A collection of useful ideas, methods, hints, tips and tricks learned and realised during many years cooking, both professionally and at home. They are all ways of making cooking quicker and/or easier and/or more effective and/or more delicious. Firstly are a few examples of daft hacks which should be ignored! Followed by well over 500 tips on … ~ how to salvage tricky oops! situations~ storage, taste & flavour, heat, temperature & reheating, weights & measurements, equipment~ general meat tips, offal, poultry~ fish and shellfish~ milk & cream, yogurt, butter, cheese and ice cream tips~ eggs, egg whites and meringues~ vegetables, salads and dressings~ fruits, nuts and seeds~ herbs and spices~ rice, pasta, grains~ frying and baking~ chocolate~ cold drinks, hot drinks and alcoholic beverages~ special occasionsSome reviews … I have found this very useful, which surprised me since I’ve been cooking for over 30 years.Brilliant book of tips, something every cook, or aspiring cook, needs to have at their fingertips.It’s such a readable book and the author is very amusing and lighthearted. There are lots of helpful tips and some useful reminders. Better than just a cooking book because it covers easy and proper ways to prepare and cook different types of food and avoid disasters.Great tips from a great cook and food writer. Her blog is well funny too.This is an excellent book for all cooks, novice or expert. A heartfelt thanks for sharing such valuable experience.Love, love, love these tips…some I knew, some—who knew???? Good read for anyone.I’ve been cooking for more than half century and found this little book to be educational, entertaining, useful and practical.I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned quite a few new tricks too!The book will undoubtedly be of help to the inexperienced cook but has a lot to help those who have spent more hours than they would care to remember in the kitchen.This book was so much fun! I knew many of the tips and didn’t always agree with every one, but the author’s style and distinctively British voice made it a very enjoyable read. I can’t wait to share it with my daughter who has a culinary degree.The book will undoubtedly be of help to the inexperienced cook but has a lot to help those who have spent more hours than they would care to remember in the kitchen.