DK The Artisan Kitchen

Spark your creativity with a more mindful way of cooking. Giving a modern twist to age-old techniques, this book shows how to master 25 preserving and cooking processes, from fermenting to cheese making, hot smoking to sourdough baking. Discover how to brew perfect sweet-sour kombucha; make a fresh-tasting chutney; dry cure bresaola; create your own sourdough starter; and slow roast over an open wood fire. Be inspired to experiment with more than 150 recipe ideas. Each culinary project is explored in three stages to spark your creativity: The Science explains the science and technical know-how; The Practice gets you started on an enticing recipe, with action shots of tricky techniques; and The Possibilities provides further recipe ideas plus the tools and inspiration to devise your own recipes.