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# Illustrated recipes Hardcover edition Science-based techniques The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

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## Key Features

- • **Visual Learning:** Stunning illustrations guide your culinary journey.
- • **Foster Creativity:** Inspire your inner chef with innovative recipes.
- • **Science Meets Flavor:** Elevate your cooking with proven techniques.
- • **Home Chef's Companion:** Perfect for both novices and seasoned pros.
- • **Unlock Culinary Secrets:** Transform your kitchen into a lab of flavor!

## Overview

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science is a groundbreaking hardcover book that combines culinary science with practical cooking techniques. Released on September 21, 2015, it features illustrated recipes designed to enhance your cooking skills and understanding of food science, making it an essential guide for home chefs looking to elevate their culinary game.

## Description

desertcart.com: The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science: 9780393081084: López-Alt, J. Kenji: Books

Review: A food and science geeks dream come true. - It's more of a tome than a cookbook and more of a textbook than a book full of recipes. But don't let that deter you from this masterpiece. If you enjoy science, cooking and the scientific method, this book is for you. And if you got bored reading that sentence and could give a sh-t less about science, this book is still 100% for you. Whether you hate cooking or just plain suck at it to being an experienced chef or a self described "foodie" (barf!), this book has everything to make you even better and improve your game in the kitchen. Like I said before it's much more than just a collection of recipes. The cooking techniques in this book are alone enough of a reason to purchase this book. As for the recipes, they seem to spring up as part of the techniques you'll be learning. You start out building a solid foundation of knowledge and know how to pan frying that perfect steak in such an organic progression that you'll question whether you even did what you just did. Kenji equips you with everything to make you an in home kitchen master. As for the science, well this isn't your 9th grade biology class yet it feels familiar and has you going, "Oh yeah! I remember that!" He makes it accessible to any education level. Where his knowledge of the scientific method and principles is at its best is breaking down what's happening inside and outside your food and debunking food myths. For me this was invaluable information. When you know what's happening to your food it gives you clues and markers to look for, which in turn connects you to the cooking process in such a strong way. It creates a mutualistic approach to cooking that you won't find in any other cookbook around. Then comes what I think may be the strongest part of Kenji's game, his writing style. It's engaging, witty, and honest and don't be surprised when you start uncontrollably laughing. His humor is what had me coming back to Serious Eats time and time again. Like any other person, he is strongly opinionated but doesn't beat you over the head for holding a different opinion (unless you got hoodwinked into believing bone broth is different or anything the Food Babe might have you believing). As a lover of science, he stands up to pseudoscience so he may come off strong in that sense. I, for one, appreciate the hell out of him for it. Kenji's columns have made me fall in love with cooking all over again. When he announced he was going to write a cookbook, I was irrationally excited and purchasing his book was a no brainier to me. So if you had to get one cookbook this year, I'd totally make it this one.
Review: Was this chef reading my mind when he wrote this? AMAZING cookbook!!! - FINALLY, a chef gets it!!! So many chefs write the same old boring stuff. They start off with equipment and describe it like it was a chore that they have to get out of the way. Sort of like, here's the types of pans there are and here is what they are like and maybe here's how they are used. Kenji describes it with passion giving a great story of how when he tried to reduce cream using a pot that he didn't regularly use that the cream turned out a royal greasy mess due to the pan being too thin. There are other good cookbooks out there with great recipes. And there are other ones out there that do a pretty good job of teaching how to cook and why certain things work. However, NOBODY....absolutely NOBODY I've ever seen has ever described the science behind cooking better than Kenji. He tells it so well and makes it so enjoyable and easy to read! And his understanding of the subject matter is excellent. I'm a kitchen knife enthusiast. And no other chef I've seen has really properly described the characteristics of a knife that make the best ones the best. Few go into talking about the thinness of the blade actually being a GOOD thing. But at the same time, he looks at things from the beginner level AND the pro level, showing the full grip technique for beginners along with the balanced grip that most chefs use. And he understands that a cook also has to go with what they are comfortable with, like how he talks about how his wife loves her cheap, dull, unbalanced IKEA knife. Also, don't let the title fool you. This isn't some cookbook about freezing food with liquid nitrogen and making all of these petite and crazy little dishes you'd get in some gourmet restaurant that you'd never cook at home. This cookbook is brilliantly about using science to make the dishes we like to cook and eat everyday and learn how to turn them from good to spectacular. He's also got the experience to back up what he writes. He worked his way up from small kitchens to some of the fanciest restaurants in Boston. And Boston has some very good restaurants! Then he worked for Cook's Illustrated developing great recipes. Many of you might know Cooks Illustrated for some other names like America's Test Kitchen or Cook's Country. And now he writes for seriouseats.com. I have a bunch of cookbooks, but none of them does nearly as great of a job as Kenji at explaining things. This is THE COOKBOOK of ALL COOKBOOKS if you have a passion for cooking like I do and really want to learn how to become a better cook. I'm definitely going to start following his blog and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND getting this cookbook. This isn't more of a recipe book. This is a HOW TO book that has recipes. I hope I get to see a lot more cookbooks from Kenji and I hope his publishers will let him really write what he wants to write. He's a genius chef and I'd take his cookbooks over Julia Child, Pepin, Jamie Oliver, Emeril, or any other big name cook out there. He's one chef I'd love to meet. Any of the negative reviews are undeserved. For once, we have a cookbook that is pure genius. Anybody who takes the time and reads it thoroughly and cooks from it is bound to realize it. I'm getting more out of this cookbook than dozens of others combined. He even gets into making your own sausage! About the best way I can describe this cookbook is it feels like he looked directly into the soul of cooking and wrote with the passion and understanding and genius of a chef to make a master-piece that I'll cherish for years to come.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,522 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #47 in Cookbooks, Food & Wine (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars (10,946) |
| Dimensions  | 10.8 x 8 x 1.8 inches |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 0393081087 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0393081084 |
| Item Weight  | 6.49 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 958 pages |
| Publication date  | September 21, 2015 |
| Publisher  | Norton |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A food and science geeks dream come true.
*by D***. on September 28, 2015*

It's more of a tome than a cookbook and more of a textbook than a book full of recipes. But don't let that deter you from this masterpiece. If you enjoy science, cooking and the scientific method, this book is for you. And if you got bored reading that sentence and could give a sh-t less about science, this book is still 100% for you. Whether you hate cooking or just plain suck at it to being an experienced chef or a self described "foodie" (barf!), this book has everything to make you even better and improve your game in the kitchen. Like I said before it's much more than just a collection of recipes. The cooking techniques in this book are alone enough of a reason to purchase this book. As for the recipes, they seem to spring up as part of the techniques you'll be learning. You start out building a solid foundation of knowledge and know how to pan frying that perfect steak in such an organic progression that you'll question whether you even did what you just did. Kenji equips you with everything to make you an in home kitchen master. As for the science, well this isn't your 9th grade biology class yet it feels familiar and has you going, "Oh yeah! I remember that!" He makes it accessible to any education level. Where his knowledge of the scientific method and principles is at its best is breaking down what's happening inside and outside your food and debunking food myths. For me this was invaluable information. When you know what's happening to your food it gives you clues and markers to look for, which in turn connects you to the cooking process in such a strong way. It creates a mutualistic approach to cooking that you won't find in any other cookbook around. Then comes what I think may be the strongest part of Kenji's game, his writing style. It's engaging, witty, and honest and don't be surprised when you start uncontrollably laughing. His humor is what had me coming back to Serious Eats time and time again. Like any other person, he is strongly opinionated but doesn't beat you over the head for holding a different opinion (unless you got hoodwinked into believing bone broth is different or anything the Food Babe might have you believing). As a lover of science, he stands up to pseudoscience so he may come off strong in that sense. I, for one, appreciate the hell out of him for it. Kenji's columns have made me fall in love with cooking all over again. When he announced he was going to write a cookbook, I was irrationally excited and purchasing his book was a no brainier to me. So if you had to get one cookbook this year, I'd totally make it this one.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was this chef reading my mind when he wrote this? AMAZING cookbook!!!
*by K***S on January 31, 2016*

FINALLY, a chef gets it!!! So many chefs write the same old boring stuff. They start off with equipment and describe it like it was a chore that they have to get out of the way. Sort of like, here's the types of pans there are and here is what they are like and maybe here's how they are used. Kenji describes it with passion giving a great story of how when he tried to reduce cream using a pot that he didn't regularly use that the cream turned out a royal greasy mess due to the pan being too thin. There are other good cookbooks out there with great recipes. And there are other ones out there that do a pretty good job of teaching how to cook and why certain things work. However, NOBODY....absolutely NOBODY I've ever seen has ever described the science behind cooking better than Kenji. He tells it so well and makes it so enjoyable and easy to read! And his understanding of the subject matter is excellent. I'm a kitchen knife enthusiast. And no other chef I've seen has really properly described the characteristics of a knife that make the best ones the best. Few go into talking about the thinness of the blade actually being a GOOD thing. But at the same time, he looks at things from the beginner level AND the pro level, showing the full grip technique for beginners along with the balanced grip that most chefs use. And he understands that a cook also has to go with what they are comfortable with, like how he talks about how his wife loves her cheap, dull, unbalanced IKEA knife. Also, don't let the title fool you. This isn't some cookbook about freezing food with liquid nitrogen and making all of these petite and crazy little dishes you'd get in some gourmet restaurant that you'd never cook at home. This cookbook is brilliantly about using science to make the dishes we like to cook and eat everyday and learn how to turn them from good to spectacular. He's also got the experience to back up what he writes. He worked his way up from small kitchens to some of the fanciest restaurants in Boston. And Boston has some very good restaurants! Then he worked for Cook's Illustrated developing great recipes. Many of you might know Cooks Illustrated for some other names like America's Test Kitchen or Cook's Country. And now he writes for seriouseats.com. I have a bunch of cookbooks, but none of them does nearly as great of a job as Kenji at explaining things. This is THE COOKBOOK of ALL COOKBOOKS if you have a passion for cooking like I do and really want to learn how to become a better cook. I'm definitely going to start following his blog and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND getting this cookbook. This isn't more of a recipe book. This is a HOW TO book that has recipes. I hope I get to see a lot more cookbooks from Kenji and I hope his publishers will let him really write what he wants to write. He's a genius chef and I'd take his cookbooks over Julia Child, Pepin, Jamie Oliver, Emeril, or any other big name cook out there. He's one chef I'd love to meet. Any of the negative reviews are undeserved. For once, we have a cookbook that is pure genius. Anybody who takes the time and reads it thoroughly and cooks from it is bound to realize it. I'm getting more out of this cookbook than dozens of others combined. He even gets into making your own sausage! About the best way I can describe this cookbook is it feels like he looked directly into the soul of cooking and wrote with the passion and understanding and genius of a chef to make a master-piece that I'll cherish for years to come.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by B***R on January 17, 2026*

A fabulous book for those wanting a deeper understanding of the science of all things cooking related. Written in an easy to digest manner, this is a reference book t which you will constantly use. Not a can’t put it down read that you use once and put away.

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