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u/[deleted] · 145 pointsr/Cooking
u/LuckXIII · 21 pointsr/AskCulinary
u/AdrianStaggleboofen · 20 pointsr/AskCulinary

Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques and Larousse Gastronomique are both great resources for classical dishes and techniques. Much of classical French cooking is based around stocks and sauces (the 5 mother sauces, and their extensions) and finesse in cooking, i.e. precise cuts, elaborate platings, etc. Something like cooking a french omelet, a piece of fish a la meuniere (get real french and do it with skate wing or dover sole), or if you're into pastry, a simple pâte à choux or genoise, are good starting recipes. With those two books and a few recipes to practice should get you started.

u/velorouge75 · 5 pointsr/seriouseats

One of my all-time favorites: it combined the two classic texts, La Technique and La Methode into one book.

https://www.amazon.com/Jacques-P%C3%A9pins-Complete-Techniques-P%C3%A9pin/dp/1579121659

u/SandCatEarlobe · 4 pointsr/AskCulinary

Jacques Pépin's Complete Techniques might be of interest to you.

u/cupcakepotentate · 3 pointsr/Cooking

As a chef, The Flavor Bible is a great reference for and understanding flavor combinations as opposed to just following a recipe.

For technique, Jacques Pepin's Complete Technique is basically what I learned in culinary school with step by step pictures.

Specifically you should learn to make your own stock, the mother sauces, and break down (butcher) poultry, seafood, and meats.

The first thing I learned was knife skills: grab a bag of potatoes and carrots and learn how to make all the cuts. Use them later for stock or stew.

u/astrochimp · 3 pointsr/food

Jacques Pépin's Complete Techniques

http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-P%C3%A9pins-Complete-Techniques-P%C3%A9pin/dp/1579121659

"The fully illustrated bible of cooking techniques from the world's best-known French cook "

u/rockyrockette · 3 pointsr/food

[Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques]
(http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-P%C3%A9pins-Complete-Techniques-P%C3%A9pin/dp/1579121659)
I cannot recommend this book enough.

u/Vox_Phasmatis · 3 pointsr/Cooking

An excellent book for you at this point would be Jacques Pépin's Complete Techniques. From the description:

"Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques features everything the home cook needs to perfect: poach an egg, whisk a perfect hollandaise, knead a crispy baguette, or bake an exquisite meringue with the perfection and efficiency of a professional chef. Featured throughout the book, Pepin's classic recipes offer budding masters the opportunity to put lessons into practice with extraordinary results."

It also covers things like knife technique and other fundamentals, which you mentioned.

As far as French cooking goes, although they've been around awhile, two books that are still definitive on the subject are Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Volume One and Volume Two. All three of these books (Pepin plus these two) are foundational to learning about cooking. There are others, but these will give you a very good start, and will increase your cooking skills and knowledge exponentially.

If those aren't enough, you can also check out The Professional Chef, which is a fantastic book of recipes and techniques put out by the Culinary Institute of America. It's a bit spendy, but worth it if you want to learn. The Amazon links are provided for reference; if money is an issue you can quite easily find all these books used.

u/pawpaw · 2 pointsr/food


Jaques Pépin's Complete Techniques

and On Food and Cooking (not really a cookbook, but I think it's the most important book for anyone who is serious about food)

u/thedarkhaze · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

Personal bias, but I would pick a good cooking technique or cookbook. For example Complete Techniques is a very good technique book if you don't have it. Otherwise Joy of Cooking or How to Cook Everything are both good cookbooks to have.

u/HardwareLust · 1 pointr/food

There's some great recommendations, to be sure, in this thread.

However, one must remember that most modern cooking is still based on French technique, so a couple of books on basic French technique would serve you well.

Jacques Pepin has published many fine books, including La Technique and La Methode, which were combined together into a single volume, Complete Techniques. This book is probably my #1 recommendation for the enthusiastic kitchen n00b.

And, of course, there's always the old standby, Julia Child and her two famous volumes, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1, and Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 2.

u/wee0x1b · 1 pointr/Cooking

You're very welcome!

Jacques Pepin has a whole series of videos on how to do various things. And he wrote a book a long, long time ago called Complete Techniques. It shows you how to do everything from de-bone a squab to make a rose out of a pat of butter. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-P%C3%A9pins-Complete-Techniques-P%C3%A9pin/dp/1579121659

u/PurpleWomat · 1 pointr/Cooking

Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques is worth a look. If you want something more professional (and a lot more expensive), the Culinary Institute of America's book, The Professional Chef is very thorough.

u/teamoney80mg · 1 pointr/funny

In all honesty you have to take recipe websites with a grain of salt, most of the time they are just posted and the person who wrote them probably never cooked them.I tend to find this to be true when you are cooking something from the recipe and the proportions are all fucked up. I really am a fan in buying actual cook books I have had great luck with them. Start with this one.

http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-P%C3%A9pins-Complete-Techniques-P%C3%A9pin/dp/1579121659/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

u/Pewpewpwnj00 · 1 pointr/Cooking

Get the Food network or watch cooking shows.

I've picked up so many techniques and tricks from watching others cook. I'm a visual learner, so picking up a book doesn't always do it for me.

When you have a question, google it or get a technique book to help explain the basics. As someone mentioned, there is a correct technique for cutting an onion (and other vegetables for that matter) and it makes a big difference. Personally, I've never read this book back to front, but I've used it many times:

Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques

u/sharer_too · 0 pointsr/KitchenConfidential


My first thought was Jacques Pepin's [Techniques] (http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-P%C3%A9pins-Complete-Techniques-P%C3%A9pin/dp/1579121659) book. It's more than a recipe book - and I love his writing...