Finding this two-book set (originally priced at $40US) for $7US at the local bargain store.
For those who don't know him Chris Kimball is a dedicated home-cooking juggernaut, hell-bent on helping home cooks discover the "best" way to cook for their families at home, in a home kitchen, using mostly common home-kitchen items.
He counts himself as a publisher and presenter more than he is a cook (though he tries to hide that he is actually a very good cook), and from his iconic American magazine "Cook's Illustrated," he went on to start two of the best true cooking shows available, "America's Test Kitchen," and "Cook's Country." No Food Network flash and gimmickry, just good recipes fully deconstructed and demonstrated for the home cook, with a little science thrown in.
They also do ingredient and cookware reviews, and he accepts no advertisers so he's not beholden to anyone.
He's since left all that and started a new (similar) endeavor, called (I think) "Milk Street."
These were $7 because they're from 1996 and 2000, so the reviews of equipment are outdated, but the techniques, methods, and recipes are spot-on.
At that price, I bought a second set for my home cooking best friend.
For those who don't know him Chris Kimball is a dedicated home-cooking juggernaut, hell-bent on helping home cooks discover the "best" way to cook for their families at home, in a home kitchen, using mostly common home-kitchen items.
He counts himself as a publisher and presenter more than he is a cook (though he tries to hide that he is actually a very good cook), and from his iconic American magazine "Cook's Illustrated," he went on to start two of the best true cooking shows available, "America's Test Kitchen," and "Cook's Country." No Food Network flash and gimmickry, just good recipes fully deconstructed and demonstrated for the home cook, with a little science thrown in.
They also do ingredient and cookware reviews, and he accepts no advertisers so he's not beholden to anyone.
He's since left all that and started a new (similar) endeavor, called (I think) "Milk Street."
These were $7 because they're from 1996 and 2000, so the reviews of equipment are outdated, but the techniques, methods, and recipes are spot-on.
At that price, I bought a second set for my home cooking best friend.
That's me all day.
