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Cooking For Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, And Good Food (2010)

by Jeff Potter(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0596805888 (ISBN13: 9780596805883)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

O'Reilly Media

review 1: I really adore this book! If you want to learn about the why and how of cooking, this is where to go. Potter offers experiments from the simple to the more complex, but all sound so fun, and every chapter offered at least one thing I could do right away (I do have a good number of kitchen gadgets already in my house though). The writing is witty and fun. It probably helps that I've been a computer programmer and totally understand the numerous coding/computer references given up. My favourite parts of the book are the interviews. Potter talks to dozens of interesting individuals who are taking cooking to new levels, and usually sharing their adventures online. He asks great questions (although I wish there was more) that show different perspectives on certain concepts, or ... morecement others. The layout is also fantastic as well. Things fit in a pretty logical fashion and there's lots of room to make notes. Okay, it doesn't have an abundance of recipes, but it's really inspiring, and more about telling you how to experiment when cooking than how to just make something by following instructions.
review 2: This is not a cookbook as there are very few recipes. The title is misleading as you would think it would delve into the science of cooking and how to manipulate recipes and it doesn't do this either. It's really a basic overview of how cooking works for those that come to it knowing absolutely nothing about cooking past a box of macaroni and cheese. It's actually a very simple book filled with information on how to perform basic cooking experiments that would be good for 12-year-olds if it weren't over written and filled with esoteric allusions that are the only points in the book that are likely to appeal to geeks. It's almost like a parody of the book that it's meant to be. It completely missed the mark. less

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