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Leiths Techniques Bible is the ultimate cookery reference book. Here is all the information taught during the year-long diploma course at Leith's 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.