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Pastry Chef's Companion A Comprehensive Resource Guide for the Baking and Pastry Professional

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ISBN-10: 0470009551

ISBN-13: 9780470009550

Edition: 2009

Authors: Glenn Rinsky, Laura Halpin Rinsky

List price: $21.00
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A comprehensive baking dictionary and reference guide With more than 4,800 terms and definitions from around the world plus ten appendices filled with helpful resources, The Pastry Chefs Companion combines the best features of a dictionary and an encyclopedia. In addition to the current terminology of every component of pastry, baking, and confectionary arts, this essential reference includes phonetic spellings, cross-references, and illustrations as well as information on troubleshooting baking problems, classic and contemporary flavor combinations, specialty vendors, and professional organizations. Glenn Rinsky is a Certified Executive Chef (CEC), Certified Executive Pastry Chef…    
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Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/28/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.90" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

How It All Began
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Terminology A-Z
Baking Resources
Important Temperatures Every Pastry Chef and Baker Should Know
Weight and Volume Equivalents for Most Common Ingredients
Sugar Cooking Stages
Conversion Formulas and Equivalents
Seasonal Fruit Availability
The 12 Steps of Baking
Classic and Contemporary Flavor Combinations
What Went Wrong and Why
Specialty Vendors
Professional Development Resources
References