Men's Pie Manual (Haynes Manuals): The step-by-step guide to making perfect pies

This was a gift. It was a fun heading and style with good recipes and was well received as a gift and, it has been used.

Gift for my husband and yes enjoying his ‘blokey’ pie book ! Bought him a twin pie maker and he’s already bashing out perfect pukka pies !

An entertaining presentation, but what made it even better was that the recipes are good and work. Buy it as a serious cook book, not just for fun.

If like me and have never cooked, this is an ideal way to start.Tells it in a very easy way for the beginner.

Lovely recipes

Brilliant book, loved all the different recipes in it & explains all different pastry.

The key difference between this book and one for women is that men need to know WHY things are done. This book is full of explanations. Once we know the reason for things we are ready to invent our own recipes. This is an excellent book. A real workshop manual. Not just what to do but the purpose of each action.

Don't be fooled into thinking this is a novelty book because of it being a Haynes manual about cooking. Far from it, with a recommendation from Tom Kerridge, this is a very readable but comprehensive guide to all things pie but written in a way that even a man ( or woman!) who is nervous about being adventurous in the kitchen can tackle the recipes with confidence. Even experts will I suspect enjoy this gentle journey through the world of the pie which incidentally also covers such essentials as accompanying gravies, sauces and even crumbles.Reading this in isolation is also a pleasure with facts and tips covering everything from tools, techniques and history, all written with a welcome injection of humour. Heartily recommended.