I found this book to be very readable, and reasonable in its expectations. While the author gives her preference for real vanilla bean, she also gives the conversion for those who prefer, or need to use vanilla extract. The writing style is clean and easy to understand. To help those who want to use excellent ingredients, the author includes a list of sources for ingredients at the back of the book. My only complaint about this book is that nearly every recipe calls for couverture, the European specialty coating chocolate, and does not give any alternatives, but also does not spell out which sources carry this essential item. This leaves the reader to hunt down the best source for couverture themselves, although a web search bring up immediate options for doing so.
Overall I can recommend this book for anyone interested in making high quality chocolate truffles at home. (4.5 out of 5 rating).
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