Available for the first time in paperback, this reference is for anyone who has wondered what type of wrench or paint thinner or fuse or caulk gun is best for a job. Ettlinger presents every important tool and building material available, each illustrated and described with tips on purchase and use. Over 600 entries. 500 line drawings.

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores

Ettlinger, Steve

Business & Money

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Features entries for more than seven hundred items, including cooking tools, storage bins, kitchen kitsch, construction materials, and more

The Kitchenware Book

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Macmillan Pub. Co.

A guide to hardware store supplies identifies tools by name and function, provides a visual and textual dictionary for thousands of common and uncommon gadgets, and includes advice on how to use them, safety issues, and buying tips. Original. 25,000 first printing.

Industries

wiley

Nothing is more mysterious than a foreign menu at a new restaurant. This helpful handbook demystifies fourteen popular foreign (and American regional) menus and helps diners distinguish authentic ethnic dishes from Americanized versions. Includes a foreword by Tim Zagat, editor of Zagat's Restaurant Guides.

The Restaurant Lover's Companion: A Handbook for Deciphering the Mysteries of Ethnic Menus

Falick, Melanie

Addison-Wesley

A pop-science journey into the surprising ingredients found in most common packaged foods Like most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like most consumers, he didn't have a clue as to what most of the ingredients on the labels mean. So when his young daughter asked, Daddy, what's polysorbate 60?, he was at a loss and determined to find out. From the phosphate mines in Idaho to the oil fields in China to the Hostess factories and their practices, Twinkie, Deconstructed demystifies some of the most common processed food ingredients, where they come from, how they are made, how they are used, and why. Beginning at the source (hint: they're often more closely linked to rock and petroleum than any of the four food groups), we follow each Twinkie ingredient through the process of being crushed, baked, fermented, refined, and/or reacted into a totally unrecognizable goo or powder, all for the sake of creating a simple snack cake. An insightful exploration of the modern food industry, if you've ever wondered what you're eating when you consume foods containing mono- and diglycerides or calcium sulfate (the latter a food-grade equivalent of plaster of paris), this book is for you. Consequently, as Hostess plans to permanently close its doors in 2012, this book will provide a relevant guide into the practices of one of the biggest companies of all time.

Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Plume

Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Garden Centers

Random House Value Publishing

The third book in Steve Ettlinger's series of illustrated consumer guides which includes "Garden Centers and Hardware Stores", "The Kitchenware Book" explains more than 700 items, almost all of which are illustrated, with descriptions, tips on what to buy and how to use them and whether an item is really useful or just for the pros. Ettlinger breaks the subject into four categories: preparation items like knives, mixers, measuring and grating tools; cooking items such as pots, pans and ovenware; beverage and serving items for everything from coffee and tea to mixed drinks; and, finally, kitchen accessories including cleaning tools, storage bins and kitchen kitsch. For the the most popular items like knives and pots and pans, there are detailed introductions discussing their construction, advice on what to look for when buying them and explanations of all the high-tech materials they're made from, like forged high carbon steel or Teflon. Whether Ettlinger is explaining the difference between a spatula and a turner, describing the different types of whisks, or explaining why an egg lifter and a spaghetti fork are basically the same, "The Kitchenware Book" aims to be everything any cook would need to know to make sense of the dizzying array of kitchenware available.

Here at last is the one-stop lifesaver for everyone who has ever walked into a marina or ship's chandlery not knowing which deck or cabin fitting is appropriate for a particular repair job. This book's easily accessible, catalog-style layout offers use and buying tips, as well as alternate names for just about everything available to the boater. Illistrted.

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Marine Supply Stores

Gannon, Tom

Ajootian, Caroline

Reference

Hearst Marine Books

The third book in Steve Ettlinger's series of illustrated consumer guides which includes "Garden Centers and Hardware Stores", "The Kitchenware Book" explains more than 700 items, almost all of which are illustrated, with descriptions, tips on what to buy and how to use them and whether an item is really useful or just for the pros. Ettlinger breaks the subject into four categories: preparation items like knives, mixers, measuring and grating tools; cooking items such as pots, pans and ovenware; beverage and serving items for everything from coffee and tea to mixed drinks; and, finally, kitchen accessories including cleaning tools, storage bins and kitchen kitsch. For the the most popular items like knives and pots and pans, there are detailed introductions discussing their construction, advice on what to look for when buying them and explanations of all the high-tech materials they're made from, like forged high carbon steel or Teflon. Whether Ettlinger is explaining the difference between a spatula and a turner, describing the different types of whisks, or explaining why an egg lifter and a spaghetti fork are basically the same, "The Kitchenware Book" aims to be everything any cook would need to know to make sense of the dizzying array of kitchenware available.

The kitchenware book

Barnes&Noble Books

This classic bestseller is now available in a new, compact edition. Ever wonder about those bent-looking washers, or how to replace a pipe fitting correctly the first time? And why are there so many types of screwdrivers anyway? This comprehensive, portable guide (small enough to take along in a pocket while shopping) to absolutely everything sold in a hardware store empowers even the clueless to pick and choose knowledgeably among the unfamiliar-looking tools and devices. It's an essential manual and guidebook for anyone undertaking a home repair project. Featured throughout are practical tips on use, price, and technique, along with black-and-white line drawings to help identify products clearly.

Hardware Cyclopedia

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Running Press

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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores

The Kitchenware Book

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores

The Restaurant Lover's Companion: A Handbook for Deciphering the Mysteries of Ethnic Menus

Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats

Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Garden Centers

The Kitchenware Book

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Marine Supply Stores

The kitchenware book

Hardware Cyclopedia