内容简介
DedicatedviewersofAltonBrown’sacclaimedFoodNetworkshowGoodEatsknowofhispenchantforusingunusualequipment.Hehassmokedasalmoninacardboardbox,roastedprimeribinaflowerpot,andusedaC-clampasanutcracker.Brownisn’tinterestedinnovelty,he’sjustdevotedtousingthebestandsimplesttoolforthejob.
AltonBrown’sGearForYourKitchenoffershonest,practicaladviceonwhat’sneededandwhatisn’t,whatworksandwhatdoesn’t.Forinstance:Youonlyneedthreeknives,buttheyarealifetimeinvestment.Anddon’tbotherwiththatfamouscountertopgrillitdoesn’tgethotenoughtoproperlysear.Inhissignaturescience-guystyle,Brownbeginswithadviceonkitchenlayoutandorganization,thengetstothelowdownonthesecookingelements:BigThingswithPlugs;PotsandPans;SharpThings;TheToolBox;SmallThingswithPlugs;StorageandContainment;andSafetyandSanitation.
GearForYourKitchenisessentialforallofBrown’sfansaswellasanyonewhowantsagoodguidetogreatkitchengear.Withmorethan125,000hardcovercopiesinprint,thisindispensableandhighlyentertainingbookisnowofferedinapaperbackeditionthateveryhomecookcanafford.,
作者简介
AltonBrownisthewriter,director,andhostoftheFoodNetworkshowGoodEats,whichwona2007PeabodyAward,andistheresidentfoodhistorian,scientist,andcolorcommentatorofthenetwork’sIronChefAmericaseries.In2004,hisbookI’mJustHereFortheFoodwontheJamesBeardAwardforBestCookbookintheReferencecategory.AregularcontributortoBonAppétitandMen’sJournalmagazines,BrownlivesinthesouthernUnitedStateswithhiswifeanddaughter.
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