The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, Heavy-Duty Revised Edition

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	The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, Heavy-Duty Revised Edition America's Test Kitchen America's Test Kitchen, 2006 - 726 pages average customer review:based on 113 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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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Great Reference Cookbook

I pride my self on being a good cook. I checked out the cookbook from the library because I love the T.V. series. I was plesantly surprised to find this book very informative. There are great pictures and progressions of procedures from bread making to cutting up fruits and vegetables. We love the cookbook so much we ordered them for all of the weddings we have been invited to for the next few months. This is a great beginner or professional cookbook.

The only cookbook you'll ever need.

Short and sweet - buy this book. If it falls apart while you're using it, tape it back together. There is not one recipe I've made from this book that has not turned out excellent. It's now my new "regular" wedding gift to new couples.

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My opinion

The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, Heavy-Duty Revised Edition
Terrific book,very well made,many great hints and information,interesting reading in addition to great recipes. Not up to date with the latest programs and recipes. Good value for the money compared to others.

The only cookbook you need

I received this cookbook last year at my bridal shower. I am an avid cook and have used many cookbooks. I also love to create my own recipes. Ever since I got this book it is virtually my cooking bible. I have tried dozens of the recipes in here and every single one has been excellent. Examples are apple crisp, pulled pork, guacamole, light chicken parm, shimp scampi, etc. Some of the recipes are simple and others are complicated - the Test Kitchen tells you the best way to make something, and it's always worth the trouble in my experience. But, if you are the "30 minute meal type" it may not be the cookbook for you.

If you like the book you should check out the Test Kitchen's magazine Cook's Illustrated.

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Good cookbook - Shoddy quality control

If you're a fan of the show, you'll love having so many of their recipes at your fingertips. They are detailed and clearly written with lots of photos and best of all, the results are usually delicious.

The reason I dropped a star from the rating was because my cookbook was missing one of the dividers; the index card-like pages that separate the various sections. That might not sound like a big deal, but each divider has a table of contents for the recipes in that section.

A phone call to the publisher requesting the missing divider got nowhere fast when the lady learned I didn't buy the book directly through them. An exchange through Amazon required that I pay return shipping (so much for saving any money ordering online). I then emailed the publisher and asked the same question I did on the phone and luckily the person who responded was much more polite and mailed me the missing divider, although it was a bit beaten up by the time it arrived.

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