The Cook's Illustrated How-to-Cook Library: An illustrated step-by-step guide to Foolproof Cooking [Kindle Edition]

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This very special Kindle collection covers all the culinary ground, from barbecue, grilling, garden vegetables, holiday roasts, potatoes, soups, stews, stir-fries, pasta sauces, pizza, appetizers, salads, shrimp and shellfish, to pies, layer cakes, cookies and brownies, holiday desserts, ice cream, simple fruit desserts, and lots more. It's all you really need in the kitchen and it all sits nice and handy on a Kindle as well. Now your own definitive recipe collection is portable and easy to access, the perfect helper in the kitchen. Please note: Due to the large amount of content in this file, wireless download time is likely to exceed 60 seconds.

Product Description

This very special Kindle collection covers all the culinary ground, from barbecue, grilling, garden vegetables, holiday roasts, potatoes, soups, stews, stir-fries, pasta sauces, pizza, appetizers, salads, shrimp and shellfish, to pies, layer cakes, cookies and brownies, holiday desserts, ice cream, simple fruit desserts, and lots more. It's all you really need in the kitchen and it all sits nice and handy on a Kindle as well. Now your own definitive recipe collection is portable and easy to access, the perfect helper in the kitchen.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 8844 KB
• Print Length: 1200 pages
• Publisher: America's Test Kitchen (March 23, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001RF3U9U
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,132 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #8 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Cooking, Food & Wine > Baking > Bread
  • #30 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Baking > Bread

More About the Author

America's Test Kitchen is a 2,500 square foot kitchen located outside of Boston. It is the home of Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines and is the workday destination for over 3 dozen test cooks, editors and cookware specialists. Our mission is to test recipes until we understand how and why they work and arrive at the best version. We also test kitchen equipment and supermarket ingredients in search of brands that offer the best value and performance. You can watch us work by tuning in to our public television show, America's Test Kitchen.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why would you Not get this cook book?, April 10, 2009

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Terri J. Rice "ricepaper" (WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cook's Illustrated How-to-Cook Library: An illustrated step-by-step guide to Foolproof Cooking (Kindle Edition)

Why would you not add a cook book to your Kindle??

This book has more than just the basics, for example when you get a pizza recipe, you don't just get the standard oven pizza recipe, you also get explicit instructions and hints for making a grilled pizza.

I am very pleasantly surprised by the number of illustrations that make this book even doubly helpful.

I just made the Shepherd's Pie from this book last night and it was a huge hit.

I made the cream scones for Sunday breakfast and they were heavenly.

The really great thing is that you can bring this cook book with you and offer to make a meal as a weekend guest and all you have to do is throw in your Kindle not a big bulky book.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a Nice Surprise, April 1, 2009

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This review is from: The Cook's Illustrated How-to-Cook Library: An illustrated step-by-step guide to Foolproof Cooking (Kindle Edition)

As a bit of a cookbook addict, I couldn't resist a freebie from Cook's Illustrated. While it doesn't cover a lot of new ground for me, it does provide plenty of explanation of cooking basics, good knowledge to have if you want to come up with culinary creations of your own. I was pleasantly surprised with the illustrations. I wouldn't have expected them to work this well in the Kindle format. Nicely done. Hope to see more like this.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book, July 10, 2009

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Oregonian (Beaverton, OR USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Cook's Illustrated How-to-Cook Library: An illustrated step-by-step guide to Foolproof Cooking (Kindle Edition)

This is a book that's great for the basics in a number of cooking categories, and like recipes from Cook's Illustrated magazine, the recipes are well described and will work well for most anyone.

The thing of note is that the book is organized with an inverted-tree sort of menu such that it's easy to go to where one wants to go without much fuss (and to "go back"). It's organized to be easy to use in a Kindle -- not just a converted paper book with perhaps a table of contents or index.

It's a good book and very professionally tailored for the Kindle.

Yes, I got it for free as well in that I ordered it long long before publication when perhaps the publisher was gauging to see if there was interest in a Kindle cookbook product. But having seen it, I think it's easily worth the current $10 price. The freebie offer was stated as a short-term "order now" offer prior to publication. Had it still been free now, I'd have been upset at the previous deception.

P.S. - The head honcho of Cook's Illustrated himself has a Kindle and undoubtedly is the driving force for this book coming out (IMO). I think he's done a really good job in this first product and look forward to other Kindle designed cookbooks from his organization -- even if not free.