About a year or so ago I did a bit of research on Cookbooks. Not as much for finding recipes, but rather to learn general-purpose cooking skills. In that vein I eventually picked up Marcella Hazan's 'The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking', Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking', and 'Sauces' by James Peterson. All three titles are fairly notorious, the first two a little more so.
I did learn a lot from these books, and Hazan's title specifically was indispensable for learning to cook Garlic properly, and in a number of ways.
Now I'm planning to branch out a bit and look for some other high-quality cookbooks. I'm still mainly interested in techniques over recipes, but if there's any specific cookbook you live by, feel free to mention it too.
I did learn a lot from these books, and Hazan's title specifically was indispensable for learning to cook Garlic properly, and in a number of ways.
Now I'm planning to branch out a bit and look for some other high-quality cookbooks. I'm still mainly interested in techniques over recipes, but if there's any specific cookbook you live by, feel free to mention it too.