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The Best - [26 Feb 2009]
I am not a cookbook connoisseur, I own about three of them and checked-out a number from the library, so I am not giving the perspective of an expert but a weekend cook (I cook for my family on weekends and a few times during the week to give my wife ...
library, so I am not giving the perspective of an expert but a weekend cook (I cook for ...
www.amazon.com/review/R2OQRCR7JRAZZ...
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My fave! - [21 Dec 2008]
I love this cookbook and I've used it at least weekly since I got it, about 10 years ago. Just tonight, I made the recipe for potato pancakes (to go with his sweet-and-sour brisket recipe from NYT). And, yes, it was a pretty simple recipe: grated potatoes...
Just tonight, I made the recipe for potato pancakes (to go with his sweet-and-sour brisket ...
www.amazon.com/review/ROPOGJDWDIF...
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Best as a reference for technique - [03 Dec 2008]
Since Mark Bittman emphasizes 'simple,' recipes often turn out bland or ho-hum. It seems that recipes were not always thoroughly tested, as cook times are frequently off, especially in regards to baked goods. Sometimes, Bittman's tone is condescending...
recipes were not always thoroughly tested, as cook times are frequently off, especially...
www.amazon.com/review/R3IWHZA0L...
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Excellent Basic Cookbook for the Home Cook - [03 Dec 2008]
Every home cooking library needs at least one basic cook book and this is the one that I always recommend. I have been happily using this cookbook for 10 years. I love to cook but I work long hours and Bittman is amazing at producing simple delicious ...
recommend. I have been happily using this cookbook for 10 years. I love to cook but I...
www.amazon.com/review/R3GMXQ60YL...
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Wonderful book, badly constructed - [26 Nov 2008]
We're on our third copy of this book. After the first two hardcover copies fell apart, we bought the paperback. Now that shows 1) that this book has become indispensable in our kitchen, but also 2) that the hardcover version is shoddily made. We sent ...
bought the paperback. Now that shows 1) that this book has become indispensable in our kitchen...
www.amazon.com/review/R2DCRH1BT...
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The Minimalist writes a minimalist cookbook. - [13 Oct 2008]
This is an excellent cookbook for a starting cook, and it is the first one I turn to when I have a pile of one type of vegetable. The recipes are very easy to follow, and it has clear and useful techniques.
That being said, quite a few recipes (especially...
I have a pile of one type of vegetable. The recipes are very easy to follow, and it has clear...
www.amazon.com/review/R2J7O03IW...
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The Minimalist writes a minimalist cookbook. - [13 Oct 2008]
This is an excellent cookbook for a starting cook, and it is the first one I turn to when I have a pile of one type of vegetable. The recipes are very easy to follow, and it has clear and useful techniques. That being said, quite a few recipes (especially...
I have a pile of one type of vegetable. The recipes are very easy to follow, and it has clear...
www.amazon.com/review/R2J7O03IW...
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It self-destructs - [12 Oct 2008]
A great cookbook for today. However, I am now buying my 3rd copy because the binding keeps falling apart. Just a disgusting practice. Shame on them.
falling apart. Just a disgusting practice. Shame on them.
www.amazon.com/review/R1WCZT2P3...
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It self-destructs - [12 Oct 2008]
A great cookbook for today. However, I am now buying my 3rd copy because the binding keeps falling apart.
Just a disgusting practice. Shame on them.
falling apart.
Just a disgusting practice. Shame on them.
www.amazon.com/review/R1WCZT2P3...
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Best. Cooking book. Ever. - [09 Oct 2008]
I've got a lot of cooking books. I like to cook, but I'm not terribly good at it, having only started cooking (and baking) in the last few years. This book is by far the best cooking book I've ever owned - can you imagine, reading a book on cooking this...
started cooking (and baking) in the last few years. This book is by far the best cooking...
www.amazon.com/review/R31VDFRJTX...
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