| International Standard Book Number |
9780063357693 ebook
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780063357686 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
0063357682 (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Quittner, Ella, author.
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| Title Statement |
Obsessed with the best : 100+ methodically perfected recipes : based on 20+ head-to-head tests / Ella Quittner.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
373 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
List of recipes -- Introduction to the book, and what you will need -- A note on ingredients -- Where to begin? -- From the ground or nearby -- Attention-seekers -- Desserts to eat in bed, or standing over the sink or seated like a lady -- You got to the end! : now take a break from trying to be perfect.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"A charmingly obsessive, thoroughly tested exploration of the best ways to cook and bake your favorite foods. Some might think the "best" roast chicken means "most efficient without sacrificing juicy meat," while others might think "best" is the one that you won't be able to stop thinking about for years, no matter how long it takes in a sous vide bag. When writer Ella Quittner (creator of Food52's "Absolute Best Tests") is cooking or baking something, she cannot rest until she's tested every method she can to arrive at the best result. Even if that means traveling to Tokyo to learn the trick to extra juicy tsukune for her tender meatballs or spending time in the Alabama Black Belt gathering intel from the pros for her flakiest biscuits. In Obsessed with the Best, Ella walks you through the results of 24 head-to-head tests of cooking methods to help you find the perfect choice for your palate. From these building blocks, Ella shares more than 100 recipes, grounding you in minimalist techniques that maximize flavor, and sharing creative options as jumping off points for your own favorite flavors. Recipes include: - Under-Pressure Flaky Biscuits, Fluffy No-Special-Equipment Buttermilk Pancakes, and a fail-proof Caramelized Shallot Soft Scrambled Eggs with ComteÌ - Crispy Smashed Potatoes with Insurance Cheese, Rigatoni with Vodka "All' Amatriciana," and more than a dozen optimized veggies, like Braised Tomato-Butter Cabbage. - Entrees like Triple-Secret Tender Meatballs, One-Hour Roast Chicken, Opulent Slow-Roasted Chicken, and Lemon-Butter Cold-Poached Shrimp - Sweets like Overachiever Extra Brown Butter Bakery-Worthy Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Soft & Tender Yellow Cake, and Actually Manageable French-ish Buttercream Punctuated with reported essays on people, places, or things obsessed with "the best"-be it a bacon evangelist from Iowa who flies annually all the way to Kofu, Japan, to throw a "Porktober Fest" in the middle of a seasonal celebration of a feudal lord, or an international spin through different pasta-making methods from Osaka to Tuscany-Obsessed with the Best is precise, informative, personal, and fun in equal measure"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Obsessed with the Best presents food writer Ella Quittner's systematic exploration of cooking and baking techniques. Drawing on her "Absolute Best Tests" series, Quittner compares multiple methods for preparing common dishes, reporting the results of 24 structured tests. The book includes more than 100 recipes that emphasize foundational techniques and variations designed to maximize flavor. Alongside dishes ranging from biscuits and roast chicken to vegetables and desserts, Quittner incorporates brief reported essays about people and culinary traditions connected to the pursuit of "the best." The work blends practical instruction with culinary research, offering readers both tested guidance and contextual stories about cooking practices.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Cooking.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Baking.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Cookbooks.
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