Leiths Techniques Bible - Tapa dura

The best friend you can have in the kitchen (Nigel Slater)

This gospel according to teachers at the famous cookery school has many disciples ... The thorough and utterly reliable techniques are useful and informative, but what sets this book apart are the sections on things that can go wrong and how you can avoid them (Independent)

Great as not only does it tell you how to cook, but it also explains why something may have gone wrong (Psychologies Magazine)

Indispensable . This is a book that will be referred to again. and again. and again (Waitrose Weekend)

Leith Techniques Bible is the ultimate cookery reference book. Here you will find all the information taught during the year-long diploma course at Leiths School of Food and Wine. Learn how to prepare meat and fish, make perfect pastry and bread, as well as equip a kitchen. Understand what makes recipes work and what has happened when they haven't. With answers to every cookery question from how to make perfect mashed potatoes to making a spun sugar cage, this is an indispensable book for everyone from the novice cook to the experienced chef.