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"Modernist Bread at Home"

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rotuts

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out of curiosity :

 

are these  Bread School courses for those who have purchased the book ,

 

accessible by some sort of code  ?

 

is there any mention of them being available later on , for those new to the book ,

 

just getting it later than the first batch ?

 

I learn a lot  by seeing something done , and then maybe seeing it again , 

 

when it suits me.

 

Im ho[ping that there will be collection of videos that one can go back to 

 

after the courses finish the first time around.

 

any inklings of this from MC's announcements ?

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2 minutes ago, rotuts said:

out of curiosity :

 

are these  Bread School courses for those who have purchased the book ,

 

accessible by some sort of code  ?

 

is there any mention of them being available later on , for those new to the book ,

 

just getting it later than the first batch ?

 

I learn a lot  by seeing something done , and then maybe seeing it again , 

 

when it suits me.

 

Im ho[ping that there will be collection of videos that one can go back to 

 

after the courses finish the first time around.

 

any inklings of this from MC's announcements ?

 

Modernist Cuisine said these are email courses, so as long as you save them, you could go back to them at any time. 

They've only mentioned them as email courses so they could be just text, no video content.  We'll have to see. 

They also said they are available to anyone there is no requirement to purchase the book and it's not needed to do the lessons. 

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9 hours ago, ElsieD said:

 

What are your initial impressions?  Mine is scheduled for delivery on Tuesday and I'm having second thoughts.

 

Why second thoughts?

 

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12 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Why second thoughts?

 

 

I am starting to wonder how much I'd use it.  It's an expensive book.

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7 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

I am starting to wonder how much I'd use it.  It's an expensive book.

 

I haven't pulled the trigger for the same reason.  I'd like to get into a regular bread baking routine but haven't managed it yet, in spite of several good books. 

I figure the e-mail classes are their opportunity to sell me on their bread baking methods and the book.  If I like what I see, I'll take the plunge. 

That said, if I'd already ordered and it was on the way, I'd go ahead and get a look at it rather than trying to cancel sight unseen. 

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rotuts

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these books are indeed expensive

 

thus their layout is impressive

 

you can get an extraordinary amount of information

 

by just reading them.

 

it justifies the price 

 

by far.

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1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:

 

I haven't pulled the trigger for the same reason.  I'd like to get into a regular bread baking routine but haven't managed it yet, in spite of several good books. 

I figure the e-mail classes are their opportunity to sell me on their bread baking methods and the book.  If I like what I see, I'll take the plunge. 

That said, if I'd already ordered and it was on the way, I'd go ahead and get a look at it rather than trying to cancel sight unseen. 

 

It's not on the way yet, but due to arrive Tuesday.  The price is now $186 Cdn.  Hopefully, I'll be charged the initial price of $140.

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wow

 

those prices are quite different .

 

Id take it @ 140 .

 

good luck.

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On 3/2/2024 at 1:49 PM, ElsieD said:

 

What are your initial impressions?  Mine is scheduled for delivery on Tuesday and I'm having second thoughts.

My local university had the multivolume set when it first came out, I was one of the first to thumb through it. This is a good distillation. If you like to bake bread, it will be a good addition to your library. I'm more into cooking than baking but I dig the MC crew's work (I also flipped through the first MC and have MCAH).

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9 hours ago, ElsieD said:

 

I am starting to wonder how much I'd use it.  It's an expensive book.

 

Heavy too!  I needed a volume from the big set this afternoon.  It was under a pile of about sixty pounds of other books.

 

I don't know about the At Home editions, but the full sets come with what they call a Kitchen Manual, small spiral bound waterproof books that have all the recipes.  I refer to Kitchen Manuals frequently.

 

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11 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I don't know about the At Home editions, but the full sets come with what they call a Kitchen Manual, small spiral bound waterproof books that have all the recipes.  I refer to Kitchen Manuals frequently.

 

MC@Home also comes with a spiral-bound kitchen manual.  It's the same height and width as the big book, but much slimmer as it has far fewer pages.  It's the part I use the most. 

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32 minutes ago, curls said:

And MC Bread at Home also comes with a spiral-bound kitchen manual.

Are you a proud member of the eGullet Enablers Club?

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36 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

Are you a proud member of the eGullet Enablers Club?

Of course!!! 

Just trying to help.  😉

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6 hours ago, curls said:

And MC Bread at Home also comes with a spiral-bound kitchen manual.

I think the manual paper is some sort of special stain-resistant paper?

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3 hours ago, Vapre said:

I think the manual paper is some sort of special stain-resistant paper?

The kitchen manual pages are waterproof and tear-resistant.

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Enabled.

 

I needed some new AAA  and AA rechargeable batteries.

 

but not $ 35 dollars worth.

 

Win -Win.  

 

hopefully the last of the Tax Time 

 

smoke and mirror's.

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I have the MC@Home publication.  I'm embarrassed to admit that the only recipe I ever made was the Caramelized Carrot Soup.  We found it tooth-achingly sweet and I never looked at the books again.  I just pulled the recipe book out from it's cover and plan to go through it.

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2 hours ago, ElsieD said:

I have the MC@Home publication.  I'm embarrassed to admit that the only recipe I ever made was the Caramelized Carrot Soup.  We found it tooth-achingly sweet and I never looked at the books again.  I just pulled the recipe book out from it's cover and plan to go through it.

 

That carrot soup recipe is quite memorable.  In addition to the carrots I sliced off the tip of my index finger.

 

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1 hour ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

That carrot soup recipe is quite memorable.  In addition to the carrots I sliced off the tip of my index finger.

 

But, but......did you like the soup?

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25 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

But, but......did you like the soup?

 

The soup actually got made sometime later.  As I recall it was OK.  Not something that I would make again.

 

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