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Originally Posted by Just Jim  I think, much like knives, it would be better to buy specialty items rather than a set.
I would look for book(s) specializing in one cuisine (although, for sheer beauty if nothing else, the Culinaria series is really nice). |
I've found the Culinaria books pretty as well, but I don't think they're particularly good in actual cooking content. Kind of touristy is how I would describe it. Eating there, but not cooking it yourself. I own two,(Southeast Asia and Germany), have looked at others and found them all disappointing from the cooking aspect. The section on bratwurst in the German edition is awful. Poor discussion of the regional variations and cooking techniques that contribute to their differences.