The Kitchen Answer Book is the only reference book you will ever need in the kitchen. Master fundamental kitchen techniques, learn cooking vocabulary, discover shortcuts, and pick up the know-how and wisdom that make cooking a pleasure rather than a dreaded chore. In concise, direct answers to more than 5,000 cooking and kitchen questions arranged in easy-to-find categories, The Kitchen Answer Book is the ideal, quick reference to cope with kitchen emergencies. Questions and answers are arranged in broad categories: Baking, Caffeine, Dairy, Eggs, Fowl, Fruits and Nuts, Grains, Beans, and Pasta, Meat, Seafood, Seasoning, Stocks, Soups and Sauces, Utensils, and Vegetables