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Learn to COOK - The River Cottage Meat Book
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List Price: $40.00
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Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.66
EAN: 9781580088435
ISBN: 1580088430
Label: Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 543
Publication Date: 2007-05
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Studio: Ten Speed Press
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First published in the United Kingdom, THE RIVER COTTAGE MEAT BOOK quickly became an underground hit among food cognoscenti around the world. Now tailored for American cooks, this loving, authoritative, and galvanizing ode to good meat is one part manifesto on high-quality, local, and sustainable meat production; two parts guide to choosing and storing meats and fowl; and three parts techniques and recipes for roasting, cooking, barbecuing, preserving, and processing meats and getting the most out of leftovers. With this thought-provoking and practical guide, meat eaters can knowledgeably buy and prepare meat for better health and better living, while supporting the environment, vibrant local economies, and respectful treatment of animals.
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Summary: Meat
Comment: If you want to know about where your meat comes from, how to buy it, and be ethical. This is for you.
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Summary: Learn WHY and how to prepare excellent meals with meat!
Comment: I love this book! The author delves into a subject with all the technical facts, then explains the why and how to cook an excellent meal using meat. I have made some delicious meals using the principles learned from this book. Get it! You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Mixed up pages - printing error?
Comment: I was very excited to receive this book but Chapter 14 has several repeats of pages and skips several pages. Is this a common problem? The publisher said this is the first they have heard about it. Check pages 417 through 440 to see if your book is flawed.
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Summary: Authoritative Guide on Meat
Comment: This is probably one of the best books on meat available. Not only does it provide insight in to the selection and preparation of meat, it gives a lot of background in to meat production. At certain points in the beginning of the book, it's quite philosophical. There are sections divided in to numerous types of preparation (slow cooking, fast cooking, bbq) as well as offal.
I've cooked about 4-5 recipes so far (pork belly, lamb breast, headcheese, rolled stuffed lamb shoulder as well as a few veggie side dishes). All were excellent, although the head cheese (brawn for the Brits) was not my bag.
There are numerous recipes in the book similar to those I've prepared myself and they look quite good (osso buco, lamb shanks, different steak preparations). They have an Indian recipe that looks awesome--Butter Chicken or Murgh Mahkani.
My only complaint is that there is a certain vagueness in the book due to the book being translated from British English to American English. Things like English mustard vs. mustard (powder or prepared). I have both on hand, but I'm sometimes confused with what he means. Also, he uses the word casserole for what I think he means as a large saute pan or small dutch oven. Anyway, this is minor and since I cook quite a bit, I'm not really at a loss, but the beginner might be confused.
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Summary: The River Cottage Meat Book
Comment: I recently purchased the River Cottage Book of Meat for a friend who is a lover of all things meat, but also a wonderful cook and collector of cookbooks. This is the note I received on his receipt of the book:
"I love my present, the Book of Meat. From its lovingly rendered photographs of internal organs and pigs' feet to its lyrical prose to its encyclopedic musings on the wonders of Meat, it is sheer genius, a work of art, a testament to all that is great and good and noble about Meat.
Thank you for the best b-day present of the entire season."
So, I guess that says it all. I would highly recomend this book to all like minded individuals.
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