Reddit mentions of On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals

Culinary student here. For our Skill Development class we use On Cooking. It's a really great resource and it teaches the basics: names of equipment, proper knife techniques, the mother sauces, etc. It also has a wealth of recipes that use fundamental skills, nothing overly complicated.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Textbook-Culinary-Fundamentals-5th/dp/013715576X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322589391&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Textbook-Culinary-Fundamentals-5th/dp/013715576X

This is honestly one of the better text books I have seen/read. A lot of information in it, along with literally thousands of recipes. You get access to their online recipe book as well.

> What are some good cookbooks or preferably online resources that I can use to learn some of the basics?

My favorites:

Good Eats

America's Test Kitchen

Serious Eats

On Cooking

It will save you an unreal amount of money. I’ve worked as a chef for going on 15 years now. If you’re interested in learning to cook and have the time you could get yourself a beginner culinary school textbook like On Cooking or The Professional Chef. It’ll teach you a ton and is chock full of beginner recipes with explanations of why everything is done the way it is.

https://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Textbook-Culinary-Fundamentals-5th/dp/013715576X


https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Chef-Culinary-Institute-America/dp/0470421355

I used this book in school and it is highly recommended.
https://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Textbook-Culinary-Fundamentals-5th/dp/013715576X

Start with the section on knife skills. You'll thank me later.

http://www.amazon.com/On-Cooking-Textbook-Culinary-Fundamentals/dp/013715576X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344546738&sr=8-1&keywords=on+cooking

this book is a textbook of mine form culinary school. also, the flavor bible is great for understanding balancing of flavors.

Alton brown and this book have been very helpful to me.

On Cooking

its a text book that I used in Culinary school. It gives you the why and the how.

Order and read this book. The 4th edition is apparently hard to find as it was printed better. If you are a visual person, maybe try the video version. EDIT: That link has the book as well...

Also, watch America's Test Kitchen all the time.

Here you go!