TY - BOOK AU - Rinsky, Glenn AU - Rinsky, Laura Halpin TI - The pastry chef's companion: a comprehensive resource guide for the baking and pastry professional SN - 9780470009550 AV - TX 349 .R56 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - New Jersey PB - John Wiley & Son, Inc. KW - COOKERY -- ENCYCLOPEDIAS N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Baking resources -- Important temperatures every pastry chef and baker should know -- Weight and volume equivalents for most common ingredients -- Sugar cooking stages -- Conversion formulas and equivalents -- Seasonal fruit availability -- The 12 steps of baking -- Classic and contemporary flavor combinations -- What went wrong and why -- Specialty vendors -- Professional development resources N2 - A comprehensive baking dictionary and reference guide With more than 4,800 terms and definitions from around the world plus ten appendices filled with helpful resources, The Pastry Chef s Companion combines the best features of a dictionary and an encyclopedia ER -