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“Let cool slightly.”That is an instruction on the brownie recipe. It sounds easy enough, but the next step is to beat in eggs. If “slightly” isn’t enough cooling, the eggs will be cooked and you will have scrambled egg in your brownies. “Cool for x minutes off the heat,” “cool to room temp,” or a more specific “cool to x° F/C” would help provide more consistent results. I got this book for my brother who loves Theo chocolate, but he doesn’t cook as much as I do. I’m excited in the variety of recipes presented, but since he’s not a seasoned cook/baker and I don’t know how he’ll be with terms being a bit incomplete, this may not be as good a gift as I’d hoped.I. Love. Theo. Their chocolate is amazing. They have seriously ruined the chocolates that I grew up with that were near and dear to my heart. But not anymore! As a huge fan of theirs, I follow them on social media and was so excited when I saw that a week before my wife's birthday their cookbook was coming out! And for only $18?? Did I mention I love Theo?Even if you don't love Theo, this is a great book for making many different types of meals to impress your friends and family. And it has WAY more recipes than dessert. I cannot wait to try some of their savory recipes.So far we have made their pots de creme for a dinner party. They were super easy and delicious.On top of having some really creative recipes, they share a short history of Theo. The pictures are also great for those who just love looking at sexy food pics.OH SNAP.THEO CHOCOLATES.Here's the deal. This thing is not just full of delicious sweet desserts (deserts?) but has some entree and savory type dishes.It is also a beautifully designed cookbook with excellent typesetting, gorgeous photos, and the recipes are good, too.As the title may imply, however, the cookbook is not made of chocolate. But it sure as hell talks a lot about it.Was a little disappointed in this cookbook. Love the Theo company and their chocolate bars, but this cookbook is a little too over the top. I won't actually make most of the recipes from it. They are either too involved, too crazy, or require too many expensive ingredients.Personally, I was not happy with the contents of the book. It had recipes made with chocolate from appetizers, breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks through dessert. I was looking for a book with more desserts and candy recipes that didn't use herbs or whiskey in its recipes. This book had very little to offer me.I am a good baker because I love doing it; I don't shy away from complicated if I think the result will knock my socks off. If I had a free month off and felt like spending $50 + to make a complicated dessert that most people would not appreciate, I just might give some of these recipes a whirl. But while reading them I am just not convinced I will be satisfied with the end result.Good recipes well displayed. I should know better by now. When a chocolate maker prints a book, most of the recipes utilize very specific chocolates of their own. Chocolate is finicky. The fat content matters. So, if the milk chocolate you have has a different fat content, your result won't be the same. Beautiful pictures, but I won't be making anything from here.Best chocolate store in the PNW produced a great book. Purchased this book for my wife- she LOVES it almost as much as their chocolateLovely book, definitely one for my collection.A++++++++sent it back, was only recipes, some savoury, not what I was looking forIt is a good reference book.
