Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006
by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker
Book Summary Information
Author: Ethan Becker, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer BeckerBrand: Cookbook
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-31
ISBN: 0743246268
Number of pages: 1152
Publisher: Scribner
Product features:
- All new black & white illustrations
- Hardcover, 1,132 pages
- New York Times Bestseller
- Joy of Cooking: All About Breakfast and Brunch
- Joy of Cooking 1931 Facsimile Edition: A Facsimile of the First Edition 1931
- Joy of Cooking
Book Reviews of Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006
Book Review: VERY dense
Summary: 4 Stars
No, that's not derogatory. This is by far the most thickly-populated bound pile of paper I own.
Having grown up with my mother's copy collecting dust on the shelf, my assumption had always been that it would have simply been some sort of Old Woman's Guide to Potatoes and Pastries. I wish I'd gotten past this tragically unfair assumption earlier, as The Joy of Cooking spans a far greater breadth of culinary information.
What's the difference between hard-boiling and soft-boiling? What are the general principles behind the popular sauces of continental Asia? What's actually in curry? How much wheat flour can I substitute into my bread without risking utter failure? What kind of rice makes an authentic risotto? How can I stop meringue from deflating in the fridge? What should I look for when foraging for my own wild greens? What the heck is a praline?
1,000 pages is just too much to summarize. This is a humbling reference. The only thing to keep in mind is that, while there is an astonishing amount of high-quality, excellent and useful information in this beast of a book, it can also only convey a certain amount of what makes any given cuisine or dish authentic, where it came from, how it's served, and all that wonderful background you'll get from a narrower, less ambitious source.
As a primer to... just about anything, and a great source of new ideas and basic techniques, this is indispensable.
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