Alton Brown's Gear For Your Kitchen Author:Alton Brown Dedicated viewers of Alton Brown�s acclaimed Food Network show Good Eats know of his penchant for using unusual equipment. He has smoked a salmon in a cardboard box, roasted prime rib in a flowerpot, and used a C-clamp as a nutcracker. Brown isn�t interested in novelty, he�s just devoted to using the best�and simplest�tool for the job. — <... more »I>Alton Brown�s Gear For Your Kitchen offers honest, practical advice on what�s needed and what isn�t, what works and what doesn�t. For instance: You only need three knives, but they are a lifetime investment. And don�t bother with that famous countertop grill�it doesn�t get hot enough to properly sear. In his signature science-guy style, Brown begins with advice on kitchen layout and organization, then gets to the lowdown on these cooking elements: Big Things with Plugs; Pots and Pans; Sharp Things; The Tool Box; Small Things with Plugs; Storage and Containment; and Safety and Sanitation.
Gear For Your Kitchen is essential for all of Brown�s fans as well as anyone who wants a good guide to great kitchen gear. With more than 125,000 hardcover copies in print, this indispensable�and highly entertaining�book is now offered in a paperback edition that every home cook can afford.« less