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"The Joy of Cooking" is great for learning how to cook.
by bufordtwain 14y ago
"The Joy of Cooking" is great for learning how to cook.
- JasonFruit 14y agoI own it, and used it until I realized how much time I was wasting on unnecessary complications. Try "How to Cook Everything" by Mark Bittman — it cuts out the cruft and the results are just as good.
- dannyr 14y agoThere's the Basic Edition of "How To Cook Everything". Should I get that instead? http://www.amazon.com/How-Cook-Everything-Basics-Photos/dp/0470528060/ http://www.amazon.com/How-Cook-Everything-Basics-Photos/dp/0...
- JasonFruit 14y agoI don't know — I've never seen it. I don't see why you would; the full version is simple enough for anyone who can fry an egg.
- ctdonath 14y agoIt's an iPhone app too. I use it weekly.
- dkarl 14y agoThe Joy of Cooking is a great reference, but for learning, I prefer The Way to Cook by Julia Child. The recipes are classics, yet adapted a bit to be relatively simple and light. It's well-illustrated, and I really liked the organizational method of presenting very detailed, beginner-friendly master recipes and providing other recipes as variations. I gave mine away when I stopped eating so much meat and dairy (it's not exactly vegan-friendly; it's Julia Child, after all) because I couldn't stand to see it sitting around unused.