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365 Quick Tips

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Finally...The Cook's Illustrated Quick Tips in a single source! We've been subscribing to Cook's magazine for a couple of years now and while my husband reads most issues cover-to-cover, I go in to ferret out the latest kitchen tricks submitted by other readers. I need all the time-saving tips I can find with our busy household. "365 Quick Tips" gives me a single reference to use when I'm looking for ideas on how to perform a cooking task easier, faster, or with better results. It even has tips that help save on clean-up as well. A great gift for any cook!

As with other publications from the folks at Cook's Illustrated, I just love this book. The book is fun to look at, and many of the tips produce the type of admiration that comes with recognizing a good idea that's going to make food preparation more efficient and more fun. Reading this book is like having your grandmother, or several grandmothers, in the kitchen with you, looking over your shoulder, and saying "here honey, let me show you a good way to do that."

The day I got this book, my husband was making bread and wanted to know how to soften butter. I immediately grabbed this book, which answered our questions.

This book has tons of great information and creative ideas (Melt chocolate on your coffee burner! Use a condiment shaker filled with flour to lightly flour work surfaces! Wedge a wine cork below the handle of a lid so you can have something to grab onto without burning your hand!) Very useful and practical information.

If there is a reward for truth in advertising, this book would win. The bi-monthly magazine Cooks Illustrated has a column it calls "Quick Tips"; it is a collection of handy tips and tricks in the kitchen, many of which will make your life easier. This book is a well chosen collection of 365 of these tips.

Every tip has an illustration, even those that do not really need one. For those (like me) who do not subscribe to this magazine regularly, a collection of these valuable tips is nice to have. Even those who do subscribe will find it useful, as all the tips are alphabetized. The kitchen jobs that are the most troublesome, such as pies and cakes, each yield several tips.

On the other hand, this is a rather randow collection of tips. There is no effort to cover the most troublesome kitchen problems, or to be comprenhensive.

Love Cooking Illustrated? You will love this book. This book features the highlights of their quick tips and ideas. This has always been one of my favorite sections of their magazine and this book is filled will all sorts of ideas. The book is seperated into different sections such as by vegetable, and cooking technique. This book is well worth the price for great ideas.

I love anything put out by Cook's Illustrated and this book did not disappoint. You may be already using some of the tips set forth in the book, but there are so many quick, new and different tips that will make your work in the kitchen easier and more efficient. I would recommend this book for both novice and experienced cooks.

I received this book as a Christmas present and have really enjoyed it. It is a neat addition to any kitchen, as it offers some wonderful tips. I don't know how often I use this book, but if I remember to consult it, I generally find something that helps out while I'm cooking.

I have had this book for about a year and I refer to it constantly! Alot of the tips a seasoned cook will probably already know, but I have learned a ton of great new ideas...

Lots of useful tips, with illustrations.