2024 the best of chocolate review
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Even experienced bakers can be intimidated by the demands of successfully working with chocolate, which requires an experienced touch and careful handling to achieve great results. You can teach yourself this complex and delicate art through hours of painful trial and error . . . or you can master the skills of cooking with chocolate with help from one of the greatest pastry chefs in Europe!
Master chef Magnus Johansson has served desserts at Nobel Prize banquets and the birthday parties of Swedish royalty. Now he shares all of his tips, tricks, and recipes with you in this award-winning cookbook. While the results you’ll get from this collection are professional-caliber, the theme is simplicity: in every recipe, Johansson gives explanations of each step, helpful photographs to illustrate trickier techniques, and everything else you need to make successful chocolate desserts.
The delicious recipes featured here include:
Buttercream Cake with Raspberries and Chocolate CreamAlmond Macaroons with Cocoa NibsChocolate-Dipped BriocheSugar Cake with Chocolate RippleSpicy Chocolate-Coated HazelnutsChocolate and Blood Orange Tart The recipes also include tips detailing all the processes and techniques for working with chocolate, such as tempering. Whether you are a dessert connoisseur looking to refine your skills with guidance from a master, or a beginner just starting on your journey into the world of chocolate desserts, Cooking with Chocolate has what you need!
ASIN : B009K8FLXY
Publisher : Skyhorse; 1st edition (October 1, 2012)
Publication date : October 1, 2012
Language : English
File size : 8223 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 161 pages
Reviewer: Audrey Paulduro
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Absolutely awesome!!!!
Review: I chose this book because I wanted a book devoted to chocolate. This book delivered everything I wanted and then some. I recommend this book to those who want to learn more about how to make the best chocolate desserts.
Reviewer: M. Cosgrove
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Precise and pleasureable!
Review: Good recipe instructions here - what I liked is that the author is VERY precise, and if you follow the directions you can actually make these sweets come out looking like the illustrations. And be melt-in-your-mouth terrific.
Reviewer: S. Newton
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nice recipes, could stand better writing
Review: The recipes are all very nice, some simple, some not so much, but in general they give me the desire to go to the kitchen and bake. HOWEVER, particularly for recipes that are more involved, instructions are not as clear as they could be. I sometimes was left with the feeling that the recipes were written in another language and then a very sloppy translation took place. To give one example Chocolate Mazarines - they look amazing, I want to make them, but the instructions call for "greased cups" - now, excuse me, but what exactly should I use? No mention of shape, size, it seems like they would be dome-shaped - then the shortcrust pastry is rolled and placed inside the greased cups - how thin should you roll it???? So basically, instead of getting super excited to make these cookies, I get this feeling that I need more info to really go for it. Overall, I like the book, but feel that with a better editor behind it, it could really shine.
Reviewer: Nana Cheryl
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Dessert Pastry Chefs Delight
Review: Not what I expected. This cookbook is best suited for a pastry chef in a four star restaurant, not for the average homemaker/family cook making desserts for family and friends. However, it is a nice coffee table book since anything chocolate causes a chocoholic to salivate.
Reviewer: SandrasKitchenNook
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fantastic chocolate cookbook!!
Review: What a gorgeous cookbook! The hardcover matches the glossy dust jacket with beautifully photographed chocolate dishes. The cook itself is full of more gorgeous photos showing not only the finished dish, but many have step-by-step photos as well.Now, the important part--the recipes!! It's hard to miss with chocolate! These are fantastic recipes from a master pastry chef. So many recipes, so little time! I made the brownies tonight. That sounds so much plainer than it is. The BEST brownies I've ever had, bar none. So incredibly rich and moist, they are magic in your mouth! My husband is trying to eat healthy and only has a small portion (if he has any at all) if we have a dessert, but these sent him back for more! The chocolate spritz cookies are next on my list to cook with my daughters and the spicy chocolate coated hazelnuts. After that...wow! So many great recipes to choose from!I only have two caveats with this book. Some ingredients may be harder to find, especially for a home cook like me (Bergamot orange oil, pickled red cherries, etc). Also, on a few recipes the pan size is not specified. On the brownies I made tonight it said you could use 20 muffin cups or "one baking pan" with no mention of what size. I eyeballed it and used a 9 x 13 which worked fine, but these issues did drop my review down one star.I received a copy of this book from Skyhorse Publishing for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Reviewer: Jackie
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book. The only reason I give it only ...
Review: Great book. The only reason I give it only four stars is because on the mistakes in the translation. There are so many that some of the recipes are not understandable. Otherwise it has wonderful information.
Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: yummmmmm
Review: This will keep my 'choco-holic' husband happy for quite some time!
Reviewer: RK
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you like chocolate...
Review: As advertised. It's a gift so I can't verify recipes.
Reviewer: Cyd
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Some of the recipe seem out of my depth but Iâm willing to try! They look great, and the recipes have nice pictures to go with them.