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Customer Reviews
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He's always on the mark
Basically, any book written by Alton Brown, I buy. He's just so interesting and unique. He researches and thinks things through. If you like his TV show, Good Eats, then you'll want to buy his cookbooks.
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Superbness
Awesome x Awesome = This book!
Alton Brown is my master now. Ever since i started watching Good Eats I've been obsessed with the science of cooking and baking. It reinvigorated my interest in preparing food by explaining how and why everything about it works, but in an easy to understand way. This book follows that same accessible style and focuses on baking. The show and this book have improved my understanding and execution of my baking 1000%. I highly recommend it!
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Errors
Typos in a cookbook, wasting ingredients, what could be worse? I've always enjoyed watching Alton on the food network, he makes so much sense and his explanations of how ingredients work together chemically are fascinating. But I regreat buying a book that must have been rushed to press and not proofread.
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Must-have for the amateur baker
I've always had a fondness for baking, but I never really took it seriously. I had one or two recipes I would just make over and over again, and I never really understood why sometimes it came out great and other times not so much. And then this book happened...
For the amateur baker, I think Alton Brown's book is a must-have. There's so much in here that you would have a lot of trouble picking up on your own, let alone from one single book.
Everything in here is a gem such as his equipment recommendations and his explanations of seemingly unimportant tasks (e.g: sifting). His journey from pizza dough to brioche is not to be missed!
I've only made a few recipes so far: Old-school muffins, chocolate muffins, banana bread, and carrot cake. I'm saving everything else for when I get my Kitchenaid pro 600 which is coming tomorrow. (another AB recommendation.)
Both the carrot cake and banana bread have gotten me "That's the best I've ever had" comments. The chocolate muffins came out a little too dry, and the old-school muffins were decent.
The only gripe I probably have with the book is that every recipe seems to require I get "just one more piece" of equipment. It seems like I can't make a recipe until I buy all the requisite pieces. I'm actually a little blown away by how much I've spent on baking equipment in the past few weeks with this book.
Also, sometimes Alton will be very specific describing one aspect of a recipe, but gloss over some other obscure parts which can sometimes be confusing.
Buy it now!
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I'm Just Here For MORE FOOD
I bought this book on a recomendation from a friend. The reason I bought the book was because the book went on to explain cooking in a scientific way. It is how AB learned and understand how to cook. It is also the best way I am learning how to cook. I don't recomend this book for people looking for simple recipies but instead read this book to learn about techniques on how to cook. Along with "I am just here for the food" these books are the best books for cooking that I have ever bought.
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