Customer Reviews

Large Print Cookbook Simple, Easy-to-Read, Easy-to-Make, Family-Style

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I've tried many of the recipes and they're great. This is a good cookbook for everyone, however, for people with low vision this is an exceptional cookbook. Most large print books use 18 to 24 point type; this book has 30 POINT TYPE. I've sent copies of the "Large Print Cookbook" to two friends who are legally blind. They can read this book easily and they are thrilled with the recipes. The author, Dr. Kunkel is a retired orthopedic surgeon with a lifelong love of cooking. Now suffering from macular degeneration, he couldn't find a cookbook on the market that he could read, so he created his own. This book features many details, besides the super-large print, that are the result of his own experience with vision difficulties: -- the recipes are easy to follow, simplified methods make cooking simpler -- black type on pale yellow paper provides high contrast easy reading -- chapter headings have distinctive borders for high visibility -- index listings are on each chapter heading page -- cooking tips and information are given, plus health notes -- The lay-flat coil binding is a real plus for anyone with low vision

After meeting Dr. Kunkel through a mutual friend, I was given this book as a gift. What a treat! I'm particularly fond of the recipe for Tomato Aspic, and serve it often to delighted guests. I know several people who live with Macular Degeneration and low-vision, and have sent this book to all of them. Everyone who received it has found several favorites, and use it often. Thoughtfully produced in larger-than-normal type, and flat-fold design, shows us that the author truly wanted to make it easier for people to remain self-sufficient, while sharing his love of cooking. There's a life lesson in this, which I will leave to the individual to ponder.

The large print version has a background color,type and type color that works well. The recipes are too complicated with too many ingredients for a person who is legally blind. Therefore I would not recommend it.

I purchased this for my dad who is losing his sight. He says he likes the recipes, but has trouble finding what he wants because there is no index.

My Mother has macular degeneration and she loves to cook, but is not able to see the recipes anymore. I bought her two books, one from a private online company which disappointed me terribly. It was an old library book that had been discarded. I paid more in shipping then what it actually cost and the book is not good. One of those with complicated recipes . This one on the other hand was brand new, sealed in plastic still. My mothers last name is Kunkel and my Dads first initial was M so I thought this was a good sign to buy Mom this book. I was right!! She is totally in love with the book and has been cooking and baking again to her hearts content. I wish there was another like this. It is spiral bound and the pages are creamy yellowish so the words stand out. She doesn't even need a magnifying glass. Thanks Amazon!! You brought some happiness back into Moms life.