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View Poll Results: Do you use your computer as your No. 1 cookbook?
Yes, the computer is my No. 1 source for recipes 6 30.00%
No, I will always prefer a hard copy cookbook 14 70.00%
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Old 08-24-2009, 11:03 PM
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Thanks for answering my poll!
No, I am not the same guy which you saw asking about a paying for receipts by credit card.

The poll i sent is because i have an idea that will change the need of using books and wanted to see, before i start working on it, if people are into it.
Infact i built a survey which is more focused on the answers i am looking for.

spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dHRCSGZnQ21rT0o4OXdhREZqcFh YZUE6MA..

(copy paste the URL to your browser)

So if you have the time, i would be happy if you could answer it too.

Thanks a lot for the help!
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I'm not going to fill out a survey if I have no idea who you are. Sorry. And what is your new idea?

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Old 08-25-2009, 04:05 PM
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For me, it's a mix of both. My husband made something for me in Super Card to store my recipes in so I've been gradually entering the ones that are cutout from magazines etc, but I do have a big cookbook collection too that I will use on a regular basis.
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Old 08-25-2009, 04:30 PM
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I'm about 99-1, with 99 of my recipes from the Internet (include suggestions from the very helpful members of cheftalk) and 1% of recipes from cookbooks.

I'm going to pick up an EEE top so I have easy touch screen access to recipes online in the kitchen:
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I use cookbooks there is something about having a well worn book. I would suspect if in the future there are more practical (color) readers that adapt well to a kitchen environment I would use those (I am thinking of something like a kindle idea but expanded).
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Old 08-25-2009, 05:47 PM
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Just counted my recipe books. 126. I can find most things there i need. And just as important, I enjoy them very much.

I do use the internet too, but mostly cos i'm just interested in the food of other countries and dont have enough info in my books
For example. I have 2 Lebanese books but cant find a Kubze flat bread recipe One actually says we dont include this recipe as its so easy to buy it This would be when i go online
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It really depends on what I am going to cook. If its cajun, I have the Prudhomme's L.K. book or if bread the B.B.A. Or if its something from home I have the J.L.M. Memphis cookbook.

I don't own any Indian, Asian, Jamaican, or Mexican cookbooks. I love the food, so when I have the taste for it the internet is the way to go for me.

60/40 Cookbook basically.
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Searching for recipes on the internet is much more convenient and at the same time practical than buying a recipe book at the store. It's much more faster. Just type the kind of meal you want and *snap* you have a list of recipes!
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