Mega Cooking: A Revolutionary New Plan for Quantity Cooking (Hardcover)

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Product Description
Mega Cooking "TM" is a new plan for saving time, money, and energy in the daily task of preparing food for the family by buying in bulk, cutting out many of the repetitive steps of preparing meals, and freezing food into meal-sized portions customized for each family's size.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581820968
• ISBN-13: 978-1581820966
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #769,735 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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45 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you liked Dinner's in the Freezer, get this, too., February 14, 2001

By	qb "book lover" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

While the book covers much of the same material as Dinner, it's updated and expanded to include breakfast and lunch. It's definitely a different book. There's more information about regional produce markets, and a recipe index. I'm disappointed that there aren't forms to photocopy like there are in "Dinner."

If you've never cooked in quantity, this book will take you by the hand and make it easy.

Now, to be picky, the math in the benefits section leaves much to be desired (waaay overstating the value of buying in bulk), and an appendix that was promised in the bulk buying section wasn't included. Both of those bugged me, but it's worth the effort to go beyond these and other editing errors to get to the information.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A time-saving, delicious and easy way to feed my family., December 13, 2000

By	Ruthie Hankins (Canton, MI USA) - See all my reviews

Jill Bond does an extraordinary job in this book of explaining exactly how to Mega-Cook. I have read many books on this subject and this book by far puts me at ease with this somewhat intimidating process. I'm thankful for the tips she gives on page 103 about making up multiple batches. She gives an example of this method so those of us who need to "see" things can grasp the idea. This is a wonderful way to get started by understanding the whole process of this type of cooking and food preservation. The tips she sprinkles throughout as well as the test family responses gives everyone a great variety of recipes and ideas to choose from. Jill makes me feel that I know her family with the personal touches she puts in the pages. I waited quite a while for this book to be released and it has not disappointed me. I have tried some of the recipes and my family has enjoyed each one. I am looking forward to this method becoming a very welcomed way of life for me and my family.

14 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, beautiful book, December 13, 2000

By	Pam Bianco (Reno, NV USA) - See all my reviews

Jill Bond's done it again! As one of the premier practitioners of bulk cooking, Jill's easy to follow recipes, instructions and tips are what got me started originally with her first book. This is beautifully done with tons more ideas and recipes! Absolutely deserves front place on my bulk cooking shelf!