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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 4.39 — 101,828 ratings — published 2017
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Joy of Cooking Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 203,890 ratings — published 1931
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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 — 27,235 ratings — published 2015
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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 4.20 — 412,664 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 — 80,296 ratings — published 1961
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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 — 16,543 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 — 103,798 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 — 26,897 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 — 141,788 ratings — published 1953
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Plenty Plenty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 27,191 ratings — published 2010
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Jerusalem: A Cookbook Jerusalem: A Cookbook (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 38,068 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 3.93 — 27,278 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 — 46,310 ratings — published 2012
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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 4.39 — 12,808 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 — 54,813 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 — 24,288 ratings — published 2002
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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 4.00 — 46,085 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 161,520 ratings — published 2005
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Ottolenghi Simple Ottolenghi Simple (Hardcover)
by (shelved 344 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.30 — 14,297 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 7,223 ratings — published 2009
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My Life in France My Life in France (Hardcover)
by (shelved 336 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.16 — 94,862 ratings — published 2006
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 33,418 ratings — published 2007
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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 — 14,661 ratings — published 2007
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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 3.92 — 40,971 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 — 27,884 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 — 52,271 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)
by (shelved 301 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,757 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 — 3,195 ratings — published 2012
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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 4.26 — 5,720 ratings — published 2017
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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 277 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.01 — 18,500 ratings — published 2013
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The Silver Spoon The Silver Spoon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 269 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,402 ratings — published 1950
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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)
by (shelved 266 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.06 — 48,631 ratings — published 2008
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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 — 56,605 ratings — published 2006
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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 264 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.19 — 212,669 ratings — published 2006
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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 252 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.08 — 26,402 ratings — published 2013
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Momofuku Momofuku (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 14,697 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 246 times as cooking)
avg rating 3.91 — 12,418 ratings — published 2014
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The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 245 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.09 — 39,314 ratings — published 1999
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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)
by (shelved 238 times as cooking)
avg rating 3.87 — 50,709 ratings — published 2010
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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 3.99 — 35,526 ratings — published 2016
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The Professional Chef The Professional Chef (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 5,916 ratings — published 1974
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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)
by (shelved 229 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.30 — 10,683 ratings — published 2001
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Taste: My Life Through Food Taste: My Life Through Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 228 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.18 — 101,628 ratings — published 2021
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The Flavour Thesaurus The Flavour Thesaurus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 227 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,266 ratings — published 2010
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The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 225 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.17 — 19,820 ratings — published 2005
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Nigella Express: Good Food, Fast Nigella Express: Good Food, Fast (Hardcover)
by (shelved 217 times as cooking)
avg rating 3.96 — 28,395 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)
by (shelved 214 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.19 — 14,191 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 209 times as cooking)
avg rating 3.75 — 17,792 ratings — published 2012
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The French Laundry Cookbook The French Laundry Cookbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 208 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.30 — 10,064 ratings — published 1999
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Ruth Reichl
“Anyone who thinks they're too grown up or too sophisticated to eat caramel corn, is not invited to my house for dinner”
― Ruth Reichl

Bill Watterson
“Calvin: Why are you crying mom?
Mom: I'm cutting up an onion.
Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.”
― Bill Watterson, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

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