Lobsters Scream When You Boil Them And 100 Other Myths About Food and Cooking . . . Plus 25 Recipes to Get It Right Every Time

Is the five-second rule for real? Will eating carrots improve your eyesight? Is your cookware a health hazard? Do spicy foods cool you down? Has your grandmother been lying to you all these years? No, no, no, no, and . . . probably. In this entertaining and informative reference guide, award-winning cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough take on more than one hundred popular kitchen myths and dish up answers to all your burning questions about food science and lore. No longer must you wait for your butter to reach room temperature before you bake or panic because you forgot to soak your dried beans for dinner. This handy book explains how knowing the truth behind these urban legends can help you be a better chef in your own home and offers twenty-five delicious recipes so you can practice. Whether you're a serious foodie, an avid dieter, a trivia lover, or are just searching for the secret to the perfect cup of coffee, Lobsters Scream When You Boil Them is essential countertop reading and a whole lot of fun.

Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough are the authors of nineteen books about food, including Real Food Has Curves; the bestselling, multivolume Ultimate Cook Book series; James Beard Award-nominated Ham: An Obsession with the Hindquarter; Goat: Meat, Milk, Cheese; and Cooking Know-How, winner of a 2009 Gourmand World Cookbook Award. They are online columnists for Weight Watchers, have been spokespeople for the U.S. Potato Board and the California Milk Advisory Board, and regularly contribute Fine Cooking, Cooking Light, EatingWell, Relish, and The Washington Post. They live Litchfield County, Connecticut.