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Book ReviewsThe Advanced Professional Pastry Chef |
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Book: The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef
Written by: Bo Friberg Bo Friberg |
Publisher: Wiley
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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If you are a bigginer please don't but this book.
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5 / 5
This is a great book for professinal. But for bigginer who wants to just do baking at home use this is not the book you want to buy.
Spectacular!
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5 / 5
I'm going to start with one little criticism, and I only do it because I love this book: If you live in a small town like I do, many of the ingreedients in this book will be nigh-impossible to find. Things like goat's milk cheese or some specific varieties of fruits or seeds or specific types of chocolates simply aren't available where I live. So, if you're also from a small town that lacks specialty shops or whose stores lack variety, prepare to do a lot of inventive substitution.
That being said, the book provides crystal-clear, step-by-step directions that lead you to create some of the most beautiful, delicious desserts you can imagine. Plus, it doesn't skimp on the science either, and for people like me who like to know the "why" as well as the "how", you'll appreciate that.
The book is shockingly specific. First of all, all measurments are given in weight, which is much more accurate. Someone here once said that volume measurments exist to keep us stupid and professional bakers in business, and they're absolutely right. So invest in a good scale. Plus, the book gives great information about compensating for altitude, which is a huge deal where I live (nothing's ever easy in Wyoming). The written directions make even the most difficult procedure simple to follow along, and where things get even a little hazy, the author includes diagrams and photographs.
Every recipe in this book is a perfect illustration of the fine balance between art and science that fine cooking really is. Not for those without the attention span to spend an hour or two in the kitchen, but if you have a passion for pastries you cannot do without this book.
Praise for Bo Frieberg
Rating:
5 / 5
This is an amazing book full of color pictures of many of the itmes to be made. However, I do advise you, that this is not a book for beginners. I came to realise this after attempting the Chestnut Puzzle Cake. I knew it was going to be a tough task to accomplish, so I tried it with boxed cake mixes, and frosting from a tub at first. ( No one knew the difference). The instructions are worded so that anybody can make the recipes, and some have illustrations to aide in the task. They are time consuming, but the extra effort is worth it in the end. If you plan on purchasing, and making the recipes, I reccomend taking a picture of it before you consume.
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