Cook's Illustrated Baking Book
About this product
The popular all-in-one baking book is now in full color!
Now you can find it all at your fingertips—450+ definitive recipes for all your favorite cookies, cakes, pies, tarts, breads, pizza, and more, along with kitchen-tested techniques that will transform your baking. Recipes range from easy (drop cookies and no-knead bread) to more ambitious (authentic croissants and dacquoise) and our trademark expertise shines through each one. Discover why spreading the dough and then sprinkling the berries leads to better Blueberry Scones, why cubed versus shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese makes all the difference in our irresistible Cheese Bread, how we found three ways to squeeze more lemon flavor into our Lemon Bundt Cake, and how to keep the best Buttermilk Waffles your family will ever taste warm and crispy.
An illustrated Baking Basics chapter at the front of the book provides information on key ingredients and equipment and lays the groundwork for a lifetime of baking success. A shopping guide at the back recommends favorite go-to brands. These recipes represent all the wisdom of the bakers that came before us as well as all we've learned through literally thousands of trial-and-error sessions in our kitchens. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers say this book has wonderful, delicious recipes with clear, detailed instructions and helpful explanations of techniques. Many readers call it a great resource and a strong choice for improving baking skills, though some note that the photo presentation is a mixed point.
Review coverage from cookbook writers and baking sites is generally positive, describing it as a comprehensive, foolproof baking reference with well-tested recipes and useful technique notes. One critique that appears in outside reviews is that it uses volume measurements rather than weights, which some bakers find limiting.
On YouTube, the available results show official America’s Test Kitchen/Cook’s Illustrated videos for this book and related baking content, including an introduction to the book and a holiday baking segment. No additional clearly product-specific review or unboxing videos were confirmed from the search results provided.
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Specifications
| Publisher | America's Test Kitchen |
| Publication date | June 11, 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 518 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1945256818 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1945256813 |
| Item Weight | 4.21 pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.13 x 1.34 x 10.71 inches |
| Part of series | Cook's Illustrated |
| Best Sellers Rank | #50,078 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #28 in Cake Baking (Books) #37 in Cookie Baking (Books) #77 in Christmas Cooking |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (753) |
