playswithstring's review
challenging
informative
relaxing
slow-paced
4.5
Read this book along with my 12 yr old for a chemistry curriculum. It was very informative and the recipes were easy to recreate. We learned a lot about the chemistry of food and cooking.
creativelifeofliz's review
informative
slow-paced
3.0
This book has many interesting facts about the chemistry behind cooking. I think the thing I struggle with the most is that it felt like a somewhat strange mixture of a textbook and a cooking primer, so it didn't really succeed at either.
7anooch's review
3.0
Interesting refresher of high school chemistry but it reads like a reference book and less like a regular book.
gianouts's review
3.0
This is more of a chemistry book than a cookbook. It explains why certain things happen when you cook in an immense amount of detail. There was some really interesting content however I found that it was too scientific for my enjoyment; I was not however a big fan of chemistry when I was at school.
murphys_bee's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Maybe it was the audiobook but I couldn't get into this one. The information was interesting but it wasn't presented in a way that I thought was very effective.
ashleyozery's review
1.0
I learned some interesting facts from this, but was expecting a cooking book with chemistry and ended up with a chemistry book with cooking. Perfect for the chemist in your life! Too technical for me.
andrewbenesh1's review
5.0
A fascinating read examining the chemical reactions and properties that determine what we eat and how we cook. I'd say this book is about 80% chemistry and 20% cooking, but it's approachable and engaging.