Cheese Primer
by Steven Jenkins
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Book Reviews of Cheese Primer
Book Review: Into the World of Fromage
Summary: 5 Stars
Growing up on waxy American cheese slices, made me repelled by even the mention of cheese. Then a friend who was really into it, took me to a cheese shop where we sampled slice after slice of exotic cheeses from all over the planet.From then on I'm hooked. Cook constantly with the stuff! Cheese please! Jenkings provides us with a good primer on the subject, country by country with his ratings.
Started off in Dean and Deluca, where the best of everything is offered in their catalog and online now.
For American cheese, try Laura Werlin's excellent book: The New American Cheese, which features recipes with American cheese artisans. If you can, find a cheese shop in your area. Explore and enjoy.
Book Review: holy cow, goat, and sheep!
Summary: 5 Stars
Working in the specialty department of whole foods market, and having tasted my way through a hundred cheeses, i needed to know more! this book is great-- more about cheese than you would ever want or need to know. I picked this book because it is the reference book we use at work, and it explained way more different cheeses than any 5 books combined. the author is very opinionated--i dont agree with some of his blacklisted cheeses, but he is passionate about cheese. and cheese is an honorable thing to be passionate about. great book! and the wine pairings are very helpful--Book Review: Cheap printing, newsprint paper
Summary: 3 Stars
The content is wonderful. Jenkins knows cheeses and presents the information in a clear and readable style. However the overall form of the book is problematic. I was hoping to keep this book as a reference, but it is printed on a cheap newsprint-type paper, and I expect it will soon be yellow and brittle. The photographs are poorly printed (then again photos do not show up well on such grainy paper). I have several other cooking books from Workman Publishing, and they were all well printed and bound, on clean bright paper. I wonder why Workman Pub. suddenly got so cheap?Book Review: Good, but getting out of date
Summary: 3 Stars
A good introduction to cheese, with details about specific European cheeses (especially French) for the more advanced cheesehead. Good general overviews of the countries, and comments about some of the strengths and short-comings of each. Unfortunately, this book is going on 12 years old so it's almost irrelevant for locating specific cheeses.
The section on the U.S. is especially out-of-date as the artisinal industry has continued to explode since publishing. Worth a buy and a browse for $10, but there must be something better out there.
Book Review: Couldn't put it down!
Summary: 5 Stars
I picked up a copy of Steve Jenkins' Cheese Primer because I have a great interest in the fine cheeses of the world. I thought it would be a good reference to consult whenever I wanted to try something new, or remember something old. But I began reading the introduction and found myself entranced by his writing style. His strong voice, unyielding opinions, and prosaic descriptions make for a thoroughly entertaining read -- AND it's the best cheese reference book around. If you like cheese, or just good writing, or both, buy this book!