Kitchen Solutions: Substitutions, Basic Formulas and Essential References [Spiral-bound]

Jennifer L Newens (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999

Kitchen Solutions: Substitutions, Basic Formulas and Essential References is an indispensable kitchen handbook. It includes substitutions for hard-to-find ingredients; low-fat, wholesome substitutions; formulas for spice blends, sauces and other staples; meat and poultry roasting charts; and more.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 92 pages
• Publisher: Bristol Publishing Enterprises (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558672133
• ISBN-13: 978-1558672130
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #433,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is insulting to one's intelligence, September 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kitchen Solutions: Substitutions, Basic Formulas and Essential References (Spiral-bound)

I was so looking forward to receiving this book as it appeared it would be full of wonderful information and helpful hints, however, I found it to be insulting to one's intellegence. Most everything in it is merly common sense. I believe even a second grader would be bored. Also, the content of the book certainly does not justify the cost. I felt taken advantage of as it is neither helpful or informative, and the size of the book is so small for the price. Not a good investment, and I am very pleased that Amazon.com allows a 30 day return if not satisfied. Thumbs down to this one.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Convenient Reference for the Kitchen, August 2, 2000

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M. H. Edelmuth (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kitchen Solutions: Substitutions, Basic Formulas and Essential References (Spiral-bound)

After reading the other reviews for this book I was cautious about buying it but went ahead anyway. I'm glad I did! I've used the book 4 times in the past week. While none of the information is necessarily new and you probably already have the information in your general cookbook, what make this book great is that it is well organized and easy to use. I bought it primarily for the substitution section. Last night I ran out of sour cream for a baking recipe and I referred to it for a substitution (sour milk). I also used it to find out how many teaspoons equal a tablespoon so I could accurately add half a tablespoon (1 1/2 teaspoons). It also has instructions to make seasame oil, which I could have used a couple of weeks ago. I find this to be a handy cooking book that I expect to referred to again and again.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for novice cooks!, September 10, 2005

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Jmpcat5 (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kitchen Solutions: Substitutions, Basic Formulas and Essential References (Spiral-bound)

Despite the insulting and demeaning reviews of some others, I like this book and am glad I got it. This is perfect for the novice cook or the person who is trying to learn to cook. I would remind the harsher critics that not all of us have been taught to cook by our parents or school or whatever. For someone who doesn't like to cook, is brand new to cooking, or the young bride or bachelor who is trying to learn to cook, this is a great reference with very helpful, handy tips. For instance, one of the tips is if you don't have lentils, use split peas. I would never have thought of that. I don't like to cook and only do so out of necessity. So using peas instead of lentils wouldn't even occur to me. Common sense? I don't think so. Not to me anyway. And I'll bet not to others like me who also don't like to cook or experiment in the kitchen. I have no knack for knowing what would be a good substitute for certain ingredients and this book is an invaluable resource for what is a good substitution. Everything I have learned about cooking is from books and this one is one of my favorites. If you are a cooking snob, don't buy it. But if you are a novice or like me and only cook a little from necessity, you won't go wrong.