Review: Perfect guide for a new homemaker & baker!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2013
Often, novice bakers are intimidated by the tools and ingredients used on television and by celebrity chefs.  Face it, while these fancy cakes and pastries might be gorgeous, most home bakers are more interested in the occasional cake, some homemade bread to impress someone, and some cookies to munch on with a cup of coffee or cocoa!This short book gives an excellent idea of what tools are really used for, which you "need" for basic baking, and which ones you should put on your "wish list" for purchasing soon.  I agreed with almost everything, except the bit about a flour sifter--I may not use my flour sifter for flour very often, but it has proven invaluable in making glazes and frostings, and preventing those annoying mini-lumps that powdered sugar often acquires in our humid climate.This isn't a recipe book.  This is actually a guide for setting up your kitchen to be prepared to bake with the best home bakers there are, without wasting money on unnecessary tools and gadgets.  It's not a huge monologue on why you need such & such fancy pan, or how you can't make a cake without a stand mixer (you can make almost anything without one, but once you have one...you'll wonder why you waited so long!)  but rather it gives the reader the tools to decide what they do or don't need immediately.It's perfect for anyone who wants to know exactly what they need to purchase to embark on that fascinating journey of home baking!