Salt fat acid heat

In her new cookbook, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, Samin Nosrat says the key to good food is learning to balance those elements when cooking — and to trust your instincts.

We tested out Nosrat's recent, critically acclaimed book, a trove of hard-won kitchen secrets from the California-based chef. Here's what we loved — and really loved — about it.

Samin Nosrat’s new book demystifies cooking’s cardinal rules and according to Samin Nosrat, anyone can become a great cook.

We tested out Nosrat's recent, critically acclaimed book, a trove of hard-won kitchen secrets from the California-based chef. Here's what we loved — and really loved — about it.

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat: Quite simply an essential book. Where do I start? From the title alone, this book sets out its stall, and captures the essence of what cooking is about. And yes, while this book teaches so much about the science of cooking, it also conveys its poetry. It is a wonderful, cosy, intimate read as well as an inspiringly instructional one.

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