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Chocolate Desserts (The Bon appetit kitchen collection)
by Bon Appetit
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Knapp Pr (1983-08)
ISBN: 0895351250
EAN: 9780895351258
Dewy Decimal #: 641.86
Paperback: 91 pages
SKU: 0709160058
Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: Like new condition. Case lid is broken. May have a sticker on the artwork or disk with the previous owners name or initials but does not affect use.
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Customer Reviews
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Chocolate Pamphlet
Rating  (3)
Date: 2004-01-27
When I first picked up this small cookbook, it seemed like a joke. It is very small: 3 by 7 inches, and about 90 pages. Upon closer examination, however, one finds a well chosen collection of 40 or so recipes. Sadly, the recipe instructions are inadequate. I suggest you steer clear of this pamphlet, unless you are in the mood to test and fix some recipes. I like the selection of recipes very much. Most of the very popular chocolate desserts that you are likely to be asked to make are included. Except for the soufflé and cake rolls, all of the recipes are well within the ability of the home cook. The instructions and quality of the recipes were a big disappointment; this is surprising, as the source of this pamphlet is a well respected periodical with a usually thorough test kitchen. Of the recipes I tried, about half were not acceptable: either the flavor or texture was wrong, or the procedure was inadequate. For example: the buttercream was oily and gritty, whip cream with the amount of additions they suggest did not whip properly, the procedure for making chocolate cigarettes do not work, the chocolate pot de crème recipe is adequate for 4 or 6 servings and not the 8 specified, the chocolate upside down cake did not unmold properly (recipe hint not withstanding), instructions for folding together multiple ingredients were not clear, and so on.
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