This is a simple-to-use visual guide to kitchen skills and techniques with 500 step-by-step colour photographs. It covers all the basic techniques, from chopping to melting chocolate, steaming to stir-frying, and pot-roasting to preparing pastry. It features over 100 recipe variations and ideas photographed in full-colour so that you can see what you are aiming to achieve. Expert hints and tips throughout guarantee successful results every time. Classic recipes and contemporary innovations are clearly explained in an easy-to-follow, illustrated step-by-step format. It includes over 500 full-colour photographs, with every dish shown in its mouth-watering finished form. This cookbook is not just a recipe book, it is a encyclopedia of cooking techniques clearly and simply presented with step-by-step photographs. Whether you are a complete novice or an occasional dabbler, whether you merely need a little help with a tricky technique or want to improve your skills, How-to-Cook reveals the secrets of successful cooking. The problem with most cookbooks is that they assume a prior knowledge and understanding of skills and terminology. This book makes no such assumptions. All common techniques, and many, many more are fully explained in this volume. If you want to cook confidently and achieve fabulous, flavourful results, you will find this book an invaluable aid - it will help you every step of the way.