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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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The Most Useful Book Ever, 1 Jul 2004
Well - almost! I bought this in its first edition and it is in constant use. Jill Norman, Elizabeth David's editor and doyenne of the cookbook world, has produced a truly universal, basic reference cookbook which will be invaluable for cooks of any ability and confidence level. Its fool proof recipe's are classic and unfussy, technique information is faultless. It's not flashy or gimicky in any way, so if you've never made souffle, want a proper Christmas dinner, a simple soup or a glam dinner party dish, this should be your first port of call. It does what Nigella Lawson set out to do in How To Eat, another good book, but because of vastly superior, design, layout and structure Jill Norman's version really, really works. What is it they say? Every home should have one. That's it.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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This is the Modern Cookery Bible, 7 May 2002
By A Customer
Every cookery book these days seems to claim to be the book of the year, the decade or all time, but i can unreservedly say, that if you are an ameteur cook who wants to cook a wide range of modern food but needs a spring board to inroduce you to new methods, ideas and cultures,then this is undoubtedly the only book for you.Mrs Norman really does cover the entire range of cookery that any everyday cook could want, from traditional British favorites, through the range of modern European cookery as well as the most popular asian and world cuisine. This book is not based on trends and there is no heavy authorial bias, just straight forward, sound advice. Once you have got to grips with this book, you will have the confidence and experience to really get stuck into the more complex reciepts of the glossier modern writers. This book isn't about glamour, it is about cooking good food, something which it will enable anyone to do with assurance. This really is the Mrs Beeton's cookbook for our age... before you buy any other cookery book, buy this one, you won't regret it.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best cookbook money can buy. (probably), 29 Aug 2003
Until I bought this book I could cook, if that means making curry from a jar. Now I own this book I can bake cakes, make Thai curry from scratch and it all tastes good. But all cook books do this, true. However this book has so many recipes when compared to the books published by the celebrity chefs. It is also unpretentious, the majority of the ingredients are readily available from a normal supermarket, you don't have to traipse of to a market in the middle of no where to get the ingredients.
This book is ideal for begginers and more experienced cooks giving clear instructions to make food from so many different cultures including our own.
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