Product Description

This all-new step-by-step cookbook from the Good Housekeeping Institute is the only guide to cooking that you will ever need. With tips, tricks and trouble-shooting advice on all the essential cooking techniques - from making perfect stocks and sauces to baking never-fail cakes - this is a one-stop reference guide for both new and experienced cooks. It is divided into twenty easy-to-use chapters - from the basics such as Eggs, Fish and Poultry and game birds to Pasta and noodles, Breads, Chocolate, and Ice creams. Each section opens with clearly photographed step-by-step techniques demonstrating all the essential skills, followed by a fabulous collection of beautifully photographed recipes that put these skills into practice. This book is also an invaluable source of basic information, including cooking time charts, conversion tables, nutritional advice, tips on health and safety and a glossary of cooking terms. With over 450 techniques and 300 delicious, triple-tested recipes, this invaluable kitchen reference guide and inspirational cookbook is a must-have for every cook.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5405 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 464 pages

About the Author
Good Housekeeping magazine was launched in 1922 and has been advising readers on healthy living ever since. Featuring the industry's most talented writers and covering a broad range of topical issues, the magazine provides the latest in authoritative and up-to-date advice each month, promoting health and wellbeing for women and their families. Using purpose-built kitchens, the GHI consumer researchers and home economists rigorously test the latest household appliances from the consumer's perspective, and the cookery team develop the most delicious contemporary recipes that will always work. Good Housekeeping Cookery Book (ISBN 1843401150) is a bestselling title for 2004.

Customer Reviews

GH do it again
Once again GH has put together a selection of simple to follow tasty recipes. This time they've combined this with a really comprehensive step-by-step technique section. Fantastic value and all recipes really do work. Oh okay I haven't had all 450 yet but give me a chance. I'm a bloke who doesn't really like cooking but this book has changed all that. I'll be giving to my Mum for Christmas so I can call her up in advance and subtly hint which meals I want when I visit her. Yum Yum.

5 star cook book
I am a complete novice when it comes to cooking, but this has everything I could possibly need to know - and more!!
It has some great recipes, easy to follow, and tells you how to prepare just about everything!

Had it for years it's ideal for beginners.
I have a previous edition of this book. It was a wedding present and is the only present I got that is still in regular use today.
It's fantastic for making the basics such as pancakes, quiche, jacket potatoes, stock, Victoria sandwich or pastry etc...
Srat with this before moving on to your Jamie's and Nigella's.