Course-like cook books
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Hey fellow anons, does anyone know a good cook book that basically teaches you about food the way a college course would? I love cooking and have a heap of cook books myself, but I find it frustrating that most popular cook books just limit themselves to "throw X amount of Y into the pan and cook for Z time", without explaining why you need X amount and how you define Z time. I know a lot of cooking is learnt by doing, but I was wondering if there are any cook books that generally teach you about cooking theory?
>>7336353
modernist cuisine
>>7336358
Yep, that. Or, "The Professional Chef", which is literally a college textbook. The current version is expensive but you can get prior versions (just as good) on Amazon (or other used bookstore) for a fraction of the price.
>>7336370
Who's the author? I'm seeing several books with a title like that..
most of the other cook's illustrated cookbooks talk about the reasoning behind the recipes too.
>>7336380
Any of them. There's something like 14 editions of the book, perhaps more.
I have this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Chef-Culinary-Institute-America/dp/0471382574/r
