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Cookbooks with a scientific approach to cooking  

The following books have enough recipes to count as cookbooks, but they also explain the science and/or the techniques. They should all be of interest to enthusiastic home cooks. Proffesionals should also check out the list of reference and technique books.
  • Herve This: Kitchen mysteries - Revealing the science of food (2007, 224p) ISBN: 023114170X
  • Heston Blumenthal: Further adventures in search of perfection (2007, 320p)  ISBN: 0747594058
  • Heston Blumenthal: Perfection (2006, 304p)  ISBN: 1596912502
  • Kevin Ryan: Why it works: Insider secrets to great food (2006, 223p)  ISBN: 047175305X
  • Alton Brown: I'm just here for more food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking  (2004, 336 p)  ISBN: 1584793414
  • Paula I. Figoni: How baking works: Exploring the fundamentals of baking science (2003, 368 p)  ISBN: 0471268569
  • Alton Brown: I'm just here for the food: Food + Heat = Cooking  (2002, 288 p)  ISBN: 1584790830
  • Shirley O. Corriher: CookWise (1997, 520 p)  ISBN: 0688102298
And for enthusiasts who want to peek into professional kitchens that also take a scientific approach to cooking, the following books would be recommended:
  • Heston Blumenthal: The Big Fat Duck Cookbook (2008, )  ISBN: 1596915501
  • Grant Achatz: Alinea (2008, 400p)  ISBN: 1580089283
  • Thomas Keller: Under pressure (2008, )  ISBN: 1579653510
  • Ferran Adria, Juli Soler: El Bulli IV: 2003-2004 (2006, 656)  ISBN: 0061146684
  • Ferran Adria, Juli Soler: El Bulli: 1998-2002 (2005, 496p)  ISBN: 0060817577
  • Ferran Adria, Juli Soler: El Bulli: 1994-1997 (2005)  ISBN: 8478710787  (spanish)
  • Ferran Adria, Juli Soler: El Bulli: 1983-1993 (2005)  ISBN: 8478712399 (spanish)