Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This set was a huge disappointment. 1) The books are folio size and are not convenient for a normal bookshelf. 2) In this series the authors have expunged the soul of the cooking experience. They have taken food preparation from the kitchen to a sterile science lab. 3) Measurements are in grams. That would be OK for weight measurments (e.g., a pound of butter), but not for things that are best measured by volume (e.g., a teaspoon of salt). 4) The books focus too much on the sous vide technique. I am not ready to buy another fad gadget for my kitchen that will end up on Craig's List after a few months. 5) It is too esoteric for home use. Honest, I am *not* going to buy ethylene gas to ripen my fruit! 6) I cannot quite figure out who the target audience is for these books. Overall, the photography is excellent, but this is not enough to make up for the set's shortcomings. The one word that I feel sums up my impressions of this set of books is "Impractical".