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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Any cook should start here. So many answers are available in The Joy of Cooking! I thought that the older versions were better for info and not as good for recipes. But the newer versions--which include recipes for ethnic foods like thai, chinese, mexican, and ehthipoian--are the best of both...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “The few recipes I tried in here were good enough, and they had a fair amount for pressure cookers, which was good, but almost always the recipes called for some exotic ingredient. Great stuff maybe, but not what a novice cooker or grad student wants. I mainly used it for a few of my soups.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“One of my first books. Still a go-to-book for me. ”
Karen S wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“You got to be cook already to use this classic well.”
Mary C wrote this review Sunday, November 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Always helpful in knowing how to prepare something.”
Sue On The Vine wrote this review Friday, October 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I received this book as a wedding gift in 1967 but never used it much. With the revival of Julia Child's cookbook The Art of Mastering French Cooking, I'm finding that Joy of Cooking is helpful to me in different ways, by explaining ingredients. I really like the Brownies Cockaigne recipe.”
Anne G wrote this review Friday, September 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent source of information on cooking ”
Marlene A wrote this review Thursday, September 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really want to learn how to cook (better at least)”
Matt P wrote this review Sunday, August 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A good book on cooking.”
Penny D wrote this review Monday, August 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i hate this book, the concepts and methods are helpful but the recipes are crap.”
christine wrote this review Friday, August 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The few recipes I tried in here were good enough, and they had a fair amount for pressure cookers, which was good, but almost always the recipes called for some exotic ingredient. Great stuff maybe, but not what a novice cooker or grad student wants. I mainly used it for a few of my soups.”
Mary O wrote this review Sunday, June 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
