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Digital Cameras - Camcorders - The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, Heavy-Duty Revised Edition
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Manufacturer: America's Test Kitchen
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Binding: Ring-bound
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5
EAN: 9781933615011
ISBN: 193361501X
Label: America's Test Kitchen
Manufacturer: America's Test Kitchen
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 726
Publication Date: 2006-09-30
Publisher: America's Test Kitchen
Studio: America's Test Kitchen
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Summary: Review of America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook
Comment: At the risk of sounding sacrilegious, go to your shelf of cookbooks, take your Betty Crocker Cookbook and your Joy of Cooking, slide them both off to the side, and make room -- up-front and center -- for The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook.
The aforementioned standards, "Betty" and "Joy", were my dual bibles for cooking. I learned cooking using these giants because they teach the basics of cooking -- a good place to begin if you've never picked up a pot or a slotted spoon. But The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook beats both in its comprehensiveness AND in its simple, straightforward instructions.
The features are too numerous to list, but I'll mention a few that sold me from the first page. The yellow text box entitled, Test Kitchen Tip are gems, each and every one. The tips often explain why a cooking method, cooking time, or ingredient will NOT work. The tips originate from the editors' successes and failures when attempting a recipe in their kitchen, and the the tips often are at the crux of the recipe's success. The more extensive "how-to" tips" such as Frozen Fish: The Basics are in orange lined boxes and also should not be missed. There are photographs demonstrating how to make cinnamon rolls, preparing lobster for the grill, how to pan-sear chicken and make a pan sauced, and hundreds more. The editors even rate kitchen equipment and recommend specific brands that they have tested and rated the best. All cooks, new and experienced should read the Cooking 101 sections. Even as an experienced cook, I discovered a few of my methods were not correct, so I was delighted to read the Cooking 101s.
No matter what your kitchen skills, you need this book. If you want to learn to cook, this is your book. If you want to master cooking methods both simple and sophisticated, this is your book. If someone threatened you with a skewer and demanded that you rid yourself of all cookbooks but one -- this is your book.
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Summary: You can be a fantastic cook! Really!!!
Comment: I hate to cook, never watch cooking shows and know nothing about cooking techniques whatsoever. That being said I wasn't a very good cook until I purchased this cookbook! Every recipe I have tried has turned out fantastic even for a complete beginner like me. It's the most used cookbook in my kitchen. What I love most about this book, other than the delicious recipes, are the photographs and technique explanations. Proper technique makes a huge difference in the outcome of my dishes. My husband often tells me that my dishes are restaurant quality. Whenever I have a potluck, I get many special requests from friends & family for specific items they love from this book.
The cookbook also offers a huge variety of recipes for popular American dishes, as well as ethic dishes such as Mexican and Asian. This book has transformed me from an average cook to a really good one. I couldn't be happier and recommend it to everyone!
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Summary: Great Cookbook
Comment: I'm learning as I go. Really an informative cookbook ... and the food's great, too.
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Summary: A Great Starter Collection
Comment: I got this book almost two years ago and it's great. A lot of standard recipes and techniques for the home cook. Almost everything I've made has been good, a few recipes were great (German Apple Pancakes comes to mind). It has almost every basis American recipe you can thing of, plus a few "ethnic" staples. It's an excellent starter cookbook. If you only want one cookbook this would be it.
Only downside is the verison I have comes in a binder formensures you stay on the page you want, but which makes page turning a little difficult. So far have no pages have been torn with regular use.
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Summary: This is the one I reach for
Comment: This is my standard. If I need a recipe for something, I check this first. Everything turns out very well. The only negative is that the pages can be torn out rather easily. I wish this were a standard book rather than 3 ring binder style.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Repackaged to be easier to use and expanded to include a whole new chapter of healthy, light recipes, this revised edition of one of last fall's bestselling cookbooks remains the one and only basic cookbook you will ever need. Beautiful step-by-step photos illuminate every conceivable technique from chopping shallots and skinning salmon to cutting up a chicken and tying a roast. In fact, just about anything you want to do in the kitchen is explained in these pages in America's most popular test kitchen's approachable, no-nonsense voice. These recipes will keep you busy (and your friends and family happy) for years to come, since we've included hundreds of easy weeknight dishes (like Skillet Lasagna and One-Pot Chicken and Rice), company-worthy dinners (like Beef Burgundy, Roast Leg of Lamb, and Fresh Fruit Trifle), equipment ratings, shoppings tips, and more.
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