Download Now The Fundamental Techniues Of Classic Pastry Arts Conceived By French Culinary Institute Accessible As Hardbound

all of the books by the French Culinary Institute the introduction to pastry arts is beautifully designed It outlines the theory and practice of each techniue which is then followed by a collection of recipes showing how the techniues are used A must have for any serious baker So I bought this book because as a home cook who loves baking I got to a point as a beginner where I was merwly following recipes if it fails I just keep trying or try a different recipe I didn't know what causes the failure and if the outcome doesn't agree with my own pallete I do not know how to modify eitherSo I decided to go find a book which can tell me in the architecture science what role does every ingredient in baking play so I can actually understand my recipes and identify my mistakes rather than just copying step to step recipe like a robotSo this book for the firstsomething pages was fantastic for meBut then it moves on to classical recipes of baking which in my opinion is very out dated and plain So if you are looking for the same info like I was and don't mind paying the price ofpages just to get the firstpages then this is great If you are actually after just recipe then I wouldn't really go for this This book was so disappointing There were many typos and the few recipes that I actually tried were mediocre at best I love the concept of putting myself through pastry school with a classic textbook but this isn't the one Beautiful huge book chock full of info Why only four Because it has nothing new in it

if you have Bo Friberg's books you don't need this And I couldn't find any info on souffles which also lowered my rating An indispensable addition to any serious home bakers library The Fundamental Techniues of Classic Pastry Arts covers the many skills an aspiring pastry chef must master Based on the internationally lauded curriculum developed by master pâtissier Jacues Torres for New Yorks French Culinary Institute the book presents chapters on every classic category of confection tarts cream puffs puff pastry creams and custards breads and pastries cakes and petits fours Each chapter begins with an overview of the reuired techniues followed by dozens of recipesmany the original creations of distinguished FCI graduates Each recipe even includes a checklist to help you evaluate your success as measured against professional standards of perfection Distilling ten years of trial and error in teaching students The Fundamental Techniues of Classic Pastry Arts is a comprehensive reference with hundreds of color photographs a wealth of insider tips and highly detailed information on tools and ingredientsuite simply the most valuable baking book you can own.