Customer Reviews

How to Make Sauces and Gravies

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Don't let its humble appearance fool you, this is a great book on sauces and gravies. True to Cook's Illustrated's methodology, the book gives background testing info and the best recipe. Cook's prefers recipes that are quick and flavorful and this book follows suit. If you are looking for a tradional simmer-all-day type of sauce, this is not the book for you. My only complaint is that there is only one recipe for barbecue sauce -- a Kansas City style sauce. I also enjoy vinegar-based sauces, so that was a little disappointing.

I love the simplicity of this cookbook. If you are a sauce-lover like I am, you'll love it. The recipes are short & simple. They make creating fabulous sauces simple enough that even a person like myself who can barely cook can follow them and create impressive dishes. I got this with the purchase of an All-Clad pan and have come to depend on it over the years whenever I want to make a Bechamel, Sauce Mornay, etc. Fantastique!

While How to Make Sauces and Gravies offers some really nice recipes in an informative manner, the book doesn't really provide you with information you already didn't know, making it not worth purchasing. You'd probably be better off looking elsewhere.

This book is a small, thin paper back with a couple dozen recipes inside. It is very technical and is written well, but it is not what I was looking for.

Very small hardcover book with not as much information as I imagined. Very fast shipping and arrived in excellent condition.

I have been looking for this book! I ordered it from Amazon but they could not send it to me. You can buy it at Sur La Table but you have to buy a cooking pan with it! I just want the book!