The Best Italian Classics (Best Recipe Classics) [Paperback]

Cook's Illustrated Magazine (Editor), John Burgoyne (Illustrator), Carl Tremblay (Photographer), Daniel J. Van Ackere (Photographer)

Product Details

• Paperback: 481 pages
• Publisher: America's Test Kitchen (April 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193361515X
• ISBN-13: 978-1933615158
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #853,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All of their books are wonderful. This one did not let me down., April 4, 2008

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Brenda L. Whitner "Voracious Reader" (Mendon, Ma USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Italian Classics (Best Recipe Classics) (Paperback)

Just as all the other books and their magazines, this book will not let you down. The recipies are wonderful. There are great explanations for each step and a story for how the recipe came about. It is a must have for your kitchen. The chicken picata recipe is to die for.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read and Delicious Meals, January 21, 2009

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B. Mitchell "Married to the cook" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Italian Classics (Best Recipe Classics) (Paperback)

My husband says, "Cook's Illustrated provides the best in-depth analysis of any recipe, the things you want and need to know. Everything I have cooked out of this book turned out to be wonderful, and reading how they got there and all the things they tried is extremely interesting. The only drawback I can see on the series is the recipes are adapted to American taste expectations so some increase in herbs and spices may prove beneficial. But follow the original recipe at least once. The other thing I noticed, being the owner of five of their cookbooks, is that you will find overlap between the books. That, however, can not really be avoided and is definitely not a major detraction. The introduction to the recipes is the stuff of bedtime reading." I say everything he has done out of it is terrific.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great cookbook!, January 24, 2009

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T. Mayer (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Italian Classics (Best Recipe Classics) (Paperback)

I just can't say enough good things about the Cook's Illustrated Cookbooks and this one is no exception. The recipes always come out well. They give you great advise throughout the book. Another keeper...