Rinsky, Glenn.

The pastry chef's companion : a comprehensive resource guide for the baking and pastry professional / Glenn Rinsky, Laura Halpin Rinsky. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2009. - viii, 375 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-375).

Terminology A-Z -- Appendices: 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.

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Cookery--Encyclopedias.
Pastry--Encyclopedias.
Baking--Encyclopedias.

641.865 RIN