I'm Just Here for the Food: Kitchen User's Manual

Rating:
Summary: Not just the 'how,' but also the 'why'
Review: This is not just a cookbook with recipes and directions, but it is also packed with the theory of cooking: why one should briase instead of roast, the finer points of grilling and smoking food, and a lot of information about specific foods as well.

I'm at the airport posting this review and looking forward to my long flight now that I have this book. Halfway through I simply cannot put it down. [...]

You won't find haute cuisine here, but your knowledge base about cooking in general, and good food in particular, will become much broader.

Rating:
Summary: Disappointed
Review: Unfortunately, this "book" is basically just a ring-binder with blank pages and pockets for your own recipes.
I was expecting an Alton cookbook - with his Good Eats recipes & pictures. I was NOT expecting a ringbinder filled with blank pages, and a few pages with information such as oven temperature conversions. Perhaps I misread the Amazon description.
If you're looking for an actual Alton Cookbook, get his "I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking" book instead. If you're looking for an overpriced repository for your own handwritten recipes & notes, buy this.

Rating:
Summary: Disappointed
Review: Unfortunately, this "book" is basically just a ring-binder with blank pages and pockets for your own recipes.
I was expecting an Alton cookbook - with his Good Eats recipes & pictures. I was NOT expecting a ringbinder filled with blank pages, and a few pages with information such as oven temperature conversions. Perhaps I misread the Amazon description.
If you're looking for an actual Alton Cookbook, get his "I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking" book instead. If you're looking for an overpriced repository for your own handwritten recipes & notes, buy this.