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post #16 of 23
2/20/10 at 9:55pm
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Originally Posted by ChicagoRon View Post
That's like telling somebody who wants to know about first aid to buy a handbook of neuro-surgery.

Sure, if the question was "if you can only recommend one cookbook to teach me how to cook" then it'd be a terrible answer. But for the question:
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if (due to some convoluted reason i cannot think of at the moment) you could only keep one cookbook, which one would it be?
It is as perfect an answer as it gets.
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post #17 of 23
2/21/10 at 12:13am
The Joy of Cooking has every recipe you will ever need to make the basics. The flourishes and variations you can come up with yourself.
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post #18 of 23
2/21/10 at 12:24am
I was very happy with How to Cook Everything, but I like the Cook's Illustrated book (America's Best Recipes, iirc) even better.
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post #19 of 23
2/21/10 at 12:30am
Thread Starter 
mine would be 'Cooks Companion' by Stephanie Alexander.
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post #20 of 23
2/21/10 at 1:30am
I really think mine would be Good Eats: The Early Years. I like Alton Brown I know some don't but I do.
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post #21 of 23
2/21/10 at 1:36am
"Just gimme gimme gimme gimme....fried chicken"
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post #22 of 23
2/21/10 at 1:49pm
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Originally Posted by kwilkinson View Post
Sure, if the question was "if you can only recommend one cookbook to teach me how to cook" then it'd be a terrible answer. But for the question: It is as perfect an answer as it gets.
Fair enough... it's a fantastic read....
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post #23 of 23
2/22/10 at 1:38pm
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Originally Posted by gdl203 View Post
Bouchon

QFT
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