{"product":{"product_id":"0936184744","title":"The New Best Recipe","price":"54.0","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51VBNobnbFL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0936184744"},"comments":[{"body":"One of the best books I've found for people getting a bit more serious about cooking is \"[The New Best Recipe](https://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184744)\". Pricey and big, but available used/Kindle/etc. \r\n\r\nIt's basically every recipe familiar to a USA-based human, including some Asian, Italian, etc. Pot roast, chicken parm, thanksgiving turkey dinner, those sorts of things, tons of soups and desserts. BUT - many of the recipes start with their testing procedures, what they felt works and doesn't work for many of the standards of family cooking. You can skip that stuff, but you'll learn a tremendous amount of cooking know-how, how to \"think\" like a cook. \r\n\r\nIt also covers some basics, like making your own stocks for cooking, how to make things like pie crusts properly, basic techniques like searing and braising. \r\n\r\nI'd say the one thing I dislike about it is that they'll combine steps \"to make one less pot to clean up\", but simplifying things that might be worth it for more flavor - it's kinda geared to working people or busy moms, though they do note \"special occasion\" recipes vs. easy and quick dinners. \r\n\r\nMy wife and I are pretty \"advanced\" home cooks, but we'll refer to it when we want to try a recipe - they really have explored the things that can make home cooking kinda sub-standard, and there's a lot of \"eureka\" moments where they find the key to making the best version of a recipe.","subreddit_name":"budgetfood","author":"mcarterphoto"},{"body":"[This cookbook](https://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184744/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1655742749\u0026amp;refinements=p_27%3ACook%27s+Illustrated\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;sr=1-3\u0026amp;text=Cook%27s+Illustrated) is pretty good. It goes into a lot of detail, and explains what adjusting some recipe components affect the final meal.","subreddit_name":"AskReddit","author":"lasercat_pow"},{"body":"[The New Best Recipes](https://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184744/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1\u0026amp;keywords=New+best+recipes\u0026amp;qid=1606270487\u0026amp;sr=8-3), published by America's Test Kitchen. It covers the basics of darn near every American recipe, and explains *why* they landed on a particular version. For example, I wanted to make a chicken pot pie. They had a two page intro describing the characteristics of a pot pie, how the experimented with different proportions and types of milk, and what makes their recipe stand out. It was followed by options for the crust- both a drop biscuit style and a more traditional pie crust. I followed the recipe exactly as written and made the best damn pot pie my husband has ever had. Simple. \r\n\r\nIt's also full of basic cooking info like how to butcher a chicken, how to choose kitchen equipment, and comparing different cuts of meat and their best uses. It's 1,000+ pages of cooking knowledge gold. Any question you have or skill you want to learn, this cookbook has the answer.  \r\n\r\nMy only complaint is that it takes a bit of reading to see if a recipe is easy or not. The sections are broken down by style/main ingredient, not by time commitment or skill level.","subreddit_name":"Cooking","author":"mehunno"},{"body":"[The New Best Recipe](https://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184744/) by Cook's Illustrated is similar in it goes into detail about why a recipe works.  Cook's Illustrated is where Kenji was an editor before he branched out on his own.","subreddit_name":"Cooking","author":"Boblives1"},{"body":"I bought their book. Definitely worth the $10 price used many times over. It's a great reference along with Bittman's How to Cook Anything. I've perused a few issues of the magazines while at friend's houses and don't think that I would get more value if I had subscribed. \r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184744/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1503484874\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=best+recipe+cooks+illustrated","subreddit_name":"seriouseats","author":"gordo1223"},{"body":"Roasted lemony chicken thighs with a lemon and white wine sauce, potatoes roasted under the chicken, and steamed broccoli. That was fantastic but the Light And Fluffy Pancakes from [The New Best Recipe](https://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184744/ref=sr_1_1?s=books\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1479593698\u0026amp;sr=1-1\u0026amp;keywords=the+new+best+recipe) were pretty awesome too.","subreddit_name":"Cooking","author":"trioxin4dinner"},{"body":"My most prized cookbook is [The New Best Recipe](https://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184744). Preceding every recipe (or group of recipes), they tell you about all the variations they tried, and why different choices lead to different results. They say how they arrived at the recipe they ended up with. I've learned a ton and been able to intelligently do my own variations because of that.","subreddit_name":"Cooking","author":"imh"},{"body":"Cook's Illustrated: New Best Recipe\r\n\r\nhttps://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0936184744/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1\r\n\r\nThe people who wrote this book not only give very detailed instructions, but they also tell you what they have tried and what *didn't* work. That way, you not only have better knowledge of the recipe, but it helps you learn how to better improvise.\r\n\r\nAlso, the recipes are amazing. A+++++++, would buy again and again.","subreddit_name":"Cooking","author":"willaeon"},{"body":"These goals are cool! You are going to get a lot of advice on the losing weight stuff, but cooking is my jam. Its hard to get over the hump from making recipes to just cooking what's in the fridge. So in the meantime, you will do well to try a variety of things that from cookbooks that you think sound good.  \r\n\r\nMy favorite cookbook right now is: http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184744. It is full of all the staples you will need, and each recipe comes with a long explanation which gives insight about why they cooked it the way they did. It is huge, but very accessible. \r\n\r\nI also occasionally bust out my 1953 Better Home and Gardens cookbook, but that is pretty rare and only when I just need to feel like a housewife.\r\n\r\nCooking for yourself will help your other goals - cooking is its own craft project, and knowing exactly what you are putting into your body will help you understand what needs to change in order to lose weight.","subreddit_name":"self","author":"Theshag0"},{"body":"Then you'd like the The New Best Recipe (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0936184744/ref=oss_product). I like their recipes, but they also have about a page before every recipe that talks about the different methods they tried to make the best possible food, and why different techniques worked best.","subreddit_name":"Cooking","author":"classroom6"},{"body":"The [New Best Recipe](http://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-All-New/dp/0936184744) is by far the most useful book I use in the kitchen. It's big, over 1000 pages, but the recipes are simple, everyday food, meaning you will pull this book out everyday.\r\nIt's done by the people who put out Cook's Illustrated magazine and everything I have made from the book has been flawless.","subreddit_name":"Cooking","author":"patsfan3983"},{"body":"I swear by Cook's Illustrated's book [The Best Recipe](http://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-All-New/dp/0936184744) for the reasons listed above. The illustrations are beautiful and helpful, and there are detailed expiations of the science of cooking. ","subreddit_name":"Cooking","author":"mintybunnies"},{"body":"For a little bit of everything done perfectly: [Cook's Illustrated Best Recipe](https://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184744)\r\n\r\nFor fancy Instant Pot things: [Melissa Clark's Dinner in an Instant](https://www.amazon.com/Dinner-Instant-Recipes-Pressure-Multicooker/dp/1524762962)\r\n\r\nWhen I'm craving Indian food: [660 Curries](https://www.amazon.com/660-Curries-Raghavan-Iyer/dp/0761137874)\r\n\r\nWhen we're trying to be healthy (like in 2 days): [America's Test Kitchen Complete Mediterranean Cookbook](https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Mediterranean-Cookbook-Vibrant-Kitchen-Tested/dp/1940352649)","subreddit_name":"AskWomen","author":"drunkenknitter"},{"body":"https://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184744/","subreddit_name":"videos","author":"SaulJones"},{"body":"[The New Best Recipe](http://www.amazon.com/Best-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated-Magazine/dp/0936184744) is a standout, mostly because each recipe is prefaced with a section where the cooks describe all the variations they tried and explain why they ended up with what they did.\r\n\r\n[Knife Skills In the Kitchen](http://www.amazon.ca/Knife-Skills-Kitchen-Charlie-Trotter/dp/0756633915/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1423380176\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=knife+skills+in+the+kitchen) isn't a cookbook, but it's been more helpful to me than any cookbook I've read.  Similarly, [Ruhlman's Twenty](http://www.amazon.com/Ruhlmans-Twenty-Techniques-Recipes-Manifesto/dp/0811876438) is incredibly helpful for learning basic skills.  The best recipes in the world won't help you if you can't manage the techniques they require.","subreddit_name":"Cooking","author":"FeroxCarnivore"}]}