Cookwise : The Secrets of Cooking Revealed

by Shirley Corriher

I'm not a big fan of "cookbooks". Or to be more precice, I'm not a big fan of recipie collections. If I buy a "cookbook", I expect to learn more about cooking, and I get the feeling that Shirley has forgotten more than I've learned!

I first discovered Shirley when she appeared in a number of episodes of "Good Eats with Alton Brown" on Food TV. Her explainations helped make the most basic level of the science behind the food come alive.

Her book, however, is not as entertaining as Alton's book. Shirley does get far more in depth than Alton does, and sometimes her stories aren't as relevant as Alton's. And the way she flows into the recipies, it almost makes me feel that I can't go further until I do my lab work.

This isn't the book for you if you just want recipies. This isn't the book for you if you want to be entertained more than you want to cook. But this is the book for you if you have a desire to be a better cook by learning the "why" behind cooking.