I bought this book and Ricki Carroll's "Home Cheese Making" at the same time. Do yourself a favor and skip this book. Buy Ricki Carroll's instead. The difference in price is $5, but the difference in accuracy and professionalism of the two books are lightyears apart.
Not only are there typos in this book, but true mistakes that will doom your cheesemaking efforts. A couple of examples: using 3 oz of starter in the Colby recipe; adjusting the acidity of the mozzarella to 8.6pH. What other gotchas are in this book for the unsuspecting cheesemaker?
Case of subtitle should have been title. "The Cheese Course" as other reviewers have pointed out does not adequately describe the contents. The subtitle: Enjoying the World's Best Cheeses at Your Table" does.
This is about utilizing cheese in more than macaroni casseroles or nachos et al. This is about nice pairings with salad, torta, galette, etc.
While there is nice section on storing and purchasing, I refer those wanting to know more about this and various cheeses consult two fine sources such as: "The Cheese Primer" and "The Cheese Plate." These will provide more thorough info on cheese shopping and more detail on world's fromage wealth.
Although I am not completely ignorant of cheeses, reading the "Complete Idiot's Guide" actually taught me HOW MUCH I did not know about them. The book is a delightful mix of cheese history, humor, helpful hints and hopping good recipes. I have to say though, that Chapters 5-19 made me want to literally EAT my way through the book, one country at a time. Starting with cheeses of the Old World and ending with those of the Americas, Jeanette Hurt gave me a new gastronomic goal--to learn about and sample each new cheese she introduced.
As a reading educator, I appreciate how reader friendly this book is, including clear topical organization and many features for gathering nuggets of information, high points, and terms quickly--with advanced organizers ... Read More:
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This looks like a good book with a lot of recipies but it was a little disapointing. I was hoping to get some healthier stuff out of it. Instead I think I got one recipie for French Toast. And that was it.
I do like the idea......
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I love cheese and I have always been curious to try new varieties, but I have never had the necessary information about the manufacturing process, different types, etc. to thoroughly enjoy and understand what I was eating. So I was very pleased with this very good book about the cheeses of the world, which gives a detailed presentation organized by countries famous for their cheeses: France, Italy, England, Spain, Germany, Greece, Mexico, USA, Australia, New Zealand, etc. Also, there is a lot of information about varieteis of cheese, how they are made, " secrets", how to combine them with wine, and how to make a perfect cheese plate.
It is meant for the ones who would like to get acquainted in this area, as well as for the 'cheese junkies' who want to know ... Read More:
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Ross is piss-your-pants funny. We hired him for a corporate celebration and he had everyone rolling in the aisles (with the exception of a small band of disgruntled employees who didn't appreciate his message that everyone needs to have a better attitude rather than playing the victim).
I wrote about Ross in my recent book on marketing, Book Marketing DeMystified: Enjoy Discovering the Optimal Way to Sell Your Self-Published Book, Practical advice from the inventor of print-on-demand (POD) publishing, and this is the excerpt...
Consider also that publishing a book can dramatically change a related
product or service. Ross Shafer is a six-time Emmy Award-winning
comedian and TV host. He regularly gives keynote
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I remember reading this book to my son when he was about nine years old.
We both howled with laughter especially at the authors' rendition of the time honored and repetitious "The Sky is Falling" story. I admit that as an adult, you must enjoy silliness for the sake of silliness to find these tales as funny as my son and I did.
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Not to be cheesy but this was the most arousing and dare I say gyrating read of my life. I thought I knew my cheeses but I found out that my cheeses know me, oh yeah, they know me. The cheese bible is the finest piece of theology ive read and has opened me up spritually to world of cheese and its various manifestations. My girlfriend loves the cheese that I prepare for her. This book is useful for people who do not know their cheddar from their cheddar. When i showed my girl my cream cheese (from this book) she lapped it all up like a savage. When I finished this book I said to my partner - "e-DAM this is good!". May the cheese be with you.
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Not to be cheesy but this was the most arousing and dare I say gyrating read of my life. I thought I knew my cheeses but I found out that my cheeses know me, oh yeah, they know me. The cheese bible is the finest piece of theology ive read and has opened me up spritually to world of cheese and its various manifestations. My girlfriend loves the cheese that I prepare for her. This book is useful for people who do not know their cheddar from their cheddar. When i showed my girl my cream cheese (from this book) she lapped it all up like a savage. When I finished this book I said to my partner - "e-DAM this is good!". May the cheese be with you.
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Macaroni and cheese enthusiasts this book is for you. A great collection of recipes and treats to wet your deepest appetite.
The only color photo in this one is the great looking bowl of mac and cheese on the front cover. There are cute nostalgic looking black and white drawings through out the book. In addition to the recipes from the author there are recipes from many well-known chefs, including Bobby Flay, Rocco Dispirito, Rick Bayless and many more. Also in the back, included are the chefs' Biographies.
Chapters included are:
The Classic Dish
International Mac
Mac and Cheese Today
There are recipe that are truly simple, using only a few ingredients and one or two well known cheeses and also those more spectacular, which use things like lobster, ... Read More:
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