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The Food Substitutions Bible

The Food Substitutions Bible

by David Joachim (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

    $3.46
Synopsis

Some of the greatest cooking discoveries have been made by substituting one ingredient for another, one piece of equipment for another, or one cooking technique for another. This book is the most complete and comprehensive substitution guide ever published. It collects all types of substitutions into one easy-to-use guide that is simply organised from A to Z. It features more than 1,500 complete entries and more than 5,000 substitutions. Run out of castor sugar? Grind granulated sugar in a food blender with cornflower! Don't have any chives? Use minced spring onions (green tops only)! Looking for a healthy alternative to deep frying? Oven-fry instead! * More than 5,000 substitutions for Ingredients, Equipment and Techniques in Cookery. * Features an appendix full of handy reference charts, common cooking measure equivalents, conversion tables for metric weights, temperatures and volumes. * Will inspire you to new ideas and inspiration in the kitchen.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 576
 Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
Published: 22 Sep 2005
ISBN 10: 0778801195
ISBN 13: 9780778801191

Media Reviews
Entries are careful, offering definitions, detailed substitutions and often including suggestion for varying flavors or boosting nutrition.--Food Network Kitchens Orange County Register (08/10/2006)
This great book is packed with more than 5,000 creative solutions and fascinating info on everything from exotic ingredients to common cooking techniques.--Lynn Nusom Las Cruces Sun-News (11/15/2005)
A complex, valuable guide to alternative ingredients, techniques and equipment.--Douglas Levy Oakland Press (11/28/2005)
This is the book to turn to when you've found what you want to make in another cookbook but are unable or unwilling to run to the store for a special ingredient or pan.--Kim Davaz Eugene Register-Guard (12/07/2005)
[This] is one of the best resources on the subject.--Jill Wendholt Silva Houston Star-Telegram (08/07/2009)
From abalone to zwieback, The Food Substitution Bible by David Joachim is one of the best resources on the subject.--Kansas City Star (10/27/2009)
A terrific resource... an instant must-have reference in my kitchen, and I know of nothing like it... a great way to come up with ideas.-- (12/13/2006)
Most informative... I find I am using it all the time... information about the characteristics of foods, equivalents, and measurements.-- (03/28/2006)
Well-researched, well-tested reference book... The guy is seriously detailed-oriented... endlessly useful.-- (09/14/2005)
This book is a must-have for the serious cook. All charts, no recipes and no prose. Useful when you need it.-- (12/15/2005)
A compendium of alternatives for everything from allspice to wild rice. (Plus antelope, alligator, bear...-- (11/23/2005)
A solid, useful work on using substitute ingredients and tools in the home kitchen... a clearly written and well-organized book.-- (01/01/2006)
625 pages of highly useful information... If you've got questions, Joachim's got answers. Highly recommended.-- (10/01/2005)
Packed with useful information... more than two pages of substitutes for butter alone.-- (12/25/2005)
If you're out of an ingredient, want to use a healthier choice or desire to change the flavor of a recipe... this would be handy reference for any cook to keep on the bookshelf.-- (09/13/2005)
With the world pantry at our fingertips, today we need a guide; this is the hands-down best I have ever found... you need this book.-- (01/19/2006)
It is truly the bible of food substitutions and should be in every reader's kitchen. It is alphabetized from Abalone to Zugenwurst to Zwieback and includes over 600 pages and 5,000 substitutions for every ingredient, piece of equipment or technique you could ever imagine. There are even two pages of substitutions for butter!-- (09/24/2009)
Full of very practical information such as how to substitute different pan sizes, charts for chilies, flours and grains and oils... A must for the inquisitive cook.-- (12/07/2005)
More than 5,000 substitutions for almost every type of food... directions for making reliable replacements.-- (09/28/2005)
Offering practical information and great ideas, this book is packed with creative solutions for the home kitchen as well as the commerical.--Detroit News (09/29/2005)
A blessing to cooks all over... 5,000 substitutions for almost every kind of food, ingredient and measurement imaginable.-- (10/26/2005)
Author Bio

David Joachim has authored or edited more than 25 cookbooks. His book A Man, A Can, A Plan has sold more than 800,000 copies. He lives in Pennsylvania.