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Summary: Really Outstanding
Review: I have over 160 years of chefs in my family including myself and this is one of the finest, most useful cooking books on the market. Roasting is just one of the best and easiest ways to cook.
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Summary: Profoundly changed my relationship with the oven
Review: I learned to cook in my teenage years, and learned a lot of things from my parents, my grandmother, and from cookbooks. However, I have never come across a cookbook that changed my outlook on cooking more than this one. After hearing Barbara Kafka on the radio, I bought a copy as an impulse buy. After reading the book and trying out a couple of recipies, I was hooked. It is the only cookbook that I proselytize about, and I have provided copies to several family members and friends. Perfect meats and vegetables - every time. Juicier meat than I ever had been able to cook in the oven before. A profound change in the way I prepare foods.Try it - you will never look at your oven in the same way again.
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Summary: Profoundly changed my relationship with the oven
Review: I learned to cook in my teenage years, and learned a lot of things from my parents, my grandmother, and from cookbooks. However, I have never come across a cookbook that changed my outlook on cooking more than this one. After hearing Barbara Kafka on the radio, I bought a copy as an impulse buy. After reading the book and trying out a couple of recipies, I was hooked. It is the only cookbook that I proselytize about, and I have provided copies to several family members and friends. Perfect meats and vegetables - every time. Juicier meat than I ever had been able to cook in the oven before. A profound change in the way I prepare foods. Try it - you will never look at your oven in the same way again.
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Summary: minute to learn, lifetime to master
Review: I recieved this book about two years ago and it has consistently provided excellent recipes for both meat and vegetables. Through this book, I can actually make a piece of meat that is neither raw nor burned. The recipes are easy to follow, thorough but still sophisticated enough that you feel that the book is a cook book - not an instruction or how-to manual (cooking meat for dummies?).
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Summary: minute to learn, lifetime to master
Review: I too, even with such delicious results wondered if it was worth the labor intensive cleanup of my oven and the smoke. Since this type of high heat roasting yields such delectable results due to the caramelization going on, a used 2nd hand oven (gas) hooked OUTSIDE for this purpose is what I aim to do. High heat roasting as Barbara Kafka recommends yields the most delicious results. Love the cookbook.
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Summary: Worth finding an additional 2nd hand oven
Review: I too, even with such delicious results wondered if it was worth the labor intensive cleanup of my oven and the smoke. Since this type of high heat roasting yields such delectable results due to the caramelization going on, a used 2nd hand oven (gas) hooked OUTSIDE for this purpose is what I aim to do. High heat roasting as Barbara Kafka recommends yields the most delicious results. Love the cookbook.
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Summary: A TRUE DEFINITIVE GUIDE!
Review: I wasn't sure about the high heat method at first but I am now a true believer. It is the best way to roast most things. The basic roast chicken, the rosemary pork and the recipes for roasting potatoes are frequently relied upon quick but delicious dinner solutions. My absolute favorite is the New York Steak roast! The Prime-Rib recipe offers an excellent timing guide as well. Yes, you can get smoke in your kitchen and dirty pans. Just make sure you start with a clean oven and a good quality roasting pan of the type recommended in the book. Any smoke and mess is well worth it for the flavor trade-off. The problems can be mostly avoided with a decent kitchen exhaust sytem (or an open window or door), a self-cleaning oven and deglazing the pan properly. Try this method of roasting, you'll love it!
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Summary: A TRUE DEFINITIVE GUIDE!
Review: I wasn't sure about the high heat method at first but I am now a true believer. It is the best way to roast most things. The basic roast chicken, the rosemary pork and the recipes for roasting potatoes are frequently relied upon quick but delicious dinner solutions. My absolute favorite is the New York Steak roast! The Prime-Rib recipe offers an excellent timing guide as well. Yes, you can get smoke in your kitchen and dirty pans. Just make sure you start with a clean oven and a good quality roasting pan of the type recommended in the book. Any smoke and mess is well worth it for the flavor trade-off. The problems can be mostly avoided with a decent kitchen exhaust sytem (or an open window or door), a self-cleaning oven and deglazing the pan properly. Try this method of roasting, you'll love it!
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Summary: Smoke up.
Review: I'll admit to being skeptical about this book. but after reading all the reviews decided to give it a shot. It is in a word....terrific. My roast chickens are beautiful without all the effort I was going to with my other recipes, marinade, roast upside down. I'd tried everything. And roast meats are no longer a project to plan for. I can't wait to try the shrimp recipes. Start out with a clean oven, close the door, and wait for perfection.
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Summary: Smoke up.
Review: I'll admit to being skeptical about this book. but after reading all the reviews decided to give it a shot. It is in a word....terrific. My roast chickens are beautiful without all the effort I was going to with my other recipes, marinade, roast upside down. I'd tried everything. And roast meats are no longer a project to plan for. I can't wait to try the shrimp recipes. Start out with a clean oven, close the door, and wait for perfection.
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