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Le Cordon Bleu Dessert Techniques: More Than 1,000 Photographs Illustrating 300 Preparation And Cooking Techniques For Making Tarts, Pi [Hardcover]

Laurent Duchene , Bridget Jones
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Book Description

April 21, 1999
For the first time, the chefs and instructors of the world-renowned Le Cordon Bleu cooking schools have written a cookbook that will teach anyone, from novices with a sweet tooth to expert bakers, how to prepare beautiful and delicious desserts at home. Hundreds of techniques are explained in step-by-step detail, with more than one thousand color photographs illustrating the experts methods for success.

Even if you've never made a sugar syrup or rolled out a piecrust before, this is the book for you. The simplest of techniques, typically left out of most cookbooks, are covered in the greatest detail. When you've mastered the basics, Le Cordon Bleu Dessert Techniques will challenge you to make increasingly difficult recipes on your way to preparing dazzling desserts. For example, upon mastering the basics of grating, chopping, melting, tempering and piping choclate, you'll want to try your hand at creating choclate ribbons and culs, marbleized chocolate slabs, and lacy chocolate cups for truly spectacular presentation. Once you've reviewed the techniquws for baking perfect cake layers, you'll be reday to creat a Chocolate Chestnut Roulade or the classic and decadent Sachertorte.

After learning from the experts, you'll be piping meringue, whipping up chocolate mousse, and preparing Pots de Creme with ease before you know it.


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Le Cordon Bleu Dessert Techniques: More Than 1,000 Photographs Illustrating 300 Preparation And Cooking Techniques For Making Tarts, Pi + Le Cordon Bleu's Complete Cooking Techniques + Kitchen Essentials: The Complete Illustrated Reference to the Ingredients, Equipment, Terms, and Techniques Used By Le Cordon Bleu
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow; 1ST edition (April 21, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0688169074
  • ISBN-13: 978-0688169077
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I love cooking and baking and this book is wonderful given me excellent cooking techniques. Azucena Galindo  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
Unfortunatly I was disappointed both in the material covered and the way it was presented. island gardener  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars ?Ripoff photos?? I don't think so August 24, 2008
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Due to "A Customer"'s review, I tracked down Ultimate Cakes. A few pictures are similar, but are not the same. Bogus reviews don't help! If anyone knows of a better ILLUSTRATED book of techniques, please post. This is inspiring for visual learners. I haven't found a better illustrated dessert techniques book.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This book is amazing, the pictures are fabulous, the techniques spectacular, and recipes thorough. No, it doesn't explain every single detail step by step, but it's not supposed to. It's not going to hold your hand here, it's a 'techniques' book, not a recipe book. Besides, most of the descriptions are self-explanatory, that as a basic aspiring cook, I myself can understand.

It has some great ideas about different dessert techniques that I'd like to try out. Can't wait to give the choux pastry swans a go at my next party.
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16 of 22 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures but horribly written... December 2, 2004
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is my second Cordon Bleu book and I am extremely disappointed in it. My other Cordon Bleu book, Le Cordon Bleu at Home is a fine book.

The recipes in here do not follow the traditional method of listing all the ingredients first then the technique. You have to read the whole recipe more than once to wade through the convoluted directions and variations for a recipe. The pictures are beautiful but they only do so much;the organization of the text leaves much to be desired. I've had a lot of experience in cooking and baking and found this book very difficult to use. I will probably return it. If you are looking for a dessert book I'm sure you could find a lot better ones.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Its been awhile since I made this purchase but it was helpful. I just wanted to write a review for you. Thank you.
Published 4 months ago by Eric G Roy
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is wonderful given me excellent cooking techniques
I love cooking and baking and this book is wonderful given me excellent cooking techniques. The pastries in this book are lovely
Published 4 months ago by Azucena Galindo
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
The book is divided into section for different techniques. Every section is accompanied by a recipe. It is not a recipebook, but a techniques manual. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pedro Miguel Ollier
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Dessert Book
This is absolutely one of the most wonderful dessert books that I have ever purchased. It made me a star among my family and friends! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Barry Omshehe
5.0 out of 5 stars Bag of tricks
Bag of tricks that any magician shold have. what can you say, it is a le Cordon bleu cookbook, realy, name speaks for her. Give you an idea and technic how to do it, old school!
Published 17 months ago by Mario Trogrlic
5.0 out of 5 stars Genious book
Really useful and magic book!
Very fast delivery (3 days from USA to my doors in Russia) - it is really faster than we have in russian internet shops. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Olga
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift
My daughter in law is in a high stress profession. She loves to unwind by cooking. Desserts are her favorite. This was well received as a birthday gift.
Published 18 months ago by guppy
2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as expected
I own the "Complete Cooking Techniques" volume in this series and was expecting something as useful but more exhaustive in the Dessert version. Read more
Published 21 months ago by island gardener
3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty but could use some improvements.
It definitely is a pretty cookbook and provides a lot of neat ideas. However, I had to look up at least several techniques to be able to reproduce a recipe. Read more
Published on January 31, 2011 by Jasmin
5.0 out of 5 stars A favorite
For one- this is not a cookbook- this is a dessert technique guide. The pictures are amazing- with a lot of traditional french style desserts. Read more
Published on January 20, 2011 by Scott
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