Customer Rating: 
Summary: TOP of the Line Cookbook...
Comment: If you want one cookbook to serve your every need in the kitchen, this is your book. A person who
has never even boiled water can take this book and cook anything.
This edition has healthy
substitutions, if that interests anyone. Nigella Lawson owns this book.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Pretty good, but Bittman is better
Comment: I like the Joy of Cooking well enough, but my go-to, all-purpose cookbook remains Mark Bittman's How
to Cook Everything. Maybe its the layout, the larger font, the thicker paper, the writing style or,
most likely, the recipies, How to Cook Everything is just a better book. The recipes are easy to
follow, give variations on a theme and tips for improvising, and consistently turn out great. If
you just want one cookbook in the house, go for the more modern and easier to use How to Cook
Everything.
Customer Rating: Summary: A problem
Comment: The book had a small rip and little smushing of the cover. If it had been for me, or a used item, I
wouldn't have cared, but it was a gift for a young bride, and I would have preferred an unblemish
more virginal copy.
Customer Rating: Summary: The best cookbook ever
Comment: My old copy of Joy of Cooking is almost 40 years old...I thought it would be nice to update it by
purchasing the newest edition. It is wonderful. I always give Joy to new brides or those starting
out housekeeping for the first time. If one could have only one cookbook, Joy is the one to have!
