Rating: - The best cooking guide i've ever seen
Barcode: 9781861607119
When i first found this book and had a quick scan through i just knew i had to get it. You see, i've always been pretty interested in cooking but been put off by not having any idea where to start or by cooking books that just dive straight in assuming you are already quite proficient.
This book is amazingly different. It starts from the absolute beginning, explaining kitchen essentials and giving easy to follow step by guides to all the key methods you'll need. I'd seriously recommend this book to students or anyone who really wants to learn how to cook in the easiest and most enjoyable way without being sucked in by the gloss of TV cooking shows and ending up lost. After reading this book and ... Read More:
Rating: - Lifetime of Cooking Lessons.
In typical Prue Leith fashion, this is not just a book of recipes, but an instruction manual.
Embedded in all the recipes are a lifetime of cooking lessons, and techniques for you to learn.
The format of the book is 42 Menu Lessons, followed by a long section of Methods and Techniques.
You may want to deviate from the Menu at times.
However the individual dishes in each menu, have been designed to teach you new techniques, and broaden your cooking knowledge.