COOKING & FOOD

Milk Street: The New Rules; Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook

by Christopher Kimball
Voracious. Oct. 2019. 336p. photos. index. ISBN 9780316423052. $35; ebk. ISBN 9780316423045. COOKING
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While Kimball is no longer at Cook’s Illustrated, his new cooking school and media company, Milk Street, takes a similar approach of testing and relentless experimentation to create new and improved recipes. The results are codified into 75 “rules” or tips applied throughout the book that focus on the savory, with chapters on vegetables, beans/grains, noodles/bread, eggs, seafood, chicken, pork, and beef. International flavors predominate, but most ingredients are readily available. Each recipe has a brief introduction and a couple of key tips to help in mastering similar preparations. Instructions are clearly detailed and illustrated with large photos of each dish. Brief sections interspersed among the recipes cover essential spices and the differences between various types of chili peppers.
VERDICT Highly recommended for fans of Kimball and Cook’s Illustrated, with delicious recipes and sound techniques to improve and spice up everyday cooking routines.
Reviewed by Susan Hurst, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, OH , Oct 01, 2019
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