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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 — 88,975 ratings — published 2017
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Joy of Cooking Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 195,826 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 — 364,745 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 — 76,250 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 — 24,808 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 — 16,146 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 — 101,368 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 — 25,416 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 — 138,793 ratings — published 1953
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Plenty Plenty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 25,711 ratings — published 2010
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Jerusalem: A Cookbook Jerusalem: A Cookbook (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 35,295 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 44,928 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 — 26,377 ratings — published 2007
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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 — 53,431 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 — 23,934 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 — 160,523 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 — 44,500 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 — 11,194 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 — 32,784 ratings — published 2007
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My Life in France My Life in France (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 92,558 ratings — published 2006
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Ottolenghi Simple Ottolenghi Simple (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 12,430 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 — 14,618 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 — 7,052 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 — 40,149 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 — 27,194 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 — 51,291 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 — 3,163 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)
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avg rating 4.03 — 17,480 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 — 47,732 ratings — published 2008
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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)
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avg rating 4.19 — 209,303 ratings — published 2006
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The Silver Spoon The Silver Spoon (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 10,191 ratings — published 1950
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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 — 55,076 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 4.34 — 4,529 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 — 34,227 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 — 25,708 ratings — published 2013
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Momofuku Momofuku (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 14,049 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)
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avg rating 3.93 — 11,695 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 — 47,387 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 — 38,228 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 — 10,495 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 — 92,144 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 — 27,997 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 — 14,003 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 — 17,658 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 210 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.17 — 19,463 ratings — published 2005
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The Flavour Thesaurus The Flavour Thesaurus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 202 times as cooking)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,130 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 — 44,116 ratings — published 1969
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