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  <default_description>When Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking was published in 1984, it proved to be one of the sleepers of the year, eventually going through eight hardcover printings. It was hailed as a minor masterpiece&quot; and reviewers around the world prasied McGee for writing the first book for the home cook that translated into plain English what scientist had discovered about our foods. Like why chefs beat eggs whites in copper bowls and why onions make us cry.&quot;    </default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[OMG I think I'm in love.  Seriously, though, it has to say something about the quality of the writing and exploration that I (a vegan) have even read all the chapters on meat and eggs.  The exposition is clear, the process is fascinating.  If you have any interest in the overlap between chemistry an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41885579">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Stories and discussion of the science of cooking - why things work as they do in the kitchen.  Cooking is a mystery to me so knowing more about how and why - the chemistry and physics of it - is interesting. I am not a better cook after reading this but am a more informed one!]]></body>
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