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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by akjssdk on Monday October 01, 2018 @03:23AM (#18110617)
McGee has a very methodical way of discussing food. It is basically like a scientific textbook in that regard, with deeper dives into almost every topic. It is also incredibly information dense, which makes it a truly a 'bible' in my opinion. And for what it is worth, many other of the more methodical chefs on the internet think so too.
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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by minhazm423 on Monday October 01, 2018 @04:16AM (#18110826)
>many other of the more methodical chefs

such as? is there a community for this?

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by dlkinney on Monday October 01, 2018 @07:34AM (#18111679)
Serious Eats Food Lab [1] Egullet [2]

I can also recommend Modernist Cuisine, which is a sort of text book version of On Food and Cooking. Though it has a lot of industrial equipment and ingredients that aren't applicable to home cooks, it has excellent photos and diagrams that illustrate the cooking process from a biological and physical level. (Modernist Cuisine at Home isn't nearly as comprehensive, though it shirks a lot of the weird/expensive equipment and additives.)

Also Modernist Bread for breads is fantastic and comprehensive.

1. https://www.seriouseats.com/the-food-lab

2. https://forums.egullet.org/

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by melq on Monday October 01, 2018 @12:12PM (#18114019)
Nathan Myhrvold and co: https://modernistcuisine.com

Dave Arnold: http://www.cookingissues.com http://heritageradionetwork.org/series/cooking-issues/

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by PascLeRasc on Monday October 01, 2018 @11:08AM (#18113238)
Salt Fat Acid Heat is another great cooking theory textbook. Amazing writing and the lessons can apply to any meal you'll ever make.
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