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The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Bakingby Zoe Francois- In Stock.
List Price: $29.99 Price: $17.98 You Save: $12.01 (40%) "Uber easy, with this book, anyone can make artisan breads with very little effort!" - By Jeri Everhart (Rochester, NY)
Well written, super easy bread recipes that are fail proof. The book teaches you about flours, yeasts, enhancers, and other ingredients and tools to make the amazingly easy and tasty bread recipes. It takes longer to measure out your ingredients than it does to mix the dough with a spoon by hand. You don't have to have an expensive space hungry mixer to make the breads in this book. Nor do you need to be a beefcake to knead the dough. Even the recipe or two that mention kneading, only says you knead for a little bit to "excite the gluten" lol! Usually it's just a quick shape and rest before tossing in the oven onto a pizza stone. With the purchase of this book, you will be an artisan bread baker in minutes... well hours... because you do have to wait for the bread to rise ... full review(1,015) -
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Artisan Sourdough Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Delicious Handcrafted Bread with Minimal Kneadingby Emilie Raffa- In Stock.
List Price: $21.99 Price: $14.95 You Save: $7.04 (32%) "Love this book" - By richard bell
I've been making sourdough for several years using techniques I've found in other books and youtube videos. They make good bread. This book has given me some simple breakthrough techniques to great bread. My very first loaf using this book got rave reviews from my family. They said, "What did you do, this is your best yet." But the most beautiful thing about this book is the photographs. I'm a professional photographer. I immediately started looking for the photographers photo credit but couldn't find it at first. Then I realized Emilie Raffa also did the photography! Amazingly good job. This is first rate. The Last Veterans of World War II: Portraits and Memories(107) -
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Artisan Cheese Making at Home: Techniques & Recipes for Mastering World-Class Cheesesby Mary Karlin- In Stock.
List Price: $29.99 Price: $20.76 You Save: $9.23 (31%) "This is the book you want if you want to ..." - By Yourlastchance
This is the book you want if you want to make cheese. Leads you through the steps to learn how to be an artisan. Shows where to begin and how to follow through. Worth the price if you want to excel.(168) -
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List Price: $29.99 Price: $13.38 You Save: $16.61 (55%) "Worth the Effort" - By Elizabeth Blue (Kansas, United States)
I had to read through this book twice but once I figured out that you have to make the Master Flour Mixture and THEN make the Master Bread Recipe WITH the Master Flour Mixture I was fine. I also ended up buying several new kitchen appliances (a stand mixer, a kitchen scale, large storage tubs, food thermometer, oven thermometer, & cast iron dutch oven, among other things) as well as a bunch of new ingredients (including rice flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, bulk yeast, etc.), so there was an initial investment in supplies and equipment. Making the dough takes much longer than 5 minutes, but once you have the dough made you can store it in your refrigerator and it will make four one-pound loaves over the course of several days. I highly recommend you get the oven thermometer--my oven was off by 25 degrees. The scale makes it ... full review(233) -
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Making Artisan Pasta: How to Make a World of Handmade Noodles, Stuffed Pasta, Dumplings, and Moreby Aliza Green- In Stock.
List Price: $24.99 Price: $14.25 You Save: $10.74 (43%) "I LOVE THIS BOOK! IT IS HELPING ME GROW AS A HOME CHEF!!" - By A. S. White (Eatontown, NJ United States)
THis book is a must have if you love pasta...It is so in-depth in terms of EVERY factor being explained in detail in terms of WHAT ingredients you need to make a succesful pasta dough - for example, she tells you about the different grades of eggs not only in the usa but in Europe!! The same with different tyeps of flours encourages you to grind your own grains for flour, WOW!!! THiS is incredible! I have not made any pasta yet but when I do i will update you!! Incredible book in terms of the HOME CHEF who wants to take their skills to a VERY HIGH LEVEL!!! Making Artisan Pasta: How to Make a World of Handmade Noodles, Stuffed Pasta, Dumplings, and More(412) -
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List Price: $19.95 Price: $15.24 You Save: $4.71 (24%) "Some good recipes, some flops." - By Kara
I've had this book for two weeks now. I have made the rejuvelac, the yogurt, and 12 of the cheeses. The rejuvelac recipe is easy and worked well. The yogurt has yet to work for me after 2 tries and much wasted almond milk. Therefore, the yogurt cheese also failed. The fresh mozzarella doesn't seem to work for anyone, I've tried it twice, both times following the recipe exactly. It just doesn't get solid. May be a flaw with the directions in how to add the agar.
The gruyere is delicious. The sharp cheddar is acceptable. The meltable cheddar and air-dried cheddar still wont work for me, they turned into sauce instead of solid cheese. The meltable mozzarella works very well but taste isn't 100%. Meltable monterey is wonderful. Smoked provolone is SUPER EASY and AMAZING. In my opinion it's the best cheese recipe in the book so far, makes an ... full review(419) -
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List Price: $30.00 Price: $19.21 You Save: $10.79 (36%) "5 stars for the recipes, 3 stars for the format" - By D. Nice (Rochester, NY)
I love this book. So far I've tried 4 of the recipes in the book and they all turned out very well for a first attempt (knowing that I wasn't perfect in my execution). The recipes are simple and easy for the novice, but have enough nuances that I know it will take me a while to master. I chose this iteration of his recipe books because it contained all of the recipes I wanted - french breads, bagels, pretzels, and rolls.
My complaint is the format of the book.
1.) The table of contents doesn't include the recipes. Seriously? If I want to know the location of the recipes I need to go to the glossary. The only way to know all the book contains is to flip through it. This is my biggest complaint.
2.) All of the recipes are in paragraph format. ... full review(303) -
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Price: $12.95 "Great introduction to the No Knead Method" - By Charlotte Stout (Sisterdale, TX)
Yes, there are tons of no knead videos & websites out there on this subject, but for a confused beginner, I think this book will help you get off to a wonderful solid beginning so you can confidently branch off to making some of your own creations. Lots of tips & information that will help you understand what you are doing & why you are doing it. His basic recipe is for a smaller batch of dough, which is ideal for one or two people.
He talks about a particular recipe & then refers to a youtube video that will show you the actual process of making that particular type of bread. Also, his method does not call for using a mixer to mix the dough, which is a big plus.
I have always used Peter Reinhart's method which calls for dough being mixed in a mixer & then refrigerated for ... full review(147) -
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List Price: $40.00 Price: $31.73 You Save: $8.27 (21%) "A lot of information about making cheese" - By Charles C
This book can be a little overwhelming at first. There is a lot of information contained in the book. I recommend you take it a little at a time and don't let the thickness of the book scare you, a good part of the book is recipes for specific cheese types. You can clearly feel the author's passion for and knowledge of making cheese and this helps get through the technical information. Even if you don't ever make the cheese described in the book it will change the way you shop for cheese.(132) -
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List Price: $30.00 Price: $28.33 You Save: $1.67 (6%) "BEST FREAKING BOOK EVER!!!!! LOVE IT." - By Ericka Garcia
I have bought many, many books regarding cake decorating. Some are good, some are great, but I must say this book by Elizabeth Marek, is by far the BEST book ever. It has simple, right to the point, easy to follow instructions and tutorials. The photos are amazing and a lot. The way it is explained in each single technique used makes it really "novice friendly". It explains with detail the differences on a good vs. a bad thought out cake. I cant say enough good things about it. Is just EXCELLENT!!!(111) -
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List Price: $40.00 Price: $27.19 You Save: $12.81 (32%) "Artists encapsulated via clay" - By katio
I have wanted this book for awhile and received it as a Christmas gift. It's so incredibly beautiful and the range of artistry represented is so inspiring! If you've been wanting this book go for it! You won't regret it! It's also a fantastic gift for someone like me who is an amatuer with clay and loves all things clay. Inspiring!(7) -
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List Price: $32.99 Price: $19.17 You Save: $13.82 (42%) "Great Book and Loved It" - By carol anderson carol anderson
Loved the book and have made my first batch and really very easy and it worked!!! Anxious to try some French bread and some rolls next. Also the bread stayed very fresh for a number of days after baking. Would recommend the book highly and so nice to make a big batch and so easy. I did purchase the bread hook or stirer or whatever you call it. Inexpensive [at Amazon] and really worked good. Enjoy(59) -
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"Easy to Follow and Great Caramels!" - By Janis Nunez
Great book! Easy step by step instructions in the front of the book. I let the pan set overnight and cut them the next day. Easy to do. I ordered cello wrappers from caramelwrappers.com and they were perfect. I got the 5x5 squares. Affordable and quick shipping. I made the vanilla salted caramels so far....DELICIOUS. Everyone loves them. The only thing I did not like about the book are the recipes that add cookie/pie/etc texture to the caramels. I decorate cookies and just want to do flavored caramels. I gave it 5 stars anyway because I will still use the recipe provided and just skip the "crusts." Worth the purchase!(65) -
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List Price: $29.99 Price: $16.81 You Save: $13.18 (44%) "Be inspired to make amazing homemade ice cream again!" - By misplaced cajun (Colorado)
So apparently July is National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday in July (July 19 this year) is National Ice Cream Day. Who knew? That - and summertime in general - makes the release of the new Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream cookbook pretty perfectly timed.
I can remember homemade ice cream as a kid: it was an event. An EVENT. It meant breaking out that big bucket with the blister inducing crank. You needed serious muscle to get that going - and to get an actual edible serving of ice cream. As you can imagine it wasn't something we did very often.
These days homemade ice cream is MUCH easier with most of the machines on the market doing the major work for you. We got one of our very own as part of our wedding registry but after using it to make sherbet and slushies few times it ended ... full review(32)
