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Featured Review
Pros: Clear, easy to follow recipes, helpful tips
Cons: Repeat recipes, lack of pictures
I’m glad I had the opportunity to go through this cookbook and I think it would make a great gift for a beginning home cook. This book is very thorough and it explains the why behind the recipes. It tells what products worked and which ones did not. It definitely takes the guess work out for a beginning cook. This cookbook also helps to simplify recipes that may be a little more difficult for a novice. The tips that Cooks Illustrated magazines and cookbooks offer can’t be beat. All of the recipes that I tried came out flawless and one of my favorites was the key lime bars. The big downfall of this cookbook is the repeat recipes. If you subscribe to the magazine, chances...
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