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Chocolates and Confections: Formula, Theory, and Technique for the Artisan Confectioner Hardcover – January 1, 2007
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- Print length388 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 2007
- Dimensions9 x 1.5 x 11.25 inches
- ISBN-100764588443
- ISBN-13978-0764588440
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Illustrated throughout with nearly 200 striking full-color photographs and illustrations, Chocolates & Confections provides a comprehensive foundation in confectionery, offering accessible explanations of theory as well as illustrated step-by-step guidance on technique, from tempering chocolate to candying fruit. It also includes helpful charts that pinpoint common candy-making pitfalls and how to avoid them, guides to the best quality chocolate and other all-natural confectionery ingredients, as well as information on packaging and storage.
Chocolates & Confections features chapters on every confectionery typecream ganache, butter ganache, non-crystalline sugar confections, crystalline sugar confections, jellies, aerated confections, and nut centersand includes nearly 150 formulas for classic confections, such as marzipan made using fresh almonds, as well as contemporary variations such as Madras, a coconut curry butter ganache. From truffles, butter ganache confections, hard candies, brittles, toffee, caramels, and taffy to fondants, fudges, gummies, candied fruit, marshmallows, divinity, nougat, marzipan, gianduja, and rochers, it demonstrates how to produce world-class confections and provides the in-depth background information candy-makers need to formulate their own signature creations.
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Norman Love, Chef and President, Norman Love Confections
"Peter Greweling has written the right book at the right time. Pastry chefs need to understand chocolate in greater depth than ever before; Chocolates and Confections provides that understanding with admirable lucidity."
Robert Steinberg, Co-founder; Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker
"The most complete chocolate and confections book that I have come across in my 35 years in the business complete with great traditional and innovative recipes, easy-to-follow explanations, and great pictures."
Biagio Settepani, Pasticceria Bruno
"This insightful book can be regarded as the Bible for serious chocolate artisans or for anyone who wishes to become one. Peter Greweling has written this book with so much thought and intelligence."
Dieter G. Schorner CMB, CHE, Professor at the Culinary Institute of America
"Peter Greweling has taken the complexities of confectionery and chocolate technology and reduced them to an easy-to-understand subject. His complete explanations of his formulae and methods are easy to follow."
Terry Richardson, Richardson Researches, Inc.
"Chef Grewling has covered the subject! The formulas are formatted in a most practical way while imparting artistry and wisdom."
Thalia Hohenthal, Sr. Scientist, Research & Development, Guittard Chocolate Company
"An excellent book that not only tells you how to make a wide variety of chocolates and confections, but also explains the theory and equipment needed."
Mel Warnecke, Warnecke Technical, Inc.
About the Author
Founded in 1946, THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA is an independent, not-for-profit college offering bachelor's and associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts. Courses for foodservice professionals are offered at the college's main campus in Hyde Park, New York, and at its additional campus for continuing education, The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, in St. Helena, California.
Product details
- Publisher : John Wiley & Sons Inc; 1st edition (January 1, 2007)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 388 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0764588443
- ISBN-13 : 978-0764588440
- Item Weight : 4.07 pounds
- Dimensions : 9 x 1.5 x 11.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #393,237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #74 in Chocolate Baking
- #102 in Confectionary Desserts
- #378 in Food Science (Books)
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Incredible comprehensive book. Greweling takes a scientific approch to chocolate making, so you get all the science behind the everything. In that way, it is similar to a textbook.
In terms of techniques, this book is a rigorous as you will find. For instance, the technique of molding chocolates is described in 18 steps and 9 pictures. Chocolate molding and dipping defects are described over 3 pages. Preventing 'broken' ganches are described over 5 pages. It talks about freezing. And so on.
In terms of recipes, extremely comprehensive. 28 cream ganache recipes, 11 butter ganache. And that's only up to p173 out of 375. Because of the emphasis on technique and science, this book teaches you to teach yourself. That's the real beauty of the book.
On top of it all, the photography is beautiful.
In terms of difficulty level, I think it's for all levels. A true beginner can skip through the science and just just try out a few recipes. An advanced chocolatier can still find useful information in the tips and recipes. In terms of ingredients, some of the ingredients in some recipes are tough to find for beginners (invert sugar, invertase, co2 cartridges), but a beginner can still pick through and find a recipe to make.
Must have for the serious chocolatier. Compared to other books, Jean-Pierre Wybauw's book is similar in its 'science and technical' nature, covering similar but not always exactly the same stuff. These two books are complementary, and both excellent. It is also complementary to Shott's book, which is less scientific and slightly less on technique, but has very nice recipes and a little cheaper.
Chocolate tempering has always been one of my areas of weakness. This book is very clear, very thorough, well-illustrated and very well organized. Even as a coffee table book, it would succeed, because the photos are beautiful. As cooking school text book it is very thorough without being intimating. It is clear Peter Greweling knows his subject completely. I have so far used a few of the recipes, and many others have spawned new creations. I recommend it highly to anyone in the business who is not already an expert in chocolate and confections, as well as anyone who isn't a professional but wants to learn to temper like one.
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It was one of two books I bought to help me into the world of the amateur chocolatier and thank goodness it was. With detailed information on not only the 'how' but also the 'why' of every step of making chocolates this book has given me the insight, inspiration and courage to produce my own handmade chocolates, including how to make the various centres I'd only ever tasted in shop bought sweets before.
This book includes easily followed recipes and sumptuous photography that you'd want your own confections to match. The science in making confectionery is also explained and this information is what has helped me, so far, avoid making any huge mistakes. A brief mention is made of the tools required to achieve the desired results, although one or two of them are actually quite pricey and more the purview of the professional confectioner or really ardent (not to mention cash rich) amateurs.
What makes me rate this book 5 stars is it's breadth of coverage - it not only details chocolate making but also jellies, hard candy and even starch moulding (I've figured out how to make jelly babies now!!) and this has meant I've been able to branch out into confections I hadn't even considered before.
A great place to start from, then, and an ever present reference now I'm becoming more experienced in confectionery. The price is totally justified - this is a must buy for every amateur confectioner or those seriously considering starting in this career path.
Don't hesitate for a moment to purchase. Worth every red cent.