- Hardcover: 207 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (April 30 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0834216469
- ISBN-13: 978-0834216464
- Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 22 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 862 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"For all of us English speakers who are passionate bakers of French bread, it is wonderful indeed that at last we have the English translation of this seminal book by its most famous contemporary master, Professor Raymond Calvel. James J. MacGuire and Ronald L. Wirtz have labored long and lovingly to present the Professor’s generous spirit as well as his words, and have also included special information on North American ingredients, especially flours, where they differ from the French. This is essential reading–a real treasure–for anyone interested in this very special craft." - Julia Child, Author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking
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At last, Raymond Calvel's Le Gout du Pain is available in English, translated by Ronald Wirtz. Mr. Calvel is known throughout the world for his research on the production of quality French and European hearth breads. The Taste of Bread is a thorough guide to the elements and principles behind the production of good-tasting bread, including a broad variety of bread products as flavored breads, breadsticks, croissants, brioches, and other regional baked goods. Each important aspect of the process is covered: wheat and milling characteristics of breadmaking flour dough composition oxidation in the mixing process leavening and fermentation effects of dough division and formation baking and equipment storage The English edition provides notes and information specifically on the use of North American flours and includes recipes in both metric and US units. Enhanced with new black-and-white and color photography, The Taste of Bread will be a key resource for bakers and other culinary professionals and students who must understand the complex elements that yield quality breads.
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Bizarre Edition of "Taste of Bread",
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I was so looking forward to this book. Even at such a high price, it is considered one of the best books in the world of bread baking and worth every penny.Much to my dismay, it arrived with the correct cover but a totally different book inside...."The Rise of Experimental Biology". So far removed from bread making................it's horrificly funny. I'd love to order it again, but I'm afraid I might end up with the same bizarre copy. Better yet, I believe I should be entitled to a one for a better price or better yet free for my inconvenience. No way to talk to an actual person from Amazon about this..........so Buyer Beware you may end up with the hazzle of returning a much awaited book too!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The ultimate bakers' manual,
By Woods (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Taste of Bread (Hardcover)
This book is by the man who revolutionized bread baking and it is excellent. The technical information on flours, oxidation, etc is very good. All recipes are based on the bakers percentage formula so it is very easy to scale anything. It is more for professionals but I have had no trouble adapating it to home use. This book will teach you to be a bread baker, not a follower of recipes. I highly recommend this for anyone who is serious about bread baking. If you are a casual baker of loaves it may be too much. If you can read basic French I encourge you to get the french edition as it costs about 25E's instead of the crazy price for the English translation.
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3.5 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent book - bad mistakes,
By Welle - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Taste of Bread (Hardcover)
The book is a translation of an excellent book written by a widely accepted master of his art.The original is in French - le gut du pain - and ist is much better! Even if there are some additions to adjust the recipes to the american (stronger) flour and even if there are some very useful explanations in the first theoretical chapters that are not part of the original still the translation is by far not as excellent as the book. The pictures are poor (b/w) compared to the coloured ones in the french book, the layout is sometimes chaotic especially when it comes to the formulas. The worst problem of the translation alas are the formulas - being the core of the book: Some examples: * Exhibit 10-3: A basic french bread. The water is given after (!) a dough rest of 15 minutes, but what dough is there without it? The given number of the total time is wrong. The translation adds 80 minutes from a simple advice to punch down the dough after 80 minutes - these 80 minutes being part of 150 minutes of the 1st Fermentation. The original has it right - why did they change the number? * Exhibit 14-10: In the formula the sugar is 17.64 oz which makes 25% compared to 70.55 oz for flour. The same amount of butter is interpreted as 15% - another mistake which makes it hard to figure the true meaning of what is written. These mistakes are just examples to show the problem. It is often hard to correct these mistakes without knowing the original. I still bought the translation to understand the first chapters - I don't speak French. When it comes to baking I use the french edition which is much safer leading to success. By the way the french book is available at amazon.fr for a lot less money. 32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The ultimate bakers' manual,
By Woods - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Taste of Bread (Hardcover)
This book is by the man who revolutionized bread baking and it is excellent. The technical information on flours, oxidation, etc is very good. All recipes are based on the bakers percentage formula so it is very easy to scale anything. It is more for professionals but I have had no trouble adapating it to home use. This book will teach you to be a bread baker, not a follower of recipes. I highly recommend this for anyone who is serious about bread baking. If you are a casual baker of loaves it may be too much. If you can read basic French I encourge you to get the french edition as it costs about 25E's instead of the crazy price for the English translation.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Foundation of all Bread Books,
By Tad S. Mitchell - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Taste of Bread (Hardcover)
This is my favorite bread book bar none. However, it's for the serious baker. The recipes are industrial, so you need to break out a calculator and have a scale to measure ingredients. You also need a serious mixer that can simulate an industrial mixer. Kitchen Aid would work, but I use a Bosch.By using this book, the quality of my bread dramatically improved due primarily to (1) his mixing techniques, and (2) his autolyse (rest period) for whole wheat breads. Any other bread book that's worth anything references this one. I think the other bread books probably sell more because they are more user friendly. But this is the foundation upon which all others seem to build. If you're way serious about bread baking, this is the book for you. |
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