Cooking for geeks is more than just a cookbook author and cooking geek jeff potter helps you apply curiosity inspiration and invention to the food you prepare the washington post called the first edition one of the most useful books on understanding cooking and the new second edition is even better. Cooking for geeks paperback if youre a programmer hacker or maker who is interested in learning how to cook this book is for you in this book. Its an interesting cooking hack and the answer isnt obvious in theory it should be possible eggs held at 140 144f 60 625c for long enough will begin to set this is the concept behind sous vide cooking heres the chart for this from the second edition of cooking for geeks dishwashers have heating elements and can get hot . Author and cooking geek jeff potter provides the answers to these questions and more and offers his unique take on recipes from the sweet a patent violating chocolate chip cookie to the savory slow cooked brisket this book is an excellent and intriguing resource for anyone who enjoys cooking or wants to experiment in the kitchen