Murdoch Books Secrets of Macarons

I have had my copy of this book for a number of years and am now back to buy another for a family member. This book is excellent in explaining how to bake a successful macarons. It explains clearly and in depth the role of each ingredient and then explains carefully the method for each recipe. In order to be successful when baking macarons it is IMPERATIVE to read the book carefully and then to follow the recipes EXACTLY. I have read some of the one star reviews for this book and frankly they are bizarre. One complains that the ganache is too runny - well, of course it is when first made but you have to allow for it to set! Read the book - it tells you this. Someone else complains it is elitist. No, it is not; there is nothing especially technically difficult when making macarons but you MUST FOLLOW THE RECIPE EXACTLY hence the focus of the book. There is lots that can go wrong when making macarons and ultimately experience is key. Follow this book PRECISELY and practice. You will get perfect macarons in the end.

Of all the macaron books I've bought, this is one of the best.

Después de varios intentos con los macarons, lo conseguí con este pequeño manual. Muy práctico y con cantidad de imágenes. Básicamente explica como hacer ese postre con el método del merengue italiano, es decir echando un almíbar caliente al merengue recién montado. El libro es muy claro.Otro buen ejemplar con muchos ejemplos es  Les Petits Macarons: Colorful French Confections to Make at Home Con cualquiera de los dos puedes dominar la técnica, si no te salen vuelve a intentarlo de nuevo.Super recomendables cualquiera de los dos títulos. Les Petits Macarons: Colorful French Confections to Make at Home

This little book offers great information with several recipes. Recommend!Love all of the book.

I was very disappointed. When I received the book there was a large black spot something sticky on the cover. When I tried to wipe it off some of the imaging came off with it. Also the book is a lot smaller than I expected kind of hard to read.