The Escoffier Cookbook

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Takes a while to get used to the format and style of writing, but it is worth it. At first glance it comes across as quite outdated. It didn’t look like something one can pull off at home. But now I realise it gives you a thorough grounding of what good looks like, and a lot of it is actually quite doable at home. Eg The cantaloup with Marsala wine/ port wine is not only easily doable at home, but the presentation tips change the tone and bring about the difference between a meal and an experience to remember. Remember that the book is from an era when everything was either extremely fresh, or it was tinned/ preserved.

first of all, i want to thank the very nice american lady, Blanche i believe, who donated this book to a charity in the USA, i bought it from them in pretty good condition at a very reasonable price. known throughout the world auguste Escoffier revelotionised cooking to such an extent that he effectively created the manual for restuarants from the inception of this book. he it was that gave all his staff a uniform with hats, so that they didnt have to wear their own clothes in the kitchen, he organised them into teams, brigades they call them, and appointed head chefs for the different skills. the recipes are amazing, if however also daunting. one recipe i saw as i was flicking through prior to giving it as a present to my girlfriend, had a requisite for 36 gallons of boiling water and vast quantities of ingredients, but this was for a restaurant, not a dinner for two in a home kitchen. if you can scale it down, then i'm sure it will taste just as fine. many other recipes call for the use of previous recipes results, so, you would use a sauce from the book in another recipe within the book. that being said the food is pretty awesome. no self respecting professional chef should be without a copy, and if its good enough for the business, it should be good enough for my modest kitchen. one word of warning. dont buy this if you just want a recipe book. do buy if you intend to improve your cooking skills / techniques. it oulines the basic skills used for most modern recipes. as a last word i could say that the masterchef bible wold be a more modern and perhaps useful addition to most peoples kitchen since it has photo montage cookery classes which again will teach you cooking skills, but much more fitting to a home kitchen. still and all this was a wonderful addition to our cookery book shelves.

Hızlı ve özenli kargo. Fransız mutfağının baş ucu kitaplarından.

If there is a feedback that is a negative, basically it’s because whoever bought this book in their mind, it’s like any other book out there, lots of pictures, fun and funky fonts. This is not a book. It’s a reference you should know things and basically you go back to this reference to elevate the knowledge that you have. This reference is basically for pro chefs and cooks and people who really really want to impress their friends and family with the Classics. You should buy this book, you must buy it. Sinan, certified executive chef.

El único detalle es estar sacando conversiones de medidas de las recetas de métrico decimal a imperial. Fuera de eso, excelente libro.

Best Number 1# Delicious Cuisine Cookbook Ever!! A very big book at an amazing affordable price honestly!!! I am thankful very very thankful I choose to purchase this best gourmet, french Italian, etc" Everyone cook book!!! Amazing 5 stars recipe sauces and much much much more easy to follow and create amazing sauces, stocks, veggies, sweets and so much more amazing cookbook. Hurry up and order yours!! What a great book at an affordable price!! I am ordering another one for extra!!