Rating  - Shirley is the best!
After watching Shirley's explanations on the TV program "Good Eats" of Alton Brown, I just had to get the book. Her explanations are easy to understand and it's just amazing to know how many things go on while cooking. And yes, her recipes are good too! :)
Rating - excellent book
I found this to be a real help in the kitchen. It has good explanations to why my cooking turns out the way it does...tough meat...flat cakes...crispy cookies. It's a great reference. The recipes inside are basic but they do show the authors point well. Don't get this if you are looking for a recipe book. Very few pictures inside the book. I do recommend this book for those who want to delve into the whys and hows of cooking and baking.
Rating - Awesome-For Serious Students of Cooking
Unfortunately the term "awesome" is overused but here is it appropriate. The book is worth its weight in gold, a treasure trove of critically important cooking information. Read this and you will really know what is going on and why. Some reviewers have complained about the organization, I can't understand why, the book is perfectly well organized, indexed and cross-referenced. Note, this book was written for people who really want to understand why certain recipes produce certain results, it is deeper than the average cookbook, therein lies its virtue. In cooking as in life, knowledge is power.
Rating  - Great Cake ever best
This book can't be beat! If you're wondering why your cake is lopsided, you're cookies are too crumbly, or you just don't know what to do with chocolate, this is the book for you! Easy to understand, includes recipies to show you how the ingredients effect each other, and trouble shoots recipies you've found and my want to try. I feel like a better, more prepared, cook now that I've gone through this book. I can guestimate how a recipie will turn out before I even start, and I know what's going on during the preparation and cooking time. I recomend this to anyone who feels cooking is a hobby for them!
Even though I have baked hundreds of cakes, I made a loaf of rye bread that was light and delicious, and pie crust that was very tender, even after freezing and thawing. Understanding the role of ingredients and necessity of cooking techniques changes how you cook, and the improvement is instantaneous and gratifying. I highly recommend this book and I never knew why I had to cream the butter and sugar before I added the eggs and why it is important to add the dry ingredients after the wet ones are combined,This book is truly a gift to share with others. [...]
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