Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat
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What is the Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat?
Samin Nosrat's James Beard Award-winning cookbook teaches the underlying principles of good cooking through four fundamental elements rather than a collection of individual recipes. Understanding how salt, fat, acid, and heat interact allows cooks to improvise and adapt in the kitchen with confidence. Wendy MacNaughton's illustrations make this as visually engaging as it is instructionally valuable.
What are the pros?
- Teaches cooking principles rather than just recipes
- Beautiful illustrations make the book a pleasure to read
- James Beard Award winner with widespread critical acclaim
What are the cons?
- Not a recipe reference book for those wanting a large collection
- Assumes some basic kitchen familiarity in the reader