Cook's Illustrated Revolutionary Recipes: Groundbreaking techniques. Compelling voices. One-of-a-kind recipes.

About this book

2019 IACP Award Winner in the Compiliations Category On the occasion of Cooks Illustrateds 25th anniversary weve gathered together our most extraordinary recipes and innovations from the past quarter-century in this hands-on book packed with practical tips and techniques. These recipes tell the story of how Cooks Illustrated has changed American home cooking through its signature blend of rigorous testing culinary research science and unorthodox approaches to developing foolproof recipes. As fans know a big part of what makes the magazine so trustworthy (and enjoyable to read) is the essays that accompany each recipe tracing from initial brainstorming to aha moments (and the occasional catastrophe) to final success. Rarely republished since they first appeared these feature-length stories celebrate the art of food writing and the extensive work that goes into every recipe. In addition to the recipes essays and helpful sidebars this book also features the trademark black-and-white illustrations that have become synonymous with Cooks Illustrated creative use of the beloved front- and back-cover art and a new addition: gorgeous full-color photographs of each dish. Featured recipes include: Perfect corn on the cob that never gets boiled ultracreamy tomato soup thats completely dairy-free the fastest roast chicken recipe "oven-grilled" London broil and ingenious low-key approaches to traditionally high-fuss recipes such as risotto French fries pie crust and many more.