A Kitchen Primer

by Melissa Clark

A complete, beginner's guide to the kitchen and the art of cookery furnishes practical information on kitchen equipment and tools, ingredients, cooking techniques, terms, equivalents and substitutions, recipes, and healthy, economical eating. Original.

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Melissa Clark is an American food writer and cookbook author. Since 2007, she has been a food columnist for The New York Times. She has written more than 40 cookbooks and in 2018 won a James Beard Award.

Reviews

[Devorah Firestone · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is like Julia Child's Kitchen Wisdom only much shorter. The bulk of the information is within the first 100 pages. It gives you the knowledge you need to have a strong foundation for ingredients, tools, and techniques.