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Summary: Compliments galore!
Review: I'm new to cooking -- and this book has given me more confidence than anything yet -- people even ask me for the recipes! Especially find the "left-overs" and vegetables to work first time, every time; Roasted Plum Sauce has become a staple in my freezer. Having great roasting pans makes a difference in clean-up. I've come to an understanding with my smoke detector, I know the easiest way to soak and clean the pans, and I long for a self-cleaning oven.
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Summary: Compliments galore!
Review: I'm new to cooking -- and this book has given me more confidence than anything yet -- people even ask me for the recipes! Especially find the "left-overs" and vegetables to work first time, every time; Roasted Plum Sauce has become a staple in my freezer. Having great roasting pans makes a difference in clean-up. I've come to an understanding with my smoke detector, I know the easiest way to soak and clean the pans, and I long for a self-cleaning oven.
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Summary: A Must for Every Cook's Library!!
Review: I, too, was leary of the "high-heat" methods in Barbara Kafka's book; however, I have been greatly surprized and pleased by the results! The roast chicken is so enjoyable that it is worth the effort required to clean the oven afterwards. And, her suggestions for leftovers are unbeatable. Thanks, Barbara!
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Summary: 5 stars no question.....
Review: Really guys this book IS as good as advertised. I always say that her methods of roasting should be taught in high school. No other method is needed...So easy, so different, so beautiful each and every dish you cook from this masterpiece. I urge people I know to buy this and I KNOW they will love it! Read all these reviews and you can just feel the sincerity in everyones writing, this book is for real.
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Summary: Incompetent and untested.
Review: The result in following the cooking methods in "Roasting A Simple Art" were disastrous, a kitchen filled with smoke and a very burned chicken. It appears that the cooking methods have not been tested. As consumers we are the ones roasted by purhasing this book.
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Summary: Roasting - A pleasure best shared.....
Review: There is nothing that compares to the simple visceral joy of a lovely roasting. Whether sharing with friends or colleagues there's nothing I like better, which is why I was so excited upon buying this book.The variety and scale of techniques instructed in this book is really staggering and I feel far more competent in this simple art. I feel genuinely empowered to roast these days and it's all thanks to this book. The Double Stuffed Grosvenor Chicken is so good, it's criminal!!
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Summary: WOW WHAT A BOOK! CHANGED MY WAY OF COOKING
Review: THIS BOOK IS GREAT, CHANGED MY WAY OF COOKING AND I AM ALWAY BEING CALLED FOR TIMES A RECIPES FROM THIS BOOK ASP.
This book is truly a gift to share with others. Just like my new beverage of choice that replaced my morning brew. Its called s oyfee and taste so wonderful with no caffeine or acids. Organic and made from soya! Bye bye acid stomach and hello healthy tummy! Google it under "acid free coffee"
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Summary: Something you must have in your cooking library!
Review: This cookbook is not for those with a fear of cooking! With average temperatures just shy of inferno and the potential to so utterly destroy your main course that no quantity of scraping and salt is going to ressurect it (regardless of what your mother say's), these recipes are a high risk proposition. However, the rewards are well worth it. Kafka's tarragon chicken will remind you that chicken breast can be moist and flavorful, and her pork loin with onion and rubarb sauce will make your guest think you've been professionally trained. With a well calibrated oven, a good set of Pyrex casserole pans, and a scrubbing sponge with green abrasive, you will have great success with this cookbook: it is absolutely one of the best references in my library.
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Summary: 5 stars no question.....
Review: When we moved to Asia last fall I had to get rid of half my cookbooks and many of my pans... but there was no way I was going to let go of "Roasting" or my non-stick roaster! I have roasted three Thanksgiving turkeys -- two fresh birds, as Kafka recommends, and one frozen (turkey's hard to come by in Taiwan) -- and all three came out BEAUTIFULLY. What was the brouhaha all about? When I first bought the book I roasted a lot of meat: pork loin, chickens, lamb shanks--all were excellent. Now I find myself turning more often to the vegetable section; I especially like to roast a pan of mixed veggies (Kafka gives a table for timing them all perfectly) to serve as an appetizer and in my own recipe for a hearty, flavorful soup that even my vegan friends can enjoy. Her recipes for left-overs are so tempting I roast with a week's worth of meals in mind. I have given this book as a gift, and shared recipes with guests who love the food. I have no complaints about the mess. Maybe it's my non-stick pan--cast-iron works great, too--but I have had no problem with too much smoke (a little is to be expected), encrusted pans, or a filthy oven afterwards. If you like to cook, and if you like to serve and eat great meals even more, you have to try this one out. Kafka makes it fun & easy, and she makes you laugh -- I love this book.
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Summary: Don't even ask to borrow it!
Review: When we moved to Asia last fall I had to get rid of half my cookbooks and many of my pans... but there was no way I was going to let go of "Roasting" or my non-stick roaster! I have roasted three Thanksgiving turkeys -- two fresh birds, as Kafka recommends, and one frozen (turkey's hard to come by in Taiwan) -- and all three came out BEAUTIFULLY. What was the brouhaha all about? When I first bought the book I roasted a lot of meat: pork loin, chickens, lamb shanks--all were excellent. Now I find myself turning more often to the vegetable section; I especially like to roast a pan of mixed veggies (Kafka gives a table for timing them all perfectly) to serve as an appetizer and in my own recipe for a hearty, flavorful soup that even my vegan friends can enjoy. Her recipes for left-overs are so tempting I roast with a week's worth of meals in mind. I have given this book as a gift, and shared recipes with guests who love the food. I have no complaints about the mess. Maybe it's my non-stick pan--cast-iron works great, too--but I have had no problem with too much smoke (a little is to be expected), encrusted pans, or a filthy oven afterwards. If you like to cook, and if you like to serve and eat great meals even more, you have to try this one out. Kafka makes it fun & easy, and she makes you laugh -- I love this book.
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