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Cooking Education

Customers are extremely satisfied with the cookbook's comprehensive education on the elements of cooking - salt, fat, acid, and heat. The book empowers readers to understand the principles behind these elements and apply them to their own cooking, resulting in improved skills and confidence in the kitchen.

Practical Advice

Customers highly praise Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat for its practical advice and useful tips, making it an invaluable resource for both beginners and experienced cooks. The book's clear explanations and reasonings behind each element have helped many improve their cooking skills and taste results.

Culinary Inspiration

Customers are highly inspired by the culinary knowledge and insights shared in this book. They appreciate the approachable and intuitive framework for understanding cooking concepts, as well as the beautiful illustrations and personal anecdotes that bring the concepts to life. Some readers have found the book to be a strong foundation for building their skills in the kitchen.

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Quality


You will reduce your learning curve & dramatically improve your cooking skills!


By mastering the interplay of salt, fat, acid, and heat, home cooks can unlock the full potential of any dish, from simple sala...  Read More


It may be too basic for some cooking snobs, but if you want to cook like chef at chez panisse, i can not recommend this book highly enough!


This text is illegible chicken scratch in the kindle version, and you can’t blow it up on kindle.

Price


This book is such a value to me, i'm reading through it for a third time and enjoy every word.


It was the exact book and an amazing price i love it


With a msrp of $35 it's well worth it, since it's amazon i only paid $21.


The chapter on salt alone is worth the price of the book.

Shipping


Arrived in a timely manner in sturdy packaging.


I loved learning about olive oil and using it in a timely manner.


I placed an order anyway and had it in a week !


I have just suffered through a week of reading this amazing book on kindle as i wait for the hardcover to arrive.

Packaging/appearance


It comes packed with simple, easy to follow, instructions, great illustrations and loads of great information.


I collect mortar and pestles in my kitchen decor, i never knew "why" i should actually use them, now i do!

Competitiveness


I have julia child's book, i have the great cooks cookbook, i have good ol' betty crocker, and many, many more, and none compar...  Read More

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    salt, fat, acid, good and great.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 23,569 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 11 2025.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I finally finished the 427 page monster that is salt fat acid heat


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    I hate people who exaggerate as a way of life


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I very very very consciously set a rule for myself that i couldnt start the experiments immediately because otherwise i knew id get overwhelmed and never finish


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    And then the heat section made life make so much more sense


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I honestly cant recommend this book enough


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have finished the first chapter on salt


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Who knew that so much could be said on the subject

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