Stuff Every Cook Should Know

Get expert cooking tips and kitchen hacks in nearly 50 themed sections with this culinary how-to handbook for home cooks of all skill levels!

“A handy guide to the most important kitchen skills.” —BuzzFeed

You don’t need expensive gadgets, cutting-edge cutlery, or a rack of exotic spices to be a great cook. You just need the timeless wisdom found in Stuff Every Cook Should Know. Inside, you’ll find chapters on:

• TOOLS: Organizing and cleaning hacks, sharpening knives, caring for cast irons, and more.
• INGREDIENTS: Tips for spices, seasonings, measurements, substitutions, and more.
• 3 MEALS A DAY: Meal planning, easy solutions, make-ahead meals, family cooking, and more.
• ENTERTAINING: Dinner parties, dates, home bars, cooking with kids, and more.

Plus measurement conversions, kitchen organizing tips, basic knife cuts, how to stop onions from making you cry, and much more. Now you’re cooking!“A handy guide to the most important kitchen skills.”
—BuzzFeed

“This little red book by Joy Manning is filled with so many helpful tips and reminders, that it should be permanently stationed on the kitchen counter.  It is perfect for anyone starting to get serious about cooking and even the littles ones as they start to help and are eager to learn.”
—Cuisine Noir

“What keeps this book feeling fresh and relevant is that Manning is aware of modern trends like grabbing recipes from the Web and dinner party planning around allergens...Stuff Every Cook Should Know would be a great gift for somebody with a first apartment and is also a useful a reference guide for many of us across life experiences.”
—Geekadelphia

“A perfect guidebook for those who find the kitchen a confusing place.”
—NJ.comJoy Manning is a James Beard Award–nominated writer, editor, and recipe developer. She is the author of Almost Meatless and the editor of Edible Philly. Visit her online at www.joymanning.com.