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jbarr5's review against another edition
5.0
Becoming a baker: masters at work by Glynnis MacNicol
Story starts out with a woman who bakes at a shop in NYC, a suburb and a snow storm is coming...
Lots of history and I found how baking soda came about, so cool!
Love following the baker around for a full day starting at 330 am, wow backbreaking and always on your feet. love hearing about the creative side of things.
Love hearing all the tips and secrets along the way.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
Story starts out with a woman who bakes at a shop in NYC, a suburb and a snow storm is coming...
Lots of history and I found how baking soda came about, so cool!
Love following the baker around for a full day starting at 330 am, wow backbreaking and always on your feet. love hearing about the creative side of things.
Love hearing all the tips and secrets along the way.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
amina43080's review against another edition
4.0
I loved Glynnis MacNichol’s memoir, and I love The Great British Baking show - so I picked up this book. Also, apparently it’s mandatory to take up baking during the global pandemic, based on the stores being sold out of yeast.
“These are, to put it mildly, chaotic times that we live in. The world can seem wildly out of control and relentlessly intruding into our lives. There is something deeply comforting in knowing, knowing, that 3 cups of all-purpose or bread flour (more for dusting), 1/4 teaspoon of instant yeast, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt plus some cornmeal for coating a towel (not terry cloth) will, if you follow the instructions, result in Jim Lahey’s famous no-knead bread”
This book was delightfully written. It provided historical context, so I felt like I was learning something I haven’t learned watching baking shows.
“These are, to put it mildly, chaotic times that we live in. The world can seem wildly out of control and relentlessly intruding into our lives. There is something deeply comforting in knowing, knowing, that 3 cups of all-purpose or bread flour (more for dusting), 1/4 teaspoon of instant yeast, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt plus some cornmeal for coating a towel (not terry cloth) will, if you follow the instructions, result in Jim Lahey’s famous no-knead bread”
This book was delightfully written. It provided historical context, so I felt like I was learning something I haven’t learned watching baking shows.
mybestfriendisabook's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
4.5
So cool to hear from various bakers about their experience. It’s clear that it’s really tough physical labor but they do it because they enjoy it. Cool brief history, too, on how baking, particularly cakes and cupcakes, made its way into modern culture. Sex and the City made it happen!
As a hobbyist baker, it’s validating to read my love for baking reflected: its directions and outcome are certain, given you follow it correctly, and it’s meditative. Like how anyone can cook, anyone can be a baker!
As a hobbyist baker, it’s validating to read my love for baking reflected: its directions and outcome are certain, given you follow it correctly, and it’s meditative. Like how anyone can cook, anyone can be a baker!
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