1,001 Secrets of Great Cooks is an invaluable reference that gives home cooks access to the secrets that keep professional kitchens running smoothly and efficiently. Celebrated cookbook authors, food editors, chefs, restaurateurs, and other professionals offer trade secrets that will benefit even the most inexperienced cook. Readers will learn about slicing raw meat from Pierre Franey, cooking perfect parsnips from Martha Stewart, substituting for sun-ripened tomatoes from Julia Child, and faux creme fraiche from Wolfgang Puck. Wide-ranging and comprehensive, 1,001 Secrets of Great Cooks includes shortcuts and tips on shopping and penny-pinching, spicing, stir-frying, perfecting pastry, eliminating fat, baking, food storage, presentation, microwaving, equipment, kitchen disasters, cleanup, and much more. Contributors include: James Beard, Jane Butel, Julia Child, Craig Claiborne, Nathalie Dupree, Graham Kerr, Sheila Lukins, Jacques Pepin, Wolfgang Puck, Martha Stewart, Martin Yan, and other renowned food experts.