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post #16 of 28
10/6/09 at 12:50am
My mom has a Gourmet magazine subscription, it wasn't horrible but nothing special. Like another poster pointed out, Cook's illustrated is the only magazine that I think is actually worth the $ in these days of 1000's of food blogs.
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post #17 of 28
10/6/09 at 1:43am
Cook's Illustrated FTW. Also liked Fine Cooking and Saveur.
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post #18 of 28
10/6/09 at 4:39pm
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Originally Posted by ChicagoRon View Post
One more for saveur. Gourmet will not be missed by me.

+1 Ron. I subscribe to Cook's Illustrated, which features more practical, "real life" recipies, but Saveur has great food porn.
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post #19 of 28
10/6/09 at 6:41pm
Cooks Illustrated FTW
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post #20 of 28
10/6/09 at 6:51pm
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Cooks Illustrated FTW

+ what he said. I have years of Cooks Illustrated, plus a smattering of their "best recipe" books.

Bon Appetit...gets put on a shelf and looked at, when I have a few moments.
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post #21 of 28
10/6/09 at 6:53pm
I don't get the love for CI's recipes. Or at least, I don't share it.
I do greatly appreciate their relatively exhaustive product reviews.
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post #22 of 28
10/6/09 at 6:58pm
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I don't get the love for CI's recipes. Or at least, I don't share it.
I do greatly appreciate their relatively exhaustive product reviews.

I loves them because they're reliable and the ingredients can largely be found at any normal store. Unlike some of the crap foodie recipes that call for fresh Stilton that can only be found at one dairy farm just outside of Morocco. But you're entering that world now, so I guess I should respect the fresh Marroqain Stilton.

Oh, and they work - first time. Most of the time.
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post #23 of 28
10/7/09 at 1:15pm
I just hope that this will free up Ruth Reichel to do more food writing and books. I think she was wasted at Gourmet; she is just too down to earth for Gourmet.
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post #24 of 28
10/7/09 at 1:30pm
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I don't get the love for CI's recipes. Or at least, I don't share it.
I do greatly appreciate their relatively exhaustive product reviews.

I'm not as into their recipes as I am into their methodology and detail. I think they go a long way towards explaining why certain bad things happen in different recipes and how to avoid pitfalls through technique. It's a lot more informative than straight-up recipe books.
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post #25 of 28
10/7/09 at 9:00pm
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I'm not as into their recipes as I am into their methodology and detail. I think they go a long way towards explaining why certain bad things happen in different recipes and how to avoid pitfalls through technique. It's a lot more informative than straight-up recipe books.
Exactly. The breakdowns on what doesn't work and why it doesn't work are the most informative things about the recipes. The recipes themselves are pretty damn good, although better can probably be found elsewhere, but the info trumps all.
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post #26 of 28
10/8/09 at 2:21am
gourmet didn't really stand out.

gastronomica and cook's illustrated ftw.
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post #27 of 28
10/8/09 at 4:21pm
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I'm not as into their recipes as I am into their methodology and detail. I think they go a long way towards explaining why certain bad things happen in different recipes and how to avoid pitfalls through technique. It's a lot more informative than straight-up recipe books.

Yep, it has tons of information. I don't necessarily like it for the recipes, but the techniques it teaches. Also has reviews, comparisons of products, good tricks, etc.
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post #28 of 28
11/9/09 at 5:41pm
The death in pictures: http://www.lastdaysofgourmet.com/
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