[.ca] Cook's Illustrated (ISBN 0964017903)

The first in a series to become collector's items!:
Cook's Illustrated 1993 Collector's Edition is not just a recipe book, and it's not just a how-to book. It teaches, enforces and applies simple and complex methods in the culinary world. Novice cooks and professionals alike will find something new they never knew before. What about that new gadget you saw at the store? Does it really work? And what about that new cookbook that was just released by your favorite chef? Cook's Illustrated reviews them and gives you the pros and cons. This annual includes 'perfect angel food cake', 'how to make bread', 'quick techniques', 'how to roast a chicken', 'taste-testing olive oils', 'carving ham', 'natural salad dressings', 'five Chinese cabbages', 'the secrets of pie pastry', 'one batter, many desserts', 'cookbook reviews', 'grilling pizza', 'the art of biscuits', 'poaching fruit', 'testing immersion blenders', 'boning poultry step-by-step', 'rating soy sauces', 'how to cook asparagus', 'taste-testing sparkling waters', 'do marinades really work?', 'the science of buttermilk', 'what is it?', 'how to cook eggplant', 'raw tomato sauces', 'how to prepare lobster', 'the best homemade vanilla ice cream', 'rating ice cream makers', 'how to make professional muffins at home', 'juicy, tender sautéed chicken', 'filled pastas', 'sweet roasted garlic', 'rating Pinot Noirs', 'testing espresso machines', '30-minute Peking duck', 'making your own vinegar', 'crisps and betties', 'rating red wine vinegars', 'omelets revisited', 'holiday turkey perfected', 'one dough, many cookies', 'the mystery of the ideal waffle', 'the only pumpkin pie you'll ever need', 'making perfect mashed potatoes', 'how to make eight types of dinner rolls from a single dough', 'caviar tasting finds quality disappointing', 'pricey champagnes fizzle in tasting', and many, many recipes.