Leiths Techniques Bible > Reviews

The Techniques Bible was selected by a panel of food writers and critics as number six on the list of the “Most Useful Cookery Books Ever”, as part of a survey for the August 2005 edition of the Waitrose Food Illustrated magazine.

Here, all the expertise of Leith's legendary cookery school is condensed into a no-nonsense manual. If you consider yourself a serious cook (even a serious beginner) you must have this. The beauty of this volume is that it arms you with the basics you need to be able to use other recipe books well: how to make an excellent stock, cook fish perfectly, or bake a feather-light sponge, for instance. The layout is incredibly clear and the panels on 'What's Gone Wrong When…' make it really user-friendly.

"Whether you're an accomplished chef or a complete novice, this book should form the backbone of your culinary library.”

The major newspapers picked up on this survey, largely because many of the well-known “personality” chefs – such as Gordon Ramsay, Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver – did not make the cut.

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