"Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Bread"

[MikeMac]

Thank you for the correction  on the e-book subscription service it's a great service and I hope that Modernist Cuisine decides to use it again going forward 

[teonzo]

It's up for preorder on Amazon, estimated release May 30, 2017. Now it has 5% discount on the .com, 33% on the .ca.

 

 

 

Teo

 

Edited September 16, 2016 by teonzo
corrected the link (log)

[rotuts]

wow

 

600 USD's for 5 vol + for bread.

[chefmd]

3 minutes ago, rotuts said:

wow

 

600 USD's for 5 vol + for bread.

I am sure that the price will drop to around 400 dollars but it still a lot of dough .

I don't need Modernist Bread.  I hardly bake.  I make awesome bread from Ken Forkish book.

I could use Modernist Bread.  May be I can bake more. 

I kinda want Modernist Bread.  What if all my eGullet friends have one and I don't?  What will we have in common?

I want Modernist Bread.  It will look nice next to my (well used) copy of Modernist Cuisine. 

I am dying to buy Modernist Bread.

Damn you eGullet.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

My preorder is in.  Looking forward to the calendar.

 

[rotuts]

I agree

 

i did some baking    Id like to start again.

 

however  , don't drool.   just Bake.

 

after all , there will be    for sure  Modernist Baking at Home.   97 USD.  or less.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Or you could just buy the calendar.

[Okanagancook]

Just put my Oder in.

 

DH deserves it!

 

it's only $

[rotuts]

rats.    I hope they've figured out how to make crusty sourdough rolls / baguettes in the microwave.

 

I'd get it just for that Rx

 

or better yet : you could PM me the Rx when you get your Tomes.

 

bet they use a Combi-Oven

 

just saying.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I want to see how they use their rotor stator homogenizer.

 

[Raamo]

I preordered it - hopefully amazon's price will drop a little, and it's risky getting 1st edition but that's what pencil and errata is for

[Cyberider]

This is very tempting, even if I already have two or three dozen books specifically on bread.  However, I plan to sit it out and wait to see what the verdict is when it comes out.  Being a traditionalist, I'm always a bit suspicious about anything modernist. 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I noticed this today in the Wall Street Journal:

 

http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-2-000-plus-page-cookbook-is-upending-the-science-of-bread-making-1474986727

 

 

Was particularly taken by the purported novel method of fixing over-proofed bread dough.  My nemesis.  Only a few months to find out and worth the admission price.

 

Hope it involves a rotor stator homogenizer.

 

[rotuts]

Ill look for this.   nice to see they are still cutting things in half.

 

date of article was Sept 27

 

did you get a hard copy ?

 

maybe it will be in the weekend magazine.

 

guess I better start saving now  even though im not much of a baker.

 

[rotuts]

Odd:

 

Modernist Baking Amazon  USA  vs CA :

 

USA      $ 593    list    625     USD

 

CAN     $ 532     list    810     CDN

[rotuts]

Just to Review :

 

in Canada  , you can get MC Bread for  532 Loonies

 

Tx to USD  :  $ 402.93

 

 

In the Past , Vast fortunes were made transporting stuff from Canada to the USA  

 

think  Boardwalk Empire  , and Joe Kennedy

 

I can see a niche here , a small one  , lets way around Buffalo NY ?

 

one would need a nondescript Van  with very good shocks :

 

""  What's  in the Van ?  ""  USA customs asks  

 

" Paper Products  "

[chromedome]

That's a strange anomaly...it's almost as if they calculated the exchange rate backwards on the Canadian price, and marked it down instead of up. 

[rotuts]

its possible

 

Buy Canadienne  !

 

or find a Friend N of the Border !

[Yiannos]

On 9/27/2016 at 10:26 AM, Cyberider said:

I'm always a bit suspicious about anything modernist. 

 

Beethoven, my man!

[JoNorvelleWalker]

My 2017 Modernist Bread calendar has come.  It is packed with factoids and useful tips:

 

Most of the air in a loaf of bread is trapped in one large meandering pore.  Do not apply charcoal powder close to an overhead air conditioning duct.

 

Can't wait for the book.

 

[rotuts]

Rats.   Im trying very hard to resist.  

 

Im helped by the fact that  Our Friends  N. of the Boarder can get the book for  ~ 400 USD  and Us  S. of the Border are required to pay 593 USD.

 

which causes ' Heart Burn " etc.

[chromedome]

That's a definite anomaly. Typically Canadian book prices are about 30% higher than US prices. 

[rotuts]

could be a small , but nice smuggling opportunity  

 

not quite so good as Canadian Club during prohibition  ....

 

but then you would not have to deal with Joe Kennedy.

 

just saying

[ElsieD]

14 minutes ago, rotuts said:

could be a small , but nice smuggling opportunity  

 

not quite so good as Canadian Club during prohibition  ....

 

but then you would not have to deal with Joe Kennedy.

 

just saying

 

We are grateful for small mercies.

[btbyrd]

International price differences for books can be tremendous, especially for used books. I have no idea why it happens, but when it does, I'm flabbergasted. I'd been looking for an out of print academic book (non-cooking) for several months, but all the used copies available on US Amazon / Abebooks / eBay were $500+. The other day I decided to check Canadian Amazon and, lo and behold, there was a copy available for $15. The staggering thing was that the exact same copy of the exact same book from the exact same seller was $505 on US Amazon and eBay! I bought it without hesitation, using Canadian Amazon to buy from the US seller. Pricing algorithms run amok?