There's something wonderful about meringue, laky, chewy, soft and hard at the same time, it's just one of hose joyous desserts and can be served with so many different ingredients.

Essentially whipped egg whites, on paper making meringues seems very simple, however, anyone who has made them will testify that they can be fairly tricky to get perfect.

This is why the team over at The Wall Street Journal have set out to make this great graphical guide on how to make the perfect meringues.

It covers everything with a great recipe, step by step illustrations and detailed instructions - this really is all you need to know to make the perfect meringues and a great post for Best of The Blogs.