Title: Great photos, but not for the inexperienced.
Product review: The photos are lovely. However, the book assumes that the reader has experience in the kitchen. Some very basic techniques are merely mentioned, not thoroughly explained. For example, the chocolate roulade recipe instructs you to "whisk the egg whites into a meringue." (Whisk? Does anyone still whisk egg whites?) Look up meringue and you are instructed to "beat egg whites until stiff but not dry." It's assumed that you already know all about beating egg whites, folding techniques, etc. Yet, the book provides photos and detailed explanations for such trivial tasks as how to stone peaches and how to shell nuts.The recipes are interesting but the gaps in the instructions will be frustrating to the average cook.
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