Complete Idiots Guide to Cooking Basics (Serial) [Paperback]

Alpha Development Group (Author), Ronnie Fein (Author)

Book Description

Series: Serial | Publication Date: March 1997

Offers 150 recipes, lists definitions of cooking terms and substitutions, and discusses organizing a kitchen and shopping for food and cookware.

Editorial Reviews

Review

For the non-cook, this book makes cooking painless, inexpensive, and delicious! You get easy steps for finding your way around the kitchen, as well as simple recipes that produce restaurant-quality results. You learn all the basics of cooking, plus friendly advice on how to eat well without spending a lot of money. -- MacMillan General Reference

From the Back Cover

This new and updated edition of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics" features more than 150 idiot-proof recipes for cooks of all skill ranges. In addition to great recipes, wondercook Ronnie Fein gives the low-down on everything culinary--from cooking techniques to getting organized to shopping tips. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan General Reference (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567615236
• ISBN-13: 978-1567615234
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,174,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How did I live without this book?, June 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics, Third Edition (Paperback)

This book is for everyone.

If you really don't know anything about cooking OR your kitchen, it explains really basic things, including what staples to buy at the store.

If you already know how to cook -- sort of -- but really eat a steady diet of take-out or cereal & milk, this book gives easy practical things you will actually make.

If you know how to cook and actually do cook, this book is still useful because it's like calling your mom to ask "does corn have to be stored in the fridge?" or "how many days before this chicken goes bad?" or "how do I make homemade lemonade/chicken soup/ hot cocoa?"

An excellent all around reference book.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars love this book., December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics (Paperback)

This is a great reference for people who are novices, as well as already good cooks. I use this book religiously. The meals I can create now taste and appear complex, but the way the recipes are laid out, it's really easy. Ronnie Fein makes cooking a simple, tasty delight.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference Book, August 19, 2008

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This review is from: Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics, Third Edition (Paperback)

I have had this book (2nd Edition I think) for several years, it was a gift from my Grandmother, who made notes in it for me, before she passed. It really is a great book, with tons of useful information. It also has recipies in the back, that are actually quite good. My book is quite worn, and I would recommend this as an excellent guide to have in any kitchen.

Thanks Grandma!