A cookbook without recipes? It’s about the secrets behind the recipes: everything you need to pay attention to and what is usually not found in cookbooks. Volume 1 of 4 focuses extensively on kitchen practice, providing insider knowledge about cutting, stirring, baking, and cooking. Author Ingrid Andreas has spent decades observing professional chefs, gathering tips and tricks "behind the scenes," and testing them in her own kitchen. The "Cookbook without Recipes" offers knowledge from experience and is an informative, enjoyable read with practical guidance—ensuring that dishes turn out perfectly, regardless of which recipe is being cooked! The editing is overseen by nutritionist and home economics teacher Nastasja Pircher, who has already revised the "Cookbook of the Farmer's Wife." Additional volumes: Volume 2 on flour, M.