Cooking for Geeks

I first heard about this book on NPR back before Christmas. The thought of learning the science behind food really appealed to me. After all, I've said for a long time that I refer baking to cooking because it's more like chemistry.

When Dadso bought the book for me for Christmas, I nearly burst, I was so excited!

The book will tell you the science behind all kinds of different cooking methods as well as the ingredients themselves and their molecular properties. 

Sound to science-y? I promise it's actually really interesting.

In fact, just so you'll believe me, here is the audio from NPR's "Talk of the Nation."