My 27 year old single son is moving to his own apartment in February (always had roommates) and has just become really interested in cooking. I am giving him an enameled covered dutch oven for Christmas, but would also like to give him a fairly comprehensive cookbook with it. I was given the "Joy of Cooking" when I got married and it was a staple in my kitchen. However I have also been told that the Betty Crocker and/or Fannie Farmer cookbooks are best for beginners. Which cookbook would you choose if you could only choose one.
2007-11-17 07:31:36 · 7 answers · asked by Joan R 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
I really like Cooks Illustrated also. Not only for their techniques, but for their product advise.
I have heard that Betty Crocker does have some good, basic techniques, but are the recipes basic also?
2007-11-17 07:48:15 · update #1
Fannie Farmer - it's the bible as far as I'm concerned. Had my copy since the 80's - just pulled it out last night.
I'd also recommend a subscription to Cooks Illustrated. CI is a wealth of information about cooking tools, techniques, ingredients. For example, in an article on London Broil, not only will they provide a recipe but they will educate on the cut of meat to use and why, the history of the dish, and different methods you could use to cook it. My mother-in-law got me a subscription years ago, never let it lapse and keep all the issues.
Then there is always the Food Network.
2007-11-17 07:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by Jilly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Betty Crockers 40th anniversary edition cookbook alot of how tos explains different methods alternatives, substitutions , easy to follow instructions.
2007-11-17 07:36:32 · answer #2 · answered by screw ball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i really like The New Best Recipe by America's Test Kitchen. it has a wide variety of recipes and they are all tested to make sure they're foolproof. hope this helps!
2007-11-17 08:01:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont take this the worong way but a great cookbook is Cooking for dummies and the idiots guide to cooking...... they are very informative and have great recipes and are very easy to understand!!! Also, they are a great conversation piece!!!
2007-11-17 07:38:33 · answer #4 · answered by Miss Rhonda 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fanny Farmers paper back and also on the web page
Rachel Ray also would be great for you
2007-11-17 07:39:15 · answer #5 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just tell him to go to receipezaar they have receipe from all over the world and it is free
2007-11-17 07:40:16 · answer #6 · answered by yourway692003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything with baking cookies, it can't be that hard!
2007-11-17 07:45:07 · answer #7 · answered by emmy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋