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# The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks

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Buy The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks Reprint by Flinn, Kathleen (ISBN: 9780143122173) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Five Stars - Very interesting and informative book.
Review: Unable to separate personal biases from evidence-based studies - I had to stop reading on page 45 after Flinn’s second ill-informed dig at MSG. “It affects many people like a toxin,” she tells one of her students, even though decades of studies have failed to demonstrate this. If you are still taken in by the MSG / “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome” myth in 2017, then fine. But I can’t trust or respect you as a food writer or a self-professed “researcher.” A quick flick through the footnotes highlighted other logical misunderstandings (where the scientific burden of proof lies, p.201); and shoddy research (how induction hobs work, p118). None of this bodes well for evidence-based research, but the real shibboleth is that the author believes that she is disorganised because she is a Gemini (p36). Hypothesis: You are disorganised because of the position of some distant lumps of gas and rock at the moment you came out of your mum’s front bottom. Research that.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 1,469,248 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 6,307 in Quick & Easy Meals 6,799 in Healthy Eating 105,012 in Home & Garden (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (303) |
| Dimensions  | 13.97 x 1.75 x 21.44 cm |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0143122177 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0143122173 |
| Item weight  | 270 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 303 pages |
| Publication date  | 25 Sept. 2012 |
| Publisher  | Penguin Publishing Group |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by B***H on 13 May 2016*

Very interesting and informative book.

### ⭐ Unable to separate personal biases from evidence-based studies
*by S***P on 3 December 2017*

I had to stop reading on page 45 after Flinn’s second ill-informed dig at MSG. “It affects many people like a toxin,” she tells one of her students, even though decades of studies have failed to demonstrate this. If you are still taken in by the MSG / “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome” myth in 2017, then fine. But I can’t trust or respect you as a food writer or a self-professed “researcher.” A quick flick through the footnotes highlighted other logical misunderstandings (where the scientific burden of proof lies, p.201); and shoddy research (how induction hobs work, p118). None of this bodes well for evidence-based research, but the real shibboleth is that the author believes that she is disorganised because she is a Gemini (p36). Hypothesis: You are disorganised because of the position of some distant lumps of gas and rock at the moment you came out of your mum’s front bottom. Research that.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful book for a cozy armchair!
*by D***Y on 24 July 2022*

Kathleen has a wonderful way of writing, I feel like I am in the class with all of them, learning and listening to all the conversations. I wonderful way of learning about cooking without the step by step guide of cooking. I have some knowledge of cooking but the lessons her pupils learn in this book gave me great ideas and information on subjects I never even thought about. Reading the change in the students from beginning to end gave me a warm fuzzy proud feeling. A truly wonderful book.

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