 My name is Suzanne, and I am a cookbook addict.
Unused cookbooks? What's that? They are all fair game for researching new ideas, or just bedtime reading. Even if I never, ever, make a single recipe from one, I still think it has value as a resource.
Last time I looked, I had about 500 cookbooks (not including back issues of Saveur, Food Arts, Australian Vogue Entertaining + Travel, and assorted other mags). I have everything catalogued (an Excel spreadsheet). Most of them are filed in order of category. All but 2 of the books* are in my office at home -- in built-in bookcases, a stand-alone bookcase next to a filing cabinet, and stacked up on top of another office unit. Needless to say, I need more bookshelf space, but have not been able to wrest any away from my hubby/business partner, who has his stuff spread out a lot more. Since we live in a loft-style apartment, with the office smack in the middle, it's no problem to go back and forth from office to kitchen.
BTW: I also have 3 file drawers full of recipes, restaurant reviews, and articles on food and restaurants.
*The only 2 cookbooks I keep in the kitchen are the instruction book for my microwave, and Barbara Kafka's Microwave Gourmet. 'Cause I ALWAYS need help when I try to nuke anything, which isn't very often.
If anyone is interested in how I have things categorized, send me a PM.  |