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| I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking | 
| Author: Alton Brown
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Category: Book
List Price: $32.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  174 reviews
Sales Rank: 38417
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 9.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 1584790830
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5
EAN: 9781584790839
ASIN: 1584790830
Publication Date: May 1, 2002
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Condition: We ship books out daily M-F. Tracking number will be emailed when we ship. We list the majority of our books in "Good" condition. If this book had any major flaws, it would be listed in "Acceptable" condition. Easy returns if you are unhappy with book. PLEASE NOTE: We ship immediately, however the Post Office controls delivery speed. In a hurry? Please choose EXPEDITED SHIPPING. Proceeds benefit non-profit Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Understanding how it works, not just recipes January 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. This is not a typical cookbook. This book teaches you the principles of successful cooking. Rather than hashing out ingredient lists and blind processes to follow, Alton Brown actually explains why you sometimes use Baking Powder Vs. Baking Soda, why you should leave batter lumpy or mix it to death, and how higher heat doesn't always mean faster cooking - especially with success.
In some ways, this is a geek book. If you love cooking and want to know why, then this is the PERFECT book for you.
Christmas present January 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I gave this book to my son-in-law for xmas, it was on his wish list so how can you go wrong. He was thrilled, & no returns.
 This book is a waist of space November 24, 2007
0 out of 17 found this review helpful
This book is a waist of space
I am a big fan of Alton Brown. I have seen every show I can and learned a lot about the science of food and cooking. I have his book on how to arrange a kitchen and he gives very good advice. This book was an incredible disappointment. One of my problems is that it does not have much useful information in it. For best thing about this book is how to brine shrimp. We tried the chicken brine with freshly juiced oranges and we gave it -1 star out of 5. This is not a cookbook. I will never take this book off my cookbook shelf; it was a wedding gift from my wife.
This book is waist of bookshelf space. Watch the shows you will get higher density of information. And yes his shows are 17 minuets of fun and 5 minuets of information.
great September 4, 2007
i love this book, it is broken up by cooking methods (i.e. boiling, roasting, etc.) and each is explained. the best part are the magnets that come in it...you see!
Amazing! August 21, 2007
As a fanatic of Alton Brown, I loved this book. I got it for my birthday thinking it would be a nice cook book, but it was so much more than that. It had the history and the science of cooking, and as Alton explains, the science of cooking is very important. If you like Good Eats, you'll love this book too!
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