The Sourdough School: The ground-breaking guide to making gut-friendly bread

This book has been in my life for many many years and I keep it around like a trusted best friend, even if just to see the beautiful photos or read the prose because I simply enjoy it so much. This book is jam-packed with knowledge but almost more importantly: wisdom. Wisdom about how to make sourdough of course, but also wisdom about being a more ethical person, being more conscientious about our impact on this earth and our connections to the farmers and millers, and the list goes on. It's a book about bread and a book about humanity too. Listen to what Vanessa says, you won't be disappointed. Her other books are just as influential and groundbreaking.

Bought it for my husband for Christmas. It’s a beautiful and informative book with a good amount of recipes and info about the sourdough process.

I have been baking sourdough for about 10 years. This is one of many books about sourdough on my bookshelf and most certainly the best. This is the one that I always go to if I have problems or need inspiration.It is probably the best sourdough reference I have ever seen, and I have bought and read a few.All the information you need is there and well organised. Follow the instructions, have some patience with the cultures, and you will succeed.Do not believe the negative reviews, I believe that some of them are malicious and I have no idea why they do it.

El libro es muy didáctico y está muy bien organizado. Es el lugar idóneo para iniciar si quieres preparar masa madre. Se puede complementar muy bien con videos y otras referencias.

When I was reading the reviews, I was confused by the mixed reviews. On one hand, some great reviews, on the other - bad reviews, suggesting this is a difficult book to use.After reading it, I have to say it is an excellent book - but only if you wish to LEARN about sourdough. after you finish reading it, you can easily cook with it, but it is absolutely not a traditional cookbook, where you open a page and cook a recipe. The entire idea behind the book is to educate us, the readers, on the process itself, allowing one to create his one way, in means of learning, practicing, trial and error.If you get the book with that state of mind, it could easily be the best basic book you own. If you expect 'go to' recipes and easy job following them... it' snot the book for you.Highly recommended to the amateur (+++) baker.