Kitchen Capable

This one-of-a-kind cookbook teaches you how to cook any dish with confidence, whether you’re following a recipe or improvising a late-night meal. You’ll master core techniques, like how to properly hold a knife, tenderly steam vegetables or perfect the reverse sear, through lessons and practice recipes. You’ll also build your intuition with ingredients thanks to in-depth guides noting the distinctions between produce varieties, pantry staples, cuts of meat and seafood―like which onion is best for sauteing vs featuring raw, or when kosher salt works better than sea salt. Brimming with colorful diagrams and delicious, modern recipes, this is the only cookbook you’ll need to level up from a beginner cook to a confident, capable chef.

You’ll first learn to stock your kitchen with guides on the best knives, pots and pans. Then you’ll get familiar with ingredients, with deep dives on the many onion and mushroom varieties, and which are best for different dishes. Most importantly, you’ll practice key cooking concepts like sautéing, caramelizing and more, then perfect each new skill set with a foundational recipe. Learn what deglazing is and why it’s important, then whip up a basic pan sauce to see the technique in action! You’ll also cook your way through delicious, nuanced recipes that reinforce every lesson learned. Make Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce, BBQ Chimichurri Steak or a Spicy Cucumber Salad. This book will help you foster a deeper understanding of food and elevate your cooking for life.