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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2022
Long time fan of Claire. Her style, palette and ability to teach while creating delectable desserts is why I’m a super fan. Her second book has easier recipes and more supplementary and useful information like Can I make ahead, substitute or omit specific ingredients. She has the recipe difficulty matrix again in this book, which is very handy. She takes a lot of care to explain basic techniques, the proper order and why and what to look out for. I doubt I’ll look at any other pastry chef’s cookbooks especially if they have less detail than her books. This is worth it if you like desserts that are seasonal and overall less cloyingly sweet. And genuinely want to learn techniques that she employs. The fact that she also creates videos on YouTube that compliment her book is genius. Before purchasing this book I made crème brûlée based on her YouTube video and it was unbelievably good, if that’s not a testament to a good teacher and creator I don’t know what other proof you need. If you hesitate buying her book, watch one of her videos and try the recipe, her book is well worth having instead of pausing the video every 10 seconds. Wonderful and meticulous work, as always, beyond happy to support her and see her thrive beyond BA.
