.......contains more than 700 cookery techniques, explained with simple guides and clear photography......which will help any cook from beginner to expert. --Waitrose Food Illustrated

..........this aptly named Cook's Bible --Evening Gazette

All successful cooking from the simplest to the most complex depends on the careful selection and correct preparation of ingredients. Now the home cook and culinary professional alike have at their fingertips over 700 illustrated cooking techniques in a clear easy to follow format. Top chefs from Le Cordon Bleu have compiled a unique reference guide to an unsurpassed range of techniques-- not only those practised for centuries by culinary experts, but all the professional secrets and expert tricks of the trade engaged in by chefs celebrated today. Previously published as LCB Complete Cooking Techniques.

All successful cooking - from the simplest to the most complex - depends on the careful selection and correct preparation of ingredients. Now, for the first time, the home cook and culinary professional alike have at their fingertips over 700 illustrated cooking techniques in a clear, easy-to-follow format. Top chefs from Le Cordon Bleu, the world's most famous culinary institute, have a compiled a unique reference guide to an unsurpassed range of ingredients and techniques from all over the world. Here you will not only find demonstrated the essential techniques practised for centuries by culinary experts but all the professional secrets and expert tricks of the trade engaged in by chefs celebrated today. Having mastered the techniques, not only will you be able to create the best-loved dishes of plain home cooking but all the classic recipes from France, Italy and Asia. To inspire your culinary adventures, the book also includes dozens of Le Cordon Bleu's signature recipes.

Le Cordon Bleu is the world's most famous culinary institute.

2008-01-09 Be aware

I'd just like to point out to people that this book is actually identical to the Cordon Bleu Bible is actually identical inside to the Cordon Bleu Cooking Techniques book - they appear different as they have different front covers but are in fact the same, and are also sold at different prices.