What's a good cookbook to buy?

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
As much as i like thumbing through a cookbook at Borders or Barnes and Noble, the best thing to do (and the cheapest) and browse the internet.
I have gotten tons of wonderful tips and recipes not only on foodnetwork.com but on all different websites... most have extraordinary recipe collections broken down by categories and ease of making.

What i then do is print the recipes on a full sheet of paper, use them then put any notes that i want to remember with that recipe. I will then store them in a binder.
After a while, you will have a great recipe collection with your own info on each one as well.
Foodnetwork (TV) is truly a wealth of info too. Just watching a few shows will keep you informed on key words, and techniques too. 🙂

Just my opinion. If you really want a good recipe book, go to your local bookstore and browse the clearance section. there is always a ton of them there for only a few buck per book!

I'd listen to Lola....

her french toast was amazing. 😀

 

[LukFilm]

allrecipes.com

 

[guyver01]

The best cookbook on the market is THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK

trust me.. some of those recipies are... to die for.

 

[gsellis]

The Frugal Gourmet series

 

[LS20]

dont buy too many books on a whim, though - you wont end up using them

after following a few books, you pick up all the techniques like how to thicken a sauce or make a good fry coating... you'll see that all of cooking are just slight variations of a few dish... so when i want something new, i google specific dishes (ie. braised duck) or pick up random recipes from magazines or something... and apply some learned techniques to those recipes

so books are only there to help you get started. dont go out and buy 20 books all at once.. they'll likely just collect dust

 

[Imported]

Alton Brown's is good.. I got the French Laundry cookbook as a gift.. man that stuff is like :Q

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: Imported
Alton Brown's is good.. I got the French Laundry cookbook as a gift.. man that stuff is like :Q

id love to see that

i got a wolfgang puck cookbook from my dad a couple of years ago, some *really* great looking stuff in it, nothing too out there though, i just dont have anyone to cook for, and part of the fun in cooking unusual stuff for me is having someone to share it with

and who will not bitch about it.

 

[Imported]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: Imported
Alton Brown's is good.. I got the French Laundry cookbook as a gift.. man that stuff is like :Q

id love to see that

i got a wolfgang puck cookbook from my dad a couple of years ago, some *really* great looking stuff in it, nothing too out there though, i just dont have anyone to cook for, and part of the fun in cooking unusual stuff for me is having someone to share it with

and who will not bitch about it.

Haha, so true. I remember in college I'd cook a lot cause I had my roommates try it and since they were getting free food in a sense so they didn't bitch about it.

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: xSauronx
i just dont have anyone to cook for, and part of the fun in cooking unusual stuff for me is having someone to share it with

and who will not bitch about it.

i cook because the other person will hvae to clean up 😀

 

[KarenMarie]

Anything by Delia Smith.

She explains process and reasons why you do stuff, not just gives direction on what to do.