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post #1 of 8
7/14/06 at 6:09am
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okay what is a good cookbook to buy???
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post #2 of 8
7/14/06 at 9:30am
You need to be a little more specific... what genre? style? cuisine?
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post #3 of 8
7/14/06 at 7:50pm
Smoke and Spice. Do not listen to him about the times or temps. Just concentrate on the recipes and read the humorous narratives.

bigwheel
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post #4 of 8
7/14/06 at 8:18pm
My Mom gave me the following advice:

1) Don't buy or consume any foods with the word's "Chef" or "blend" on it.

2) Don't buy any book with a picture of the author that's more than 1/4 of the dust cover size.

In other words, stay away from trendy books or ones by famous stars (Suzanne Summers comes to mind...) You can usually find these a year later at the discount bin for $2.99.
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post #5 of 8
7/15/06 at 3:50am
Depends on what you are looking for? The Joy of Cooking is a good all around cookbook. For recipes and the hows and whys try Shirley O Corrihers "Cookwise".
Like Jim said whats your genre? style? cusine?

Rgds Rook
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post #6 of 8
7/17/06 at 8:38am
That's what I heard, but I have been sorely disappointed with the new version that I bought last year. I've heard the old ones are the good ones, so I've been keeping an eye out at the used book stores.
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post #7 of 8
10/20/06 at 4:05am

cookbooks.

A great one is called the "Family Circle Encylopiedia". We get it in Australia, but I dont know about where u are.:look:
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post #8 of 8
10/27/06 at 3:38pm
Free Rider-
Look at Amazon- try to get an edition from the 60's or even 50's. Those are the Encyclopedia Britannica of cooking.

Mike
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