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FitnessProsBooks.com - Joanne Weir's Cooking Class
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List Price: $34.99
Our Price: $20.18
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Manufacturer: Bayview Films
Starring: Joanne Weir
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0829028000898
Format: Box set
Label: Bayview Films
Manufacturer: Bayview Films
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Bayview Films
Release Date: 2006-11-14
Running Time: 780
Studio: Bayview Films
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Easily the worst cooking show I've seen...
Comment: The premise of this show is pairing a person inexperienced with cooking with Joanne Weir, a Famous Chef and Author. They will not only learn a recipe from a real cook, but more importantly, gain confidence in their own abilities. On paper, this is a fantastic idea, and it probably would have benefited from a different host -- wouldn't it be great to get the enthusiasm of Mario Batali, the casualness of Ming Tsai, or the well planned everything-in-its-place recipes of Bridget Lancaster from America's Test Kitchen?
Unfortunately, the host is Joanne Weir, who seems to relish passively-aggressively crushing any joy in learning. She feels the need to touch everything that the student made, adjusting it millimeters straighter and therefore perfect. She seems to wait for the student to try and pronounce a confusing French or Italian word, as opposed to just telling them in the first place. And in one episode, she was claiming you should always whip eggs in a copper bowl -- a stand mixer isn't as good. On what planet do people who are new to cooking need to buy a (colossally expensive) copper bowl to beat egg whites?
With a better teacher, her students and viewers would be able to enjoy time in the kitchen. As it stands, I would imagine she's frightened interested newbies off.
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Summary: Great, not so complicated cooking lessons
Comment: Joanne Weir shares wonderful uncomplicated recipes with warmth, style and a dash of humor. Her "amateur guest students" add to the informality and fun. Informative yet relaxing. You will actually cook this stuff!
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Summary: Very informative!
Comment: I rented this DVD set from my local library and didn't want to return it! There was so much helpful information in it, I decided to buy the whole set for myself.
I really enjoy cooking, but have limited knowledge of how to prepare certain ingredients, e.g. fennel, beets, and artichokes. I also learned how to make a risotto and how to wedge citrus fruit.
I'm not sure I'll make these exact recipes, but I learned a lot about food preparation.
I have to agree with a previous poster about the mild annoyance of the 'interviews' with the student. However, it certainly does not take away from the amount of knowledge you can gain by watching the shows.
Overall, this is a great beginner/intermediate class!
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Summary: It would be better with just Joanne
Comment: The recipes look good and the shows would be helpful for someone learning to cook. However, I find the technique of having a wide-eyed novice as a student VERY distracting. The camera work is also a bit hyper and jumps around, presumably in an attempt to add "energy" to the filmmaking.
The student will make annoying vocalizations and comments that are all the way through the show. "Okay." "Okay." "Yeah." "Uhhuh." "Okay." etc. Worse yet, periodically they have interviews with the student. This adds absolutely nothing to the value of the show and involves more inane commentary.
The recipes are good and there is a lot to learn from the videos. In general, though, I prefer Lidia's Italian cooking shows. Much more calm and no distracting discussions with students. I also like Julia Child and Jacques Pepin's cooking shows. They do have a lot of dialog but it is between two interesting, mature, skilled individuals.
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Summary: Superb Educational Experience for Jazzing Up Your Repertoire Easily
Comment: Of all the cooking shows I've seen, this is the one that really made me want to get in there and try one recipe after another. Joanne Weir has a terrific, easygoing, onscreen presence, and she clearly knows her stuff (which means you'll know YOUR stuff, simply by watching). Also, unlike Ina Garten of Barefoot Contessa fame (whom I LOVE) Ms. Weir's food actually tastes good (I'm convinced by now that after trying one recipe after another that Ina Garten is more of an assembler than an inspired cook, but I love her anyway).
While some of the reviewers here mentioned the students were annoying, I found only ONE of them to be annoying, and for the most part this device worked (in that you'll learn easily in a conversational style rather than trying to actively commit things to memory as you go along).
As for the problem with Disc C during the pasta episode, I had the same problem but received a replacement disc from the company and the problem has now been resolved.
Overall this is a can't miss series, and I especially love it for the interesting sauces (we're not talking old, stuffy, French sauces here, but zingy modern wonders). 26 episodes for this price is a real bargain. I'm very pleased with my purchase and expect you will be too.
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Editorial Reviews:
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This unforgettable, wryly original series of cooking lessons features real-world students working side-by-side with her in her own kitchen in San Francisco. Â"Joanne WeirÂ’s Cooking ClassÂ" invites viewers to share friendly, funny interludes with a perceptive teacher and determined students in a 26-part series of cooking fundamentals. Award-winning author and cooking teacher Joanne Weir is currently starring in her third series on Public Television. Includes Printable Recipes and Web resources. Running Time: 780 minutes, a 4-DVD set
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