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Summary: Informative and well-thought out guidebook
Review: A Baker's Trade offers practical advice to all who are interested in starting a bakery business. When I read the book, I feel like Schat is there beside me sharing his experiences in his tough-cookie voice. True, his style is not literary and some might feel that the book is not well-written because it's tone is so conversational. On the other hand, it's precisely the informal and conversational tone that convinces one that the contents were written by a real baker, not a writer. The advice given is authentic and the desire to help other would-be bakery operators is sincere. I highly recommend Schat's unselfish book to all who are interested in knowing how a real bakery operates.
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Summary: this book is poorly written, save your money
Review: I was looking for specific information on how to start a bakery. Instead, what I found is a very generally written book that could have been on anything. I expected to learn what equipment I would need. For instance: what kind of oven should I purchase? Convection? Pizza? Who makes the good ones? The bad? Gas or electric? Grammatical and spelling errors aside, this book is mediocre at best.
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Summary: EXcellent Book to Sart Your Own Bakery
Review: If you are thinking about opening a bakery, this book is for you. Packed with information,anecdotes,and a great appendix, the whole task is laid out in a very easy to follow and easy to understand manner. I highly recommend this book
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Summary: Terrific Genuine Insight
Review: So there are a few grammatical errors. But yoou can stil readd it and see that their is valuble information in it!Fabulous and very generous for Schat to share.
I enjoyed learning from his expirience.
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Summary: Editing sloppy but message clear - but this book!
Review: Too many books written for people interested in starting their own business are written by professional writers who have no conception of just how deeply one's determination must be if they are to succeed. This book is not one of those. Zachary Schat has done a great job explaining the pitfalls and rewards of owning your own bakery. I re-lived my early days in starting my bakery, Billy Boy's, that one day would venture before the world as Billy Bob's Pot Pies fast food franchise. Although this book concentrates on his experience in bread-baking, it is general enough that it can be used in any sort of bakery and many deli's and restaurants. Future editions, though, should be better edited to clean up the grammar and typos; include more photos; and to better articulate the costing and pricing procedures. Again, this is an excellent book that I will keep in my reference library.
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