Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Understand the four elements that shape confident everyday cooking.
Samin Nosrat explains cooking through four essential elements: salt, fat, acid, and heat. Rather than treating each recipe as an isolated set of instructions, she shows how seasoning, texture, balance, and temperature work together so readers can make better decisions at the stove.
Illustrations by Wendy MacNaughton accompany explanations, practical guidance, and more than 100 recipes that put the ideas into use. This is a useful foundation for newer cooks and for experienced home cooks who want to understand why a dish works and how to adjust it.
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About this edition
- ISBN
- 9781476753836
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication date
- 2017-04-25
- Page count
- 480
Who is this book for?
New and experienced home cooks who want to understand cooking fundamentals.
Cooking style
Technique-led cooking focused on seasoning, balance, texture, and heat.
Inside the book
Cooking principles, more than 100 recipes, and illustrations by Wendy MacNaughton.