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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 88,812 ratings — published 2017
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Joy of Cooking Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 195,743 ratings — published 1931
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 364,224 ratings — published 2000
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 76,201 ratings — published 1961
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The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 24,768 ratings — published 2015
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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 16,137 ratings — published 1984
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How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 101,339 ratings — published 1998
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Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 25,384 ratings — published 1976
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Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 138,747 ratings — published 1953
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Plenty Plenty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 25,683 ratings — published 2010
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Jerusalem: A Cookbook Jerusalem: A Cookbook (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 35,237 ratings — published 2012
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The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 26,362 ratings — published 2007
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The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Wisdom from an Obsessive Home Cook The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Wisdom from an Obsessive Home Cook (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 44,905 ratings — published 2012
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The Moosewood Cookbook: Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca, New York The Moosewood Cookbook: Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca, New York (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 53,419 ratings — published 1977
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I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 23,925 ratings — published 2002
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Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 160,509 ratings — published 2005
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Thug Kitchen: Eat Like You Give a F*ck Thug Kitchen: Eat Like You Give a F*ck (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 44,476 ratings — published 2014
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Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 11,165 ratings — published 2012
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 32,768 ratings — published 2007
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My Life in France My Life in France (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 92,528 ratings — published 2006
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Ottolenghi Simple Ottolenghi Simple (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 12,392 ratings — published 2018
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How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 14,617 ratings — published 2007
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Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking (Ruhlman's Ratios) Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking (Ruhlman's Ratios)
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avg rating 4.09 — 7,050 ratings — published 2009
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How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 40,132 ratings — published 1998
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Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 27,170 ratings — published 2007
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Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 51,282 ratings — published 2005
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Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Cooks, and Good Food Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Cooks, and Good Food (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 3,745 ratings — published 2007
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The Science of Good Cooking: Master 50 Simple Concepts to Enjoy a Lifetime of Success in the Kitchen The Science of Good Cooking: Master 50 Simple Concepts to Enjoy a Lifetime of Success in the Kitchen (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 3,162 ratings — published 2012
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The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out (Paperback)
by (shelved 275 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.03 — 17,457 ratings — published 2013
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The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 47,706 ratings — published 2008
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The Silver Spoon The Silver Spoon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 252 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,184 ratings — published 1950
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 252 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.19 — 209,262 ratings — published 2006
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Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 55,055 ratings — published 2006
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Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 4,507 ratings — published 2017
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Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 34,209 ratings — published 2016
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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 25,696 ratings — published 2013
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Momofuku Momofuku (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 14,037 ratings — published 2009
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Plenty More: Vibrant Vegetable Cooking from London's Ottolenghi Plenty More: Vibrant Vegetable Cooking from London's Ottolenghi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 242 times as cooking)
avg rating 3.93 — 11,681 ratings — published 2014
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Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.86 — 47,345 ratings — published 2010
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The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 232 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.10 — 38,211 ratings — published 1999
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The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 10,491 ratings — published 2001
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The Professional Chef The Professional Chef (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 5,900 ratings — published 1974
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Taste: My Life Through Food Taste: My Life Through Food (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 92,009 ratings — published 2021
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Nigella Express: Good Food, Fast Nigella Express: Good Food, Fast (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 27,988 ratings — published 2007
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Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 14,004 ratings — published 1995
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The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 211 times as cooking)
avg rating 3.74 — 17,655 ratings — published 2012
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The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 209 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.17 — 19,459 ratings — published 2005
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The Flavour Thesaurus The Flavour Thesaurus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 202 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,127 ratings — published 2010
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Betty Crocker's Cookbook Betty Crocker's Cookbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 196 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.26 — 44,101 ratings — published 1969
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W.C. Fields
“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.”
W.C. Fields

Ursula K. Le Guin
“I always wondered why the makers leave housekeeping and cooking out of their tales. Isn't it what all the great wars and battles are fought for -- so that at day's end a family may eat together in a peaceful house? The tale tells how the Lords of Manva hunted & gathered roots & cooked their suppers while they were camped in exile in the foothills of Sul, but it doesn't say what their wives & children were living on in their city left ruined & desolate by the enemy. They were finding food too, somehow, cleaning house & honoring the gods, the way we did in the siege & under the tyranny of the Alds. When the heroes came back from the mountain, they were welcomed with a feast. I'd like to know what the food was and how the women managed it.”
Ursula K. Le Guin, Voices

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