Pros: Updates, recipe modifications, teaching sections Cons: My book is upside down (but every bit as good as the cake)
Nearly every newly married couple receives a copy of "The Joy of" either through a shower or on their wedding day with the knowledge that this will continually prove valuable for many years to come. My mother said it was one of the best ways to keep a ...
Pros: Covers almost every cooking question possible. Cons: You could never make all these recipes!
First off let me say this is going to be one of the toughest cookbook reviews that I have written. The Joy of Cooking book is my go-to cookbook for any question that I may have about any type of food that I would like to experiment with. But ...
Pros: step by step recipes, index, teaches cooking techniques, ingredients you love Cons: It might get stained from all of the time it spends opened in the kitchen!
My bridal shower had a "pasta theme". You can imagine that I received many, many cookbooks. Some showed colorful large photographs with perfectly presented culinary dishes.
Other books were dull. Just page upon page of text that did not inspire...
Pros: Has everything you need to know to cook great meals Cons: Recipe format isn't the most clear it could be
The New Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker is the kitchen bible, must have but not as easy to follow and understand as it could be. The 1152 pages that make up this encyclopedia of kitchen and cooking knowl ...
Pros: Comprehensive; for all occasions Cons: May be too formal for some; no full-color pictures
If I were to be stranded on a desert island with an endless supply of food, cookware, and necessary ingredients, I'd consider it to be pure torture if this cookbook weren't among my "luxury items".
Pros: is the cooking bible/dictionary Cons: some recipes are very plain, no color pictures
OVERVIEW: The Joy of Cooking is a classic. And like most classics, it should be bought, read, and kept at hand. MY COPY: I have the Joy of Cooking in my household, because it was in my grandmother's kitchen, and needed to be in ours. My version is a ...
Pros: Intriguing historical artifact, a gastronomic history of America Cons: It's not of much practical use today.
I recently found a facsimile of the First Edition of "The Joy of Cooking" by Irma S. Rombauer. It was published by Scribner in 1998, priced at $25, and is available EXACTLY as Irma published it in 1931.
Pros: Teaches the BASICS of cooking anything Cons: Some recipes are a little dated, Not much info on low fat/healthy recipes
My 1970's copy of the Joy of Cooking is a long time kitchen friend! It's pages reflect the countless successes, and yes, failures of my many culinary attempts through the years. The first cookbook I ever owned when I "moved away" from mom's...
Pros: Great tips on cooking methods and ingredients. You can customize the software for your recipes. Cons: Loading the program can be slower then looking up the recipe in the book.
I found the book form big and bulky. No matter how many times I used it I was still never able to just flip to a recipe like with some of my other cookbooks. I'd have to say that this probably isn't to much easier because I have to wait for the program...
Pros: Wonderful tips, Delicious recipes that work Cons: None.
When I need a creative new recipe for a particular cut of meat, or other dish, I always turn to my good ole reliable "Joy of Cooking" before any other resource. It taught me how to cook a pork loin in a wonderful garlic marinade that caught...
Pros: All the information you need in one book Cons: A little overwhelming at times
I have an entire shelf of cookbooks and most are quite good, but if I had to choose just one and give all the others away, I would keep The Joy of Cooking. The format of the book breaks the areas of cooking into seperate catagories and it makes good...
Pros: Comprehensive cooking encyclopedia Cons: Daunting size and no colour pictures
What's the difference between the brisket, plate and flank of a side of beef? Without The Joy of Cooking I would never know. OK, so it's not the most compact cookbook in my cupboard. At 1136 pages *whew* it's a cheap bicep builder! But this is my...
Pros: Incredible detail, very thorough Cons: May intimidate the beginner
I received this two-inch thick volume as a gift almost fifteen years ago, and it's still the book I turn to first when I need to know anything about food preparation. My copy is the 1986 edition, so some of what I've written here may not apply to newer...
Pros: tells you everything you ever wanted to know about cooking Cons: price is high, but worth it
This cookbook has been around just about forever, and with good reason. For beginners who know nothing, and for expert chefs, it is a necessary tool in the kitchen.
You can learn about ingredients, substitutes when you don't have the...
Hardcover, All About Pasta & Noodles A fresh and original way to put the classic advice of Joy of Cooking to work -- illustrated and designed in a beautiful and easy-to-use new book. More...
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