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| The New Cooks' Catalogue | 
 enlarge | Author: Burt Wolf
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 195463
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1 Sub
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.9 x 1.5
ISBN: 0375406735
Dewey Decimal Number: 016.68382
EAN: 9780375406737
ASIN: 0375406735
Publication Date: October 24, 2000
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 Beginning Cooks Only? January 16, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is the first time I have ever been motivated to write a review. I found this to be a complete waste of money. I own the wonderful original "Cook's Catalogue" with James Beard as one of the editors, and have referred to it frequently over many years. This "new version" might be helpful if you are completely inexperienced in the kitchen. Otherwise, direct your spending $$$ towards a nice saucepan.
 Great Help and Sparks Good Ideas February 7, 2003
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book was a great help in expanding some of our kitchen equipment. If you visit a bookstore or library, you may find thousands of books on cooking and not one on cooking equipment. This book fills that niche very nicely.There were some items that we had acquired that we knew were really good -- the authors had done their research and it was encouraging that they found the same and for similar reasons. That gave me some reference as to their experience. The book is up-to-date. They have equipment that is top-notch and widely available. The photos are excellent. The book is also a great resource for items you may not have considered or known about. I know that we now have several more items on our list of equipment to buy. This makes it especially good as a gift to newlyweds or people starting out on their own and want to cook.
 Not exactly a catalogue.... April 27, 2002
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
.....but more of an encyclopedia. This is a good book if you don't know what a certain kitchen tool does or would like a breif history lesson. This not the best consumer buying guide around, but a good buy none the less.
 Interesting but Flawed December 18, 2001
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a large coffee table sized book. You'll find more cooking tools and appliances than you ever dreamed existed. Yet it is flawed by the fact that not a hint of the relative cost of the items compared is provided. The publisher probably didn't want to date the book by providing actual prices but some mechanism should have been used to gauge the relative cost of items within a category. That's a major shortcoming! Still, it's an interesting book for hardcore cooks.
Great Resource! May 19, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I love the New Cooks' Catalogue for several reasons. It's comprehensive, easy to use and well written. I also enjoy the historical anecdotes and recipes. The book's design is beautiful, but even more important, the contents are practical and well researched. I used it to determine which kind of food processor to invest in, and now I wouldn't make a serious purchase without first consulting this book. When in doubt, the New Cooks' Catalogue will help you figure it out! This has become an indispensable tool in my kitchen and a lovely addition to my library of reference books.
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