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Lobsters Scream When You Boil Them: And 100 Other Myths about Food and Cooking . . . Plus 25 Recipes to Get It Right Every Time Paperback - 2011

by Bruce Weinstein; Mark Scarbrough

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In this informative and funny reference-slash-cookbook, the bestselling authors of the Ultimate cookbook series and the team behind "Real Food Has Curves" debunk 100 popular kitchen myths.

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Is the five-second rule for real? Will eating carrots improve your eyesight? Is your cookware a health hazard? Do spicy foods cool you down?

Has your grandmother been lying to you all these years?

No, no, no, no, and . . . probably. In this entertaining and informative reference guide, award-winning cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough take on more than one hundred popular kitchen myths and dish up answers to all your burning questions about food science and lore. No longer must you wait for your butter to reach room temperature before you bake or panic because you forgot to soak your dried beans for dinner. This handy book explains how knowing the truth behind these urban legends can help you be a better chef in your own home and offers twenty-five delicious recipes so you can practice. Whether you're a serious foodie, an avid dieter, a trivia lover, or are just searching for the secret to the perfect cup of coffee, Lobsters Scream When You Boil Them is essential countertop reading and a whole lot of fun.

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  • Title Lobsters Scream When You Boil Them: And 100 Other Myths about Food and Cooking . . . Plus 25 Recipes to Get It Right Every Time
  • Author Bruce Weinstein; Mark Scarbrough
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Gallery Books, NY
  • Publication date 2011-07-12
  • Features Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781439195376 / 1439195374
  • Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.23 x 5.38 x 0.88 in (20.90 x 13.67 x 2.24 cm)
  • Category Cooking / Wine
  • Library of Congress subjects Food, Nutrition
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011011095
  • Dewey Decimal Code 641.3

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BRUCE WEINSTEIN and MARK SCARBROUGH are the authors of nineteen books about food, including Real Food Has Curves; the bestselling, multi-volume Ultimate Cook Book series; Ham: An Obsession with the Hindquarter; Goat: Meat, Milk, Cheese; and Cooking Know-How, winner of a 2009 Gourmand World Award. They are online columnists for Weight Watchers ("A Cut Above"), have been spokespeople for the U. S. Potato Board and the California Milk Advisory Board, and regularly contribute to Fine Cooking, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Relish, and The Washington Post. They live in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

BRUCE WEINSTEIN and MARK SCARBROUGH are the authors of nineteen books about food, including Real Food Has Curves; the bestselling, multi-volume Ultimate Cook Book series; Ham: An Obsession with the Hindquarter; Goat: Meat, Milk, Cheese; and Cooking Know-How, winner of a 2009 Gourmand World Award. They are online columnists for Weight Watchers ("A Cut Above"), have been spokespeople for the U. S. Potato Board and the California Milk Advisory Board, and regularly contribute to Fine Cooking, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Relish, and The Washington Post. They live in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

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