Books : The Cook's Book: Including Marcus Wareing, Shaun Hill, Ken Hom and Charlie Trotter: Step-by-step Techniques and Recipes for Success Every Time from the ... Shaun Hill, Ken Hom and Charlie Trotter
Rating: - The best cook book so far
I am a keen cook. Self taught in most things, hit or miss with almost everything I cook,but always appreciated, I found this book very helpful.
Felt like I have a good teacher to keep m right.
Yet to come across another on the same par as this.
Feel like it lets you in on a lot of top little cooking secrets and tips that make all the difference.
Rating: - For both beginners and advanced cooks
Just a fantastic book. Beautifully presented, with step by step instructions for the beginner, but also more adventurous things to try for the established cook. Highly recommended.
Rating: - Great in places but very sparse in others
Got to be honest here - from the previous tip-off about the high street shop bargain, I went to look at this, physically, at £6.....probably worth it at that price but I hadn't heard of a number of the contributors.
Thanks to amazonreviewer for higlighting the actual chef names in his review, because I think the general blurb gives the impression that this is a collection of well-known chefs - ok not of the celebrity nature, granted.
The Asian, Thai, Chinese and Japanese cooking sections are only a few pages long so if you think you are going to master the art of these from this book, you'll be very disappointed. You get the impression that these areas have been given two sides of A4 sheets to get their spotlight whereas others ... Read More:
`from various countries of the world who have expressed their tastes and discoveries through the techniques they have used and the signature dishes they have created.....
While some recipes may touch on classical greats, each is enhanced by a modern twist.
The result is a reliable reference book that is equally at home on the shelf of any Chef de Cuisine, and in the kitchen of any one who appreciates the arts of cooking, wants to know more, and is ... Read More:
Rating: - Bargain at £6
This is a fantastic book. I love to cook but need explanations of the terminology used in some cookbooks. This is basically the Dictionary for all other cookbooks!