Best cookbooks on Reddit

164 reviews from r/CookbookLovers, r/Cooking, r/cookingforbeginners and 10 more subreddits

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America's Test Kitchen

4.9

(14)

"The recipes will be terrific and bulletproof."

"Cooking for One by America’s Test Kitchen."

"America's test kitchen cooking for two. It's amazing how following the instructions delivers a stellar meal each time."

"The americas test kitchen books are very beginner friendly and very informative."

"Cooking for One: Scaled Recipes, No-Waste Solutions, and Time-Saving Tips by America's Test Kitchen. It's great."

"Look at America's Test Kitchen, especially the cookbooks from their Cook's Country TV show (on PBS) and magazine to see if they're likely to work for you."

"America’s Test Kitchen has a cookbook called Vegan Cooking for Two that is exactly this."

"America's Test Kitchen has a cookbook called Cooking for One that I used a lot."

"I've never tried this particular book."

"Were our go-to's before Baked to Perfection"

N/A

5.0

(8)

"*The Neapolitan Pizza, a scientific guide* https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neapolitan-Pizza-scientific-artisanal-process/dp/8889972556"

"*The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Bread Baking* https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fundamental-Techniques-Classic-Bread-Baking/dp/158479934X"

"Nothing Fancy by Allison Roman."

"The Family Meal by Ferran Adria."

"The “More With Less” cookbook is great."

"Simple Thai Food, Vietnamese Food Any Day, Nothing Fancy, Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, Every Grain of Rice."

Mark Bittman

4.9

(8)

"It’s comprehensive; he suggests a lot of substitutions."

"Mark Bittman’s “How to Cook Everything.”"

"How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman."

"I learned to cook from Bittman more than twenty years ago."

"Mark Bittman How to cook everything: the basics."

"Mark bittman's 'how to cook everything' was the first cookbook I ever bought."

"Mark Bittman’s How To Cook Everything is great."

"For basic stuff you might try the classic 'how to cook everything'."

Fuchsia Dunlop

5.0

(7)

"The Food of Sichuan, Revolutionary Chinese Food, and The Land of Fish and Rice are extremely well done."

"I also really like the China book by Phaidon, lots of recipes and very comprehensive."

"For Chinese, look for anything by Fuchsia Dunlop."

"Food of Sichuan, Fuchsia Dunlop (any of her books, really)."

"Fuchsia Dunlop has a bunch of great cookbooks."

"Every Grain Of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop."

"Fuchsia Dunlop is really good."

Joy of Cooking

5.0

(6)

"Has EVERYTHING."

"Joy of Cooking, hands down."

"I think Joy of Cooking as your first cookbook."

"I would recommend any of these 3, The Joy of Cooking, Mark Bittman's How to cook everything or Kenji's Food Lab."

"Joy of Cooking is a great general cookbook."

Samin Nosrat

4.8

(6)

"I second Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat."

"* Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat."

"Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat."

"Might be the single best cookbook ever conceived."

"Will teach you how to cook intuitively."

"I really like Salt Fat Acid Heat."

Hetty McKinnon

4.5

(4)

"To Asian with Love by Hetty McKinnon +1"

"So many great, out of the box recipes."

"Check out Tenderheart by Hetty Lu McKinnon."

"To Asia with Love by Hetty McKinnon."

The Korean Vegan

5.0

(3)

"The Korean Vegan Cookbook"

"I recommend 'The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen'."

"The Korean Vegan!"

Melissa Clark

5.0

(3)

"Is full of one-pot dinners and tray bakes."

"I have a couple that I use regularly."

"I really like Dinner in One from Melissa Clark."

#10

Joshua McFadden

5.0

(3)

"It has seasonal recipes and is wonderful for cooking straight from your garden."

"Is really interesting and my current favorite for vegetables."

#11

Veganomicon

5.0

(3)

"Veganomicon for sure."

"Another vote for Veganomicon!"

"I love the veganomicon! I’m not vegan but I still make recipes from here."

#12

Alton Brown

5.0

(3)

"I would look at Alton Brown’s cookbooks."

"I was a big fan of his show Good Eats, when a cousin gave me his book, I'm Just Here For the Food."

"Alton Brown’s Good Eats is what I cut my teeth on."

#13

Thug Kitchen

4.3

(3)

"It's a vegan cookbook that talks shit to you."

"It is a great cookbook nonetheless."

"Thug kitchen."

#14

Taste of Home

4.3

(3)

"Try the Taste of Home cookbooks."

"Taste of Home (also has a website and a magazine subscription)."

"Taste of home , Pinterest"

#15

Madhur Jaffrey

5.0

(2)

"A great book with lots of interesting recipes."

"Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian is a classic that's worth having."

#16

Skinnytaste

5.0

(2)

"I second Defined Dish but also want to offer up Skinnytaste."

"I cook a lot from skinnytaste during the week for simple and family friendly."

#17

America’s Test Kitchen

5.0

(2)

"[America’s Test Kitchen] This is what you need."

"Any America’s Test Kitchen, Cooks Illustrated, Cooks Kitchen, or Milk Street cookbooks are excellent."

#18

Yotam Ottolenghi

5.0

(2)

"Ottolinghi simple."

#19

Kenji Lopez-Alt

5.0

(2)

"Is what I recommend to new cooks now."

"* The Food Lab by Kenji Lopez-Alt."

#20

Isa Chandra Moskowitz

5.0

(2)

"Is amazing!"

#21

Shelf Love

5.0

(2)

"Shelf Love is soooo good"

"I’ve had my eye on Shelf Love for a while and I’ve heard great things about Everyday Lagos."

#22

Food Network

5.0

(2)

"It really starts from the basics."

"It covers a lot of the absolute basics for the complete beginner."

#23

Nancy Singleton Hachisu

5.0

(2)

"Nancy Singleton Hachisu is fantastic. Her first book, Japanese Farm Food is my favorite."

"Focus is on the seasonality of Japanese food and farms."

#24

Cal Peternell

5.0

(2)

"The resulting book, *Twelve Recipes* by Cal Peternell is quite different from most cookbooks."

"I always recommend Cal Peternell's *Twelve Recipes* (2014, HarperCollins)."

#25

Maangchi

5.0

(2)

"The only book I need and use! Japchae is yum!!"

#26

Pinky Cole

5.0

(2)

"Love, love, love Pinky Cole's "Eat Plants, Bitch!"."

"The coconut milk base mac and cheese is one of our family favorites."

#27

Woks of Life

5.0

(2)

"Agree that Woks of life is amazing!!! I love how they include Chinese American dishes and more traditional Chinese dishes."

"Woks of Life has been a great source for Chinese food."

#28

Claire Saffitz

4.5

(2)

"Dessert person is amazing!!!"

"I love Dessert Person."

#29

Fannie Farmer

4.5

(2)

"For some truly bangin' baking recipes."

"Fannie Farmer."

#30

Shizuo Tsuji

4.5

(2)

"Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art by Shizuo Tsuji."

#31

Dessert Person

4.5

(2)

"Has a very thorough guide to croissant making, which allowed me to succeed the first time I made them."

"I've been recommended Dessert Person and Claire's other book before."

#32

Meera Sodha

4.0

(2)

"East by Meera Sodha."

#33

Plant You

4.0

(2)

"Both of the Plant You cookbooks are simple and solid!"

"Plant You Scrappy Cooking is a good start."

#34

Aunt Bee's

4.0

(2)

#35

Kian Lam Kho

5.0

(1)

"Can't recommend Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees by Kian Lam Kho highly enough for Chinese food."

#36

Denise Hawley

5.0

(1)

"Totally awesome step by step instructions and advice for constructing your own combos."

#37

The Last Bite

5.0

(1)

"My two current favourites are the last bite by Anna higham."

#38

Erin Alderson

5.0

(1)

"The Yearlong Pantry by Erin Alderson is amazing."

#39

What To Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking

5.0

(1)

"What To Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers is my favorite from this year!"

#40

Every Grain of Rice

5.0

(1)

"And Every Grain of Rice by Fuscia Dunlop is also great."

#41

Nini

5.0

(1)

"Nini has a beautiful cookbook."

#42

Fabio

5.0

(1)

"My favorite so far from this crew is Fabio's first one (Fabio's Italian Kitchen, I think) - his meatballs (with ricotta) are so good and easy."

#43

Dishoom

5.0

(1)

"My favorite biryani in the world (outside of India) came from here."

#44

Salt, Fat, Acid, and Heat

5.0

(1)

"I have been trying to remember the title, Salt, Fat, Acid, and Heat for several weeks."

#45

Italian-American

5.0

(1)

"Italian-American (from Don Angie owners) has tons of nesting recipes."

#46

Nigel Slater

5.0

(1)

"Sounds like you would really enjoy Nigel Slater's books."

#47

Pato Jinich

5.0

(1)

"Pato Jinich, for example, is an author and tv host exploring Mexico in a way I’ve found partic"

#48

Amrikan

5.0

(1)

"“Amrikan” by Khushbu Shah. Excellent cookbook!"

#49

Nicola Lamb

5.0

(1)

"A wonderful little gem that has recipes as well as techniques."

#50

Korean American

5.0

(1)

"Korean American."

#51

The Banh Mi Handbook

5.0

(1)

"The Banh Mi Handbook."

#52

A Good Bake

5.0

(1)

"And Melissa Weller’s *A Good Bake.*"

#53

The Memory of Taste

5.0

(1)

"# The Memory of Taste."

#54

Sarah Becan and Hugh Amano

5.0

(1)

"It has comic-style illustrations that are fun and show the techniques pretty well."

#55

Myers + Chang at Home

5.0

(1)

"# Myers + Chang at Home."

#56

Sift

5.0

(1)

"Sift is maybe aimed more at home bakers, but ones that want to expand."

#57

Cheryl Wakerhauser

5.0

(1)

"These are a few of my favs."

#58

James Peterson

5.0

(1)

"Essentials of Cooking by James Peterson. It explains all types of cooking and gives practice recipes too."

#59

Lee Ann Wong

5.0

(1)

"Dumplings all day wong from Lee Ann Wong is great"

#60

Andrea Nguyen

5.0

(1)

"I have no hesitation in recommending it."

#61

Too Many Tomatoes

5.0

(1)

"It's got an insane number of recipes for garden veggies."

#62

The Soprano's

5.0

(1)

"I loved that show; they're eating ALL THE TIME!"

#63

David Thompson

5.0

(1)

"This guy is Australian and is recognised as one of the best thai cooks in the world."

#64

Brooke

5.0

(1)

"Brooke is putting out a vegetable-forward cookbook on November 12th called Sunkissed Cooking, sounds like it would be a perfect gift for a pescatarian."

#65

Sheldon

5.0

(1)

"Sheldon’s Hawaii cookbook is so good. My family regularly cooks from it."

#66

Better Homes and Gardens

5.0

(1)

"Better Homes and Gardens has been making and updating that sort of cookbook for decades."

#67

Flavor Bible

5.0

(1)

#68

The Gaijin Cookbook

5.0

(1)

#69

Food Lab

5.0

(1)

"Some awesome photography and sooooooo much great information."

#70

Evolutions in Bread

4.0

(1)

"I would recommend using Evolutions in Bread instead. Same author, much more approachable recipes."

#71

Dumpling Galaxy

4.0

(1)

"Dumpling Galaxy is pretty awesome - it has a ton of different dumpling styles in it."

#72

Francisco J. Migoya

4.0

(1)

"Has pretty good reviews. I'm not a pro, but it has good flavor inspiration, plating, and techniques."

#73

Weeknight Meals

4.0

(1)

"Weeknight meals with a kitchen designed around limited ingredients"

#74

Mediterranean Slow Cooking

4.0

(1)

"Mediterranean Slow Cooking"

#75

Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

4.0

(1)

"I like Eileen Yin-Fei Lo’s cookbooks."

#76

Don't Want to Cook

4.0

(1)

"Low prep cookbook"

#77

Richard Hart

4.0

(1)

"Richard Hart bread and in the catbird seat are my favorites so far this year."

#78

Easy 3-Ingredient

4.0

(1)

"Easy 3-Ingredient College Cookbook"

#79

Phaidon

4.0

(1)

"Japan: the Cookbook has been a good one for me."

#80

Betty Liu

4.0

(1)

"I cooked a few recipes from Betty Liu My Shanghai and all of them were good."

#81

The Wheel of Fortune

4.0

(1)

#82

Ainsley Harriot

4.0

(1)

"Ainsley Harriot's 'Meals In Minutes' might be a good one to check out."

#83

Gregory

4.0

(1)

"Gregory’s everybody eats is pretty well done"

#84

Jim Fobel

3.0

(1)

"I haven't cooked anything yet but Jim Fobel's cookbooks have much longer ingredient lists than I'm used to seeing."

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