1992, ISBN: 9780792319580

Hardcover

Paperback / softback. New. An international celebrity and founder of molecular gastronomy, or the scientific investigation of culinary practice, Herve This is known for his ground-breaki… More...

Paperback / softback. New. An international celebrity and founder of molecular gastronomy, or the scientific investigation of culinary practice, Herve This is known for his ground-breaking research into the chemistry and physics behind everyday cooking. His work is consulted widely by amateur cooks and professional chefs and has changed the way food is approached and prepared all over the world. In Kitchen Mysteries, Herve This offers a second helping of his world-renowned insight into the science of cooking, answering such fundamental questions as what causes vegetables to change color when cooked and how to keep a souffle from falling. He illuminates abstract concepts with practical advice and concrete examples--for instance, how sauteing in butter chemically alters the molecules of mushrooms--so that cooks of every stripe can thoroughly comprehend the scientific principles of food. Kitchen Mysteries begins with a brief overview of molecular gastronomy and the importance of understanding the physiology of taste. A successful meal depends as much on a cook's skilled orchestration of taste, odors, colors, consistencies, and other sensations as on the delicate balance of ingredients. Herve then dives into the main course, discussing the science behind many meals' basic components: eggs, milk, bread, sugar, fruit, yogurt, alcohol, and cheese, among other items. He also unravels the mystery of tenderizing enzymes and gelatins and the preparation of soups and stews, salads and sauces, sorbet, cakes, and pastries. Herve explores the effects of boiling, steaming, braising, roasting, deep-frying, sauteing, grilling, salting, and microwaving, and devotes a chapter to kitchen utensils, recommending the best way to refurbish silverware and use copper. By sharing the empirical principles chefs have valued for generations, Herve This adds another dimension to the suggestions of cookbook authors. He shows how to adapt recipes to available ingredients and how to modify proposed methods to the utensils at hand. His revelations make difficult recipes easier to attempt and allow for even more creativity and experimentation. Promising to answer your most compelling kitchen questions, Herve This continues to make the complex science of food digestible to the cook., 6, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Hardback Physical techniques such as X-ray crystallography, IR spectroscopy and solution-phase NMR spectroscopy have played key roles in the development of supramolecular chemistry. In recent years older spectroscopic techniques have been applied, expanding the range of information obtainable. The most widely used technique is solid-state NMR spectroscopy but techniques such as neutron scattering and NQR spectroscopy can yield significant information. Computational approaches are now becoming powerful complementary methods to experimental techniques and this book reviews the application of these methods to supramolecular systems. The ten chapters provide up-to-date information on the applications of spectroscopic and computational techniques to a wide range of supramolecular systems: Solid State NMR Studies of Hose-Guest Materials. Infrared Studies of Zeolite Complexes. NQR Studies of Inclusion Compunds. Neutron Scattering Studies of Zeolite Complexes. Solid State NMR Studies of Catalytic Reactions on Molecular Sieves. Recent Advances in Computational Studies of Zeolites. Theoretical Studies of Cyclodextrins and their Inclusion Complexes. Computer Modelling of the Structures of Host-Guest Complexes. Computational Studies of Clathrate Hydrates. Ab Initio Electronic Structure Calculations on Endohedral Complexes of the C60 Cluster. This timely book will prove to be of great value to supramolecular researchers who are familiar with the spectroscopic techniques but who wish to extend their knowledge of the computational methods (and vice versa), to supramolecular researchers working in allied areas whose work would benefit from applying spectroscopic and computational methods, and finally to workers just entering the fascinating area of supramolecular chemistry. Diagrams. . Near Fine. Boards. First Edition. 1992., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992, 4<

1992, ISBN: 9780792319580

Hardcover

.. Softcover. Brand New. International Edition - ISBN number and front cover may be different in rare cases but CONTENTS are same as the US edition. We ship fast via USPS/FedEx/DHL/Aram… More...

.. Softcover. Brand New. International Edition - ISBN number and front cover may be different in rare cases but CONTENTS are same as the US edition. We ship fast via USPS/FedEx/DHL/Aramex Express Services. No shipping to PO BOX, APO, FPO addresses. Kindly provide day time phone number in order to ensure smooth delivery. Printed in black & white in English language. Territorial restrictions may be printed on the book. We may ship from Asian regions for inventory purpose. 100% Customer satisfaction guaranteed!" We use Fast Shipping via DHL/FEDEX/UPS, ., 7, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Hardback Physical techniques such as X-ray crystallography, IR spectroscopy and solution-phase NMR spectroscopy have played key roles in the development of supramolecular chemistry. In recent years older spectroscopic techniques have been applied, expanding the range of information obtainable. The most widely used technique is solid-state NMR spectroscopy but techniques such as neutron scattering and NQR spectroscopy can yield significant information. Computational approaches are now becoming powerful complementary methods to experimental techniques and this book reviews the application of these methods to supramolecular systems. The ten chapters provide up-to-date information on the applications of spectroscopic and computational techniques to a wide range of supramolecular systems: Solid State NMR Studies of Hose-Guest Materials. Infrared Studies of Zeolite Complexes. NQR Studies of Inclusion Compunds. Neutron Scattering Studies of Zeolite Complexes. Solid State NMR Studies of Catalytic Reactions on Molecular Sieves. Recent Advances in Computational Studies of Zeolites. Theoretical Studies of Cyclodextrins and their Inclusion Complexes. Computer Modelling of the Structures of Host-Guest Complexes. Computational Studies of Clathrate Hydrates. Ab Initio Electronic Structure Calculations on Endohedral Complexes of the C60 Cluster. This timely book will prove to be of great value to supramolecular researchers who are familiar with the spectroscopic techniques but who wish to extend their knowledge of the computational methods (and vice versa), to supramolecular researchers working in allied areas whose work would benefit from applying spectroscopic and computational methods, and finally to workers just entering the fascinating area of supramolecular chemistry. Diagrams. . Near Fine. Boards. First Edition. 1992., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992, 4<

1992, ISBN: 9780792319580

The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Hardback Physical techniques such as X-ray crystallography, IR spectroscopy and solution-phase NMR spectroscopy have played key roles in the d… More...

The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Hardback Physical techniques such as X-ray crystallography, IR spectroscopy and solution-phase NMR spectroscopy have played key roles in the development of supramolecular chemistry. In recent years older spectroscopic techniques have been applied, expanding the range of information obtainable. The most widely used technique is solid-state NMR spectroscopy but techniques such as neutron scattering and NQR spectroscopy can yield significant information. Computational approaches are now becoming powerful complementary methods to experimental techniques and this book reviews the application of these methods to supramolecular systems. The ten chapters provide up-to-date information on the applications of spectroscopic and computational techniques to a wide range of supramolecular systems: Solid State NMR Studies of Hose-Guest Materials. Infrared Studies of Zeolite Complexes. NQR Studies of Inclusion Compunds. Neutron Scattering Studies of Zeolite Complexes. Solid State NMR Studies of Catalytic Reactions on Molecular Sieves. Recent Advances in Computational Studies of Zeolites. Theoretical Studies of Cyclodextrins and their Inclusion Complexes. Computer Modelling of the Structures of Host-Guest Complexes. Computational Studies of Clathrate Hydrates. Ab Initio Electronic Structure Calculations on Endohedral Complexes of the C60 Cluster. This timely book will prove to be of great value to supramolecular researchers who are familiar with the spectroscopic techniques but who wish to extend their knowledge of the computational methods (and vice versa), to supramolecular researchers working in allied areas whose work would benefit from applying spectroscopic and computational methods, and finally to workers just entering the fascinating area of supramolecular chemistry. Diagrams. . Near Fine. Boards. First Edition. 1992., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992, 4<