Williams-Sonoma Mastering: Pasta, Noodles & Dumplings: made easy with step-by-step photographs (Williams Sonoma Mastering) (Hardcover)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Free Press; First Edition edition (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743267346
• ISBN-13: 978-0743267342
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #790,934 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a book for beginners, April 18, 2006

By	Amalfi Coast Girl (Mid-Atlantic, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is written from the perspective of a serious home cook that has been studying cooking for 25 years and concentrating on Italian cooking for the last 10 years.

This book is targeted to beginning pasta makers. If you are a skilled pasta maker, there is nothing new in this book. However, if you are new to pasta this book is well done. The directions are well written and the photos of various stages of pasta production as also well done.

The book does an excellent job of telling you which shape of noodle goes best with a given sauce. This is something that the Italians take for granted that most Americans have not been taught.

I also thought the book did a nice job of teaching the reader how to make orecchiette, cavatelli, and ravioli.

If you are new to pasta making this is an excellent primer.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless book, and I am a fool!!!, November 13, 2005

By	LordMord "Earthling" - See all my reviews

My compliments to the photographer, but the content of this book is mighty thin. I thought I had finally found a book that would go beyond the basic pasta techniques and that would tell how to make noodles and dumplings. Burn my soul! This book has the basic pasta recipe along with a few recipes for sauces and such. There is nothing in this book that you won't find in a comprehensive cookbook like Betty Crocker. Spaetzle isn't even mentioned! Save your money, friends. Or wait a year until they sell the remainders for 50 cents.

4.0 out of 5 stars helpful, May 19, 2009

By	C. Price - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Normally, I'm not very impressed by Williams-Sonoma books, but I liked this one enough to buy it. It has lots of full-color pictures, which is good for those of us who get many of our ideas by seeing things. The instructions are easy to understand, and coupled with the great pictures, make you excited to get going making some pasta.