The Perfect Loaf: The Craft and Science of Sourdough Breads, Sweets, and More: A Baking Book

I had never made a sour Dough bread, so I figured I could use this to help make a good bread. This book is amazing, it tells you everything you need to know about making sour Doug bread. I have made bread 3 different to loavesand as most people know it’s pretty hard to get a perfect loaf. Well all 3 times my bread was perfect.

If you can think of a question about sourdough, it's in this book! Presented in a logical format that guides you through starting your own starter, making your first loaf, and experimenting with different recipes.

It is beautiful, the illustrations are crisp, colorful and it makes you want to jump inside the book! Great housewarming gift, coffee table art, bookshelf piece or just for your everyday recipes!

Love the book, so much information, a good buy

Never too many good bread books

I bought this book 8 months ago (and a sourdough starter kit) to take up sourdough baking in anticipation of retirement and move my retirement home...it's happened! I made my first bread loaves recently, and pancakes from Discard. This book has been my guide all the way. It's much easier than Googling everything. It's an encyclopedia of everything sourdough with a large part of the book containing recipes, which is a huge plus IMO. My favorite part of the book is that no detail is left unexplained (great for beginners like me) and Maurizio always denotes the page number of a step or process he may refer to in a paragraph. It's easy to navigate. You don't have to read the book from start to finish if you don't want to. You can go to the topic that interests you using the Index. I am also a (former) software engineer like the author turned baker, which I didn't know when I purchased the book. That's cool. I highly recommend this book for all levels of bakers, and I thank my BFF for suggesting this gem!!

Beautiful book pretty enough to put on display. Fast shipping everything good.

The book is an incredible resource. Very well laid out in content and learning about sour dough in great extent. Its a beautiful book in ots look and esthetic view as well. I had ordered a bound book, but it came as the spiral version. Its great that it lays flat, but it does not look like the paper will hold up to the page turning where the holes are. The spiral coil is plastic.I do appreciate the book, but would have preferred a bound copy. I chose not to return it for exchange because I bought it on sale and the book in any version is worth the price. I do highly recommend.