough information that they can successfully standalone or strengthen in value if one owns the entire set. While the science of cooking cannot be argued, the likes and dislikes for a particular flavor is quite subjective. Hence, detailed information allows the reader to gain new knowledge, yet provides the ability to see how they might want to prepare the dish differently to accommodate their taste buds. Very thorough! This annual also includes 'homemade spring rolls', 'discovering chicken vesuvio', 'secrets of caramelized onions', 'improving beef stroganoff', 'the best breaded pork cutlets', 'parchment paper: kitchen workhorse', 'pantry pasta sauces with tuna', 'testing manual can openers', 'how to braise Belgian endive', 'profiteroles at home', 'soft, chewy molasses spice cookies', 'tasting molasses', 'tasting chickens', 'rating large saucepans', 'pan-roasting halibut', 'chicken paprikash', 'really good cheddar soup', 'how to cook a pot roast', 'wilted spinach salads', 'spaghetti puttanesca in 11 minutes', 'artichokes made easy', 'the best cauliflower gratin', 'testing gratin dishes', 'simplifying pound cake', 'perfecting New York-style cheesecake', 'rating oven thermometers', 'testing your home oven', 'rating cheddar cheese', 'grilling thick pork chops', 'shopping for chops', 'ground beef tacos', 'tasting taco shells', 'step-by-step making your own taco shells', 'taking the jumble our of jambalaya', 'tasting pork', 'the new classic chicken Caesar salad', 'Thai-style stir-fried vegetables', 'rediscovering spinach dip', 'trimming and tying meat and poultry', 'introducing Greek-style garlic-lemon potatoes', 'potatoes done right', 'really good fruit smoothies', 'how much fruit to buy', 'quick and easy cinnamon buns', 'testing supermarket cinnamon buns', 'easiest hot fudge pudding cake', 'the truth about French roast coffee', 'tasting French roast coffee', 'rating charcoal grills', 'tasting anchovies', 'barbecued baby back ribs', 'when smoking wood, is wood just wood?', 'building a better salade nicoise', 'tasting tuna packed in oil', 'pad Thai at home', 'tamarind options', 'soaking noodles', 'grilling steak, Tuscan style', 'choosing charcoal', 'nachos done right', 'tasting supermarket guacamole', 'leafy salads 101', 'French potato salad', 'spice rubs for grilled chicken', 'buttermilk coleslaw', 'ice cream sandwiches made easy', 'tasting chocolate ice cream', 'best blueberry cobbler', 'tasting frozen berries', 'tasting tortilla chips', 'rating food choppers and slicers', 'how to pan-roast chicken', 'kung pao shrimp at home', 'Tuscan-style roast pork loin', 'creamy dips for crudites', 'faster lasagna', 'tasting dried pasta', 'crudites done right', 'simplifying applesauce', 'better Greek salad', 'moist, tender corn muffins', 'all cornmeals are not the same', 'poached pear and almond tart', 'tasting salt', 'rating inexpensive nonstick skillets', 'sour cream coffee cake', 'smothered pork chops', 'mulled wine worth drinking', 'roast beef and Yorkshire pudding', 'mashed sweet potatoes', 'testing potato mashers', 'yam I am', 'an illustrated guide to beef roasts', 'tasting store-bought gravy', 'pasta and broccoli', 'perfect wild rice pilaf', 'rediscovering chocolate mousse cake', 'testing springform pans', 'the best sugar cookies', 'tasting unsweetened chocolate', 'rating chef's knives, and many, many recipes.