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Summary: Malgieri is a true master
Review: This book is aptly titled. If you are yearning to make classic American baked goods, this is one book to consider using. Nick Malgieri covers the gamut from cookies, muffins and cakes to breads, pizza and focaccia.Malgieri is a teacher at the premier cooking school, Peter Kump, in New York, so he is well-versed in how to teach. This comes out in the directions which are clear and clean. Thanks to the clear directions and the well-tested recipes you can consistently make excellent foods using this book. There are beautiful, glossy color photos in two sections. There are only a few hand-drawn pictures otherwise, but I haven't found that to be a hindrance at all because the directions are so well done. Of my 200+ cookbooks, this is one that I pull out over and over, and I try new recipes from it all the time. I made the baguettes for the first time today. Few breads that I have made have been easier to prepare and the results were ethereal. I recommend this book wholeheartedly.
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Summary: Malgieri is a true master
Review: This book is aptly titled. If you are yearning to make classic American baked goods, this is one book to consider using. Nick Malgieri covers the gamut from cookies, muffins and cakes to breads, pizza and focaccia. Malgieri is a teacher at the premier cooking school, Peter Kump, in New York, so he is well-versed in how to teach. This comes out in the directions which are clear and clean. Thanks to the clear directions and the well-tested recipes you can consistently make excellent foods using this book. There are beautiful, glossy color photos in two sections. There are only a few hand-drawn pictures otherwise, but I haven't found that to be a hindrance at all because the directions are so well done. Of my 200+ cookbooks, this is one that I pull out over and over, and I try new recipes from it all the time. I made the baguettes for the first time today. Few breads that I have made have been easier to prepare and the results were ethereal. I recommend this book wholeheartedly.
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Summary: You Too Can Be A great Baker
Review: This book is packed full of great recipes for breads, pastries, pies, tarts, cakes and more. The recipes are easy to follow, the photos are great, and the ingredients are readily available. With this book in hand, anyone can be a great baker. As the host of my own culinary website Italian Food Forever, I am always on the lookout for a good cookbook, and can honestly say, that if yopu enjoy baking, this book will be an asset to your cookbook collection.
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Summary: Well written but Bagel tastes like dog biscuits
Review: This book is well written and has enough details on instructions to fully explain and instruct the baker. But, if this is true, then the bagel recipe was a miss. Maybe it's because I don't live in NY, but then maybe these bagels are suppose to be like the city. . .tough. At least my dog liked them. It still took him 30 minutes to chew through one and he weighs 105 lbs. I think the author's strength is in his pastry, pies and cakes. They do look authentic and wonderful.
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Summary: The worst book ever--recipes all resemble goat's cheese!
Review: This book stinks! All the recipes taste like old socks and crusty, moldy, warm goat's cheese! Never ever buy it!
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Summary: My baking bible.
Review: This is my first baking cookbook purchase, and I have not been disappointed to say the least. As a beginning baker, I find the recipes and instructions to be very thorough and helpful. Friends and family get to enjoy my hobby and these great recipes. If you like cheesecake, you will LOVE Malgieri's Cheesecake recipe. Even those who don't like cheesecake will enjoy this one.
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Summary: If you can own only one book on baking, this is it!
Review: We own a long shelf of baking books, both for bread and pastry, but there is no book in these areas that we rely on more than this one. The recipes are marvelously clear and precise without being pretentious (as in, say, Nancy Silverton's book that could scare anyone out of the kitchen.) When I scout all of my cookbooks for a certain pastry recipe, it is ultimately Malgieri that serves as the bottom line, the one I compare the others to. This would be one of my half dozen basic cookbooks.
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Summary: Perfect your baking skills to a new height
Review: While considered a excellent cook by family and friends, I have greatly honed my skills after purchasing this tome. My pies in particular have excelled. I didn't used to like pie crust, but with Mr. Malgieri's recipes, I eat the whole slice. The Lemon cream meringue has become a family staple for all holiday dinners. This book is an excellent resource for begining bakers, I am sure many new brides would appreciate it. NOt only does it tell you the ingredients, it tells you why you should use them.
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Summary: Five Stars for Bread...but some recipes need editing
Review: WONDERFUL bread recipes made it possible for me to bake crusty artisan breads in my oven at home. That alone was worth the price of the book. Some recipes, though, need clarification...especially the pizza recipes. Overall, a great book to have.
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Summary: Five Stars for Bread...but some recipes need editing
Review: WONDERFUL bread recipes made it possible for me to bake crusty artisan breads in my oven at home. That alone was worth the price of the book. Some recipes, though, need clarification...especially the pizza recipes. Overall, a great book to have.
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