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Best Kitchen Appliance Cooking

Project Smoke: Seven Steps to Smoked Food Nirvana, Plus 100 Irresistible Recipes from Classic (Slam-Dunk Brisket) to Adventurous (Smoked Bacon-Bourbon Apple Crisp)
From America’s “master griller” ( Esquire ), a step-by-step guide to cold-smoking, hot-smoking, and smoke-roasting, and a collection of 100 innovative recipes for smoking every kind of food, from starters to desserts. As someone who has been smoking meat his whole life, even I found new ground covered in this smart, accessible book.”. --Myron Mixon, author and host of BBQ Pitmasters, Smoked, and BBQ Rules. “If your version of heaven has smoked meats waiting beyond the pearly gates, then Project Smoke is your bible.”. --Tom Colicchio, author, chef/owner Crafted hospitality, and host of Top Chef. Project Smoke is both an indispensible guidebook to mastering smoking techniques and a cookbook billowing with innovative recipes, from the usual suspects like appetizers and meats to the more surprising desserts, cocktails, and condiments.”— Taste of the South. There’s hot smoking and cold-smoking, smoke-braising, tea-smoking, “caveman” smoking direct on embers, and stovetop smoking. Bible® cookbook series, which includes the new Barbecue Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades; Project Smoke; The Barbecue Bible ; and How to Grill . His TV shows include the PBS series Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke (currently in its 3rd season); Primal Grill; and Barbecue University , and the French language series Les Incontournables du BBQ and Le Maitre du Grill.
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"PS: Unlike some self-loving "I am the best, buy my books because they tell you how good I am" super BBQ champions, these two authors provide complete recipes and techniques that actually work and produce amazing results."
"I have been wanting to make smoked deviled eggs for a long time but couldn't think of a way to make it worth without overlooking the egg, and this book has the perfect solution."
"From the Martha Stewart of grilling comes Raichlen's new book which features recipes from his latest PBS series."
"I've made a few of the recipes in this book so far and everyone has complemented me on how delicious everything is."
"Really high quality pictures with easy to follow instructions."
"This guy has some great recipes."
"I like to try new things in my smoker."
"great addition to the back yard barbecue... Superbly written with tons of interesting side facts."
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The Instant Pot® Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook: Easy Recipes for Fast & Healthy Meals
100+ no-fuss meals with options for vegetarian, gluten-free, and Paleo-friendly diets Low-maintenance recipe guidelines including pressure levels and cooking times Handy prep-time labels that specify meals that cook in 20 minutes or longer (45+ minutes), as well as kid-friendly dishes. Whether you are new to the Instant Pot or you are a pressure-cooker pro, this Instant Pot cookbook needs to be in your kitchen!" "There has been a lot of commentary about "Instant Pot" books lately, about the many unauthorized uses of the name, and the many free e-books...and some resulting food waste...There have been a couple of books published with permission, and there are some high quality print cookbooks soon to be available, after many long months/years in development. Here I found approachable Instant Pot recipes that the whole family could enjoy.
Reviews
"If you were one of the lucky ones who bought an Instant Pot (aka IP) on Prime Day in July, like I did, congratulations. I immediately went on the hunt for recipes to try and downloaded a bunch of *free* Instant Pot cookbooks. I was warned that unless there is a picture of a real IP on the cover (copyright) it is not sanctioned by Instant Pot - this one is an official cookbook but it's so much more than just recipes. I highly recommend this book, it has been the best purchase I made since getting my Instant Pot."
"I just finished making the Quick Chicken Tikka Masala (mmmm good) & was looking for something else to try."
"The beginning reviews some basics of pressure cooking, although not in specific detail other than tips like "thicken at the end" or when converting recipes reduce the water. The recipes are by and large excellent for clean eating and do not rely on highly processed food items, consequently you can be assured you are serving up healthy meals wicked fast. I love that the author tagged the recipes by cook times- ones done in under 20 minutes, family friendly, work week appropriate options, etc."
"I love my Instant Pot and the fact that I can have a "Sunday" pot roast on the dinner table in about 1 1/2 hours."
"Good and easy to read book.This was our second order as we think highly of this book."
"Useful tips and conversion charts."
"Just starting to use the Instant Pot but some recipes look interesting."
"It's a good book if that brand is what you have which I don't."
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Sous Vide at Home: The Modern Technique for Perfectly Cooked Meals
Now, from the creator of Nomiku--the first affordable sous vide machine--comes this easy-to-follow cookbook that clearly illustrates how to harness the power of sous vide technology to achieve restaurant-quality dishes in the comfort of your own kitchen. Sous Vide at Home gives every home cook the techniques and recipes they need to revolutionize the way they make food.” —Hugh Acheson, author of A New Turn in the South and chef/owner of Five & Ten, Empire State South, The National, and The Florence “Lisa is an obsessive visionary who just wants to make the modern world a tastier, inspired place. With great recipes and easy to follow instructions, Sous Vide at Home will make Nomiku the new crockpot.” —. Chris Cosentino, Top Chef Masters winner and chef/owner of Cockscomb “ Sous Vide at Home is a welcome introduction to the most important kitchen innovation of recent times: precise low-temperature cooking, which makes it easier than ever for chefs and home cooks alike to get consistently delicious results.” —. Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking "A great compendium of delicious techniques culled from restaurant innovation and brought to the home in a fashion that simplifies cooking a meal rather than complicating it.” — Lars Williams, research and development chef at noma.
Reviews
"From addressing food safety concerns (regarding cooking temperatures, bacteria, and plastic bag safety) for beginners to introducing new recipes for the experienced, I found this book to be a wonderful resource of sous-vide cooking at home, and a must-have."
"The explanations ahead of each section are helpful and the book builds on the recipes so you can see why for those it makes sense to cook sous vide as opposed to standard methods, and I felt it gave me a good understanding of what sous vide makes sense to use for the most (very long time slow cooking or low-temperature cooking) and how to modify other standard recipes to take advantages of the method."
"New to Sous Vide and this was great starting point!"
"Informative, great designs and presentations, bought with the Joule by Chefsteps for Mothers Day....winner."
"So far so good!"
"Perfect for my daughter, she loved it."
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Best Blender Recipes

Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Millions of people love Ina Garten because she writes recipes that make home cooks look great; family and friends shower them with praise and yet the dishes couldn’t be simpler to prepare using ingredients found in any grocery store. In Barefoot Contessa Foolproof , the Food Network star takes easy a step further, sharing her secrets for pulling off deeply satisfying meals that have that “wow!” factor we all crave. For the cake ¾ pound dates, pitted and chopped 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature ¹⁄³ cup granulated sugar 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1½ tablespoons baking powder. For the sauce 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter 1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed ½ cup heavy cream ¼ teaspoon kosher salt 2 tablespoons good bourbon, such as Maker's Mark 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Sweetened whipped cream, for serving. Meanwhile, in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and granulated sugar on medium speed for 3 minutes, until light and fluffy. Meanwhile, combine the butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, and salt in a medium saucepan and bring to boil. Off the heat, stir in the bourbon and vanilla and pour into a 2-cup heat-proof glass measuring cup.
Reviews
"When Ina says "foolproof" she doesn't mean a recipe has only five ingredients or that it has only three steps. Ina means she has an ingredient list with easily obtainable ingredients and steps that appeal to your common sense so that you don't worry about whether the recipe will turn out. She finishes the book with a foolproof index of menus for special occasions which cross references with special dishes from all of her cookbooks. She does repeat foolproof recipes from her previous books such as her standard chicken stock, but the book is mostly comprised of new material. I have been using her roasted carrot recipe for over a year now and am delighted to see that she has mixed it up with a recipe for braised carrots and parsnips.She presents a mashed chickpea recipe that is yummy."
"This is a cookbook favorite."
"These brownies with a carmel topping and then added flaked sea salt are exceptional."
"Great recipes and not too difficult."
"Some recopies are a bit complicated but I still like the book."
"I had just heard about Kale and how you can make it crispy by baking it and wouldn't you know, Ina has that recipe in her latest book, 'Foolproof'."
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Best Bread Machine Recipes

The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook: A Master Baker's 300 Favorite Recipes for Perfect-Every-Time Bread-From Every Kind of Machine
-Whole Wheat Bread. -Gluten Free Bread. -Sourdough Bread. -Nut Bread. -Cheese Bread. -Pizza and Focaccia. -Coffee Cakes and Sweet Roll. -Chocolate Bread. However, the newer generation of machines turns out excellent bread, and after being bombarded with know-how by this James Beard Award-winning writer, even the most reluctant may be inspired to give it a go. There are recipes for pizza and flatbreads, as well as selections from a variety of traditions, from Alsatian kugelhopf to Zuni Indian bread. (Aug.). Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reviews
"I have had his bread machine cook book for years."
"I have never made homemade bread before."
"I was reading up on the sourdough recipes and it explains in detail how to make the starter also gives a brief history of its origins."
"Unfortunately, medical issues have removed bread from my diet, but I still cook for family, and this is my long-time favorite collection of bread recipes."
"What is awesome about this book it is it does not include just recipes, but HOW they differ, what works, what doesn't, history, tips, etc."
"I've tried multiple recipes from this book with tasty results and look forward to trying more of them."
"Lots of good recipes in this book but if you don't want recipes with "complicated" ingredients then don't buy it."
"Using the exact (measured by scale) measurements of ingredients resulted in a dough that was like thick pancake batter, rather than the dough ball I usually have. So, always check your dough while it is mixing/kneeding to make sure you aren't too wet or too dry."
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Best Cast Iron Recipes

Cook It in Cast Iron: Kitchen-Tested Recipes for the One Pan That Does It All (Cook's Country)
Learn about this cast iron's history and what makes it uniquely American and let us show you how to shop for, season, care for, and clean this perfect pan. The highly reputable and recognizable brands of America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Illustrated, and Cook’s Country are the work of over 60 passionate chefs based in Boston, Massachusetts, who put ingredients, cookware, equipment, and recipes through objective, rigorous testing to identify the very best.
Reviews
"This book covers all the basic information you need to choose a pan, to cook in and care for you pan , plus detailed recipes that walk you step by step through Frying, Baking, Roasting, Braising, Deep frying in and even using it as a Pie pan, Pizza pan or Baking golden brown breads with a crispy outside crust and billowy soft middle. Searing: Blackened Chicken, Oven seared chicken breast, Indoor Barbequed chicken, Teriyaki Chicken thighs, Steak tips with mushroom gravy, Steaks, Filets Mignon, Cowboy steak, Thick cut pork chops, Pork tenderloin, Lamb chops, Snapper, Scallops. c. Roasts: Butter flied chicken, Classic roast chicken, Boneless turkey breast, London Broil, Classic Roast Beef & Gravy, Garlic roasted top sirloin, Meatloaf with mushroom gravy, Stuffed boneless pork loin, Bone in Pork Rib roast, Roasted pork shoulder, Leg of lamb. d. One Dish Dinners: Lasagna, Ziti, Macaroni & cheese, Pan roasted chicken breasts with root vegetables, Braised chicken thighs with Swiss chard & carrots, Curried chicken & rice, Easier fried chicken, Southwestern style chicken & biscuits, Chicken pot pie, Beef Pot pie, shepherd’s pie, chili, Steak tips , flank steak with potatoes, Stir fried beef & broccoli, Pork cutlets with green beans, Pan fried pork chops with succotash, Pork chops & dirty rice, Pork tamale pie, Cod & potatoes with orange parsley salad, Clams with couscous, Paella. e. Sandwiches, Burgers, & Pizza: Grown up grilled cheese, Turkey club Panini, Fried chicken sandwiches, Ultimate burgers, Fried onion burger, Chicago Style Italian beef, Baltimore pit beef, Middle eastern style lamb pita, Italian style sausage and pepper subs, chipotle chicken tacos, Flank steak tacos, skillet pizza marguerite, no cook pizza sauce, Chicago style pepperoni pan pizza, cast iron skillet calzone. This book is more than a cookbook, it includes everything you ever needed to know about cast iron fry pans plus kitchen tested recipes with easy to read, detailed step by step recipes: Choosing the best and right cast iron fry pan for your kitchen. B. Caring for your cast iron fry pan is thoroughly covered in this book including seasoning your new or older skillet, cleaning your pan, and problem solving such as cleaning an extra dirty skillet, restoring a scratched skillet, cleaning an extra dirty skillet and even getting rid of the stink in a stinky skillet. Did you know that cleaning an old dirty cast iron fry pan can be done in your oven by running it through the self cleaning cycle in your oven and then reseason the pan."
"Their findings on seasoning, cleaning and using cast iron dispel contradicting advice and myths that accumulated over a century. I wish they had included some Cook's Illustrated sort of recipes, adapted for cast iron. Mr. Kimball should recognize that his readership is not comprised solely of millennials.Those of us with older eyes and/or vision problems do not like needing a magnifying glass to read a cook book."
"Gave this as a gift and the cook loved they book."
"Trying to learn the tricks my grandmother never taught me."
"Nice cookbook to learn how to best use cast iron."
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Best Dehydrator Recipes

The Ultimate Dehydrator Cookbook: The Complete Guide to Drying Food, Plus 398 Recipes, Including Making Jerky, Fruit Leather & Just-Add-Water Meals
Includes tips on selecting a dehydrator, as well as proper sanitation, storage, and rehydration techniques Individual entries on how to dehydrate all manner of berries, fruits, vegetables, greens, herbs, and edible flowers include information on how to prep, dehydration temperatures, and times Includes recipes for making your own teas, herb blends and rubs, flavored oils, instant baby food, jerky, and fruit leathers Includes nearly 400 recipes for cooking from your dehydrator pantry. " The Ultimate Dehydrator Cookbook is just that: the Ultimate...Its 18 chapters cover every aspect of dehydration and cooking with dehydrated foods...This book is great for those who are nervously just getting started on food preservation with all the information needed to successfully preserve food for later. Things I never would have considered doing with my dehydrator or the foods I had dehydrated! "Far more than a simple cookbook, the authors preface the recipes with dozens of pages outlining the principles and benefits of dehydration...Fully half the book is dedicated to recipes on using your home-dehydrated foods actively as ingredients, rather than thinking of them as standalone foods. "Whether you are an avid gardener or you bring your produce home from the grocery store, The Ultimate Dehydrator Cookbook will inspire and motivate you!...I was originally unenthusiastic about dehydrating because I'm a home canner...After reading this book, I was very surprised at the amount of nutrients that are lost when it comes to preserving food by freezing, canning and dehydrating. And you guessed it, dehydrating is the best option for preserving those nutrients!...Not only will the book inspire you to dehydrate more, but the wonderful recipe section will have you dreaming up all kinds of meals and desserts for your family." I mean how many things can you really dehydrate and/or make with dehydrated food?...
Reviews
"The second and 3rd picture show my peaches off the tree, and dehydrated per the book, ready for fruity oatmeal later on."
"EVERYONE should have THIS BOOK!"
"Lot's of information in the book that you will not find on the internet."
"Good book."
"Looked through book and can't wait to use it."
"Great information since I am a newbie."
"I will be street guidelines for me."
"My wife says it's a cool thing."
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Best Dutch Oven Recipes

One-Pan Wonders: Fuss-Free Meals for Your Sheet Pan, Dutch Oven, Skillet, Roasting Pan, Casserole, and Slow Cooker
With this in mind, we set out to streamline dinner with a fresh, modern collection of recipes make the most of your Dutch oven, sheet pan, skillet, roasting pan, casserole dish, and slow cooker to deliver dinner using just one pot (no cheating!). From Skillet Spanikopita to Sheet Pan Beef Fajitas to Indian-Style Vegetable Curry, we narrowed our ingredient lists to focus on delivering bold, fresh taste in every dish. The highly reputable and recognizable brands of America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Illustrated, and Cook’s Country are the work of over 60 passionate chefs based in Boston, Massachusetts, who put ingredients, cookware, equipment, and recipes through objective, rigorous testing to identify the very best.
Reviews
"I have found that ignoring them and following the sacred rice ration 1:2 rice to liquid solves that problem."
"When it comes to liquids and cooking things like rice and noodles you do need to follow the measurements and directions pretty close. To counter points in some other reviews, yes some recipies require you to microwave ingredients before adding them into the "one pan" but they do mention this in the introduction to the book, so that shouldn't come as a surprise. Also if you've ever used any Americas Test Kitchen/Cooks Country books, this is a common enough technique they recommend, and I have found has made my life easier as a cook!"
"This book has a lot of great recipes for quick and good meals."
"Delicious, simple, easy meals."
"I have not yet cooked a recipe, nevertheless, I have read and tabbed many to cook in the future."
"Love, love, love this cookbook!!"
"I've had this cook book for a few weeks and make a recipe out of it at least once a week."
"Many of the recipes require you to cook part of the meal in the pan, remove the food (and magically keep it warm for the next half an hour or more), clean the pan, and cook the second part of the meal in the same pan."
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Best Fondue Recipes

Dip Into Something Different: A Collection of Recipes from Our Fondue Pot to Yours
Create a perfect night out by gathering friends and family around a pot of warm melted cheese, chocolate or a cooking style eager to add flavor to your favorite dipper.
Reviews
"I love The Melting Pot."
"Wonderful recipes!!"
"Our daughter loved this book."
"Gave two of these for gifts to my son and his wife."
"One of my favorite places to eat for date night."
"It was a gift!"
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Best Food Processor Recipes

Making Artisan Pasta: How to Make a World of Handmade Noodles, Stuffed Pasta, Dumplings, and More
Learn how to use the best ingredients and simple, classic techniques to make fresh, homemade pasta in your own kitchen with Making Artisan Pasta . Through author and chef Aliza Green’s pasta expertise and encyclopedic knowledge of all things culinary, plus hundreds of gorgeous photos by acclaimed food photographer Steve Legato, you’ll never look at the supermarket pasta aisle the same way again. He resides just outside of Philadelphia, PA. Visit his website at http://www.stevelegato.com.Aliza Green is an award-winning Philadelphia-based author, journalist, and influential chef whose books include The Butcher's Apprentice and Making Artisan Pasta(Quarry Books, 2012),The Fishmonger's Apprentice(Quarry Books, 2010), Starting with Ingredients: Baking (Running Press, 2008) and Starting with Ingredients (Running Press, 2006), four perennially popular Field Guides to food (Quirk, 2004-2007), Beans: More than 200 Delicious, Wholesome Recipes from Around the World (Running Press, 2004) and successful collaborations with renowned chefs Guillermo Pernot and Georges Perrier.ÿA former food columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Cooking Light Magazine, Green is known for her encyclopedic knowledge of every possible ingredient, its history, culture, and use in the kitchen and bakery and for her lively story-telling. For more information about Aliza's books and tours or to send her a message, visit her website at http://www.alizagreen.com.Steve Legato is a freelance photographer specializing in food, restaurant industry, cookbooks and advertising.
Reviews
"I have other pasta books, such as the joy of pasta, and usually they are maybe 25% actual pasta recipes, and the rest is sauce or soup or casseroles using the pasta. There is nothing wrong with that, but Making Artisan Pasta is a book about the pasta, about what ingredients to use, how to use them, how to make the pasta, form the pasta, and tons and tons of ideas and tips on making amazing pasta. There are some pastas that simply call for special gadgets to make them, it's the nature of the pasta, but if you don't want to spend a penny on new fun equipment there are still plenty of pasta recipes you can easily make."
"If you're a pasta lever in years past a lot this is a good book to have because make your own pasta is much better than what you buy in the store."
"all kinds of great recipes....already gained 2 pounds."
"I love the fact it gives you various instructions whether making or cutting it by hand or with a machine."
"There are recipes for white or red wines pasta dough; porcini mushroom dough; CHOCOLATE pasta dough; matzo balls, ravioli gnudi, spaetzle, passatelli, laminated pastas, Siberian pelmeni, pot stickers, and numerous others."
"The instructions are simple and clear-there are photos of each recipe, and they are unique...something you would actually use."
"Illustrations are very helpful and photos of finished dishes always make a cookbook enjoyable."
"This book wasn't at my local library, I had to special-order it from a more distant library, twice."
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Best Fryer Recipes

Air Fry Everything: Foolproof Recipes for Fried Favorites and Easy Fresh Ideas by Blue Jean Chef, Meredith Laurence (The Blue Jean Chef)
Additional recipes include Parmesan Chicken Fingers, Fish and "Chips," Cherry Chipotle Chicken Wings, Crab Cakes, Coconut Shrimp, Fried Cauliflower with Parmesan Lemon Dressing, homemade potato chips, Boston Cream Donut Holes, and much more. gives you recipes for that too including Marinated Rib-Eye Steak with Herb Roasted Mushrooms, Inside Out Cheeseburgers, Honey Mesquite Pork Chops, Maple Balsamic Salmon, Roasted Vegetable Stromboli and Mini Molten Chocolate Cake, just to name a few. The first book, Blue Jean Chef: Comfortable in the Kitchen , received rave reviews, and helped home cooks broaden their repertoire and become more versatile with a variety of cooking techniques in the kitchen. As the Blue Jean Chef, Meredith’s belief is that being comfortable in the kitchen is key to successful and enjoyable cooking.
Reviews
"So check your food as it cooks to avoid burning it."
"I bought an air fryer a while ago and need a book to know how to use it."
"This book presents most of the standard fried recipes adapted to the airfryer.."
"I made the parmesan cauliflower and maple balsamic glazed salmon for dinner last night and it was perfect!"
"So many good recipes and Meredith has expanded my thinking."
"Some nice and easy to follow recipes."
"Really nice."
"Still exploring....great recipes."
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Best Juicer Recipes

The Juicing Bible
A market-leading 350 recipes -- delicious fruit and vegetable juices, tonics, cleansers, digestives, teas, roughies, smoothies, milk and coffee substitutes and frozen treats. Because experts recommend that we get a "daily 8," namely five servings of vegetables and three servings of fresh fruit daily, Crocker's recipes will make that task easier, especially if there are finicky children in the house. The ingredient guide is cross-referenced with the recipes, making it easy to work with what you have.
Reviews
"there is one section which speaks to several ailments (in Alpha order) and tells you what to get more of, what to avoid and has page numbers to recipes good for those ailments."
"Awesome book!"
"Item as described, good transaction."
"This is one of my favorite books!"
"How much it contains--the herbs, the bodily functions that go along with the receipes to help correct or improve them, all kinds of juicing, smoothies, dessert recipes, and... even the differences between juicers and blenders."
"The book did help get me started, and it will be a great reference when I want to know why a particular ingredient is so beneficial, or need a natural remedy juice concoction for an ailment."
"I do like the book for its extensive section that covers ailments and what juice recipes will help you out."
"I knew when I read about the book's recommended juicer that it was not a serious juice book.The recipes are not that good."
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Best Pressure Cooker Recipes

Great Food Fast : Bob Warden's Ultimate Pressure Cooker Recipes
Now, Bob Warden's entirely new pressure cooking cookbook, Great Food Fast , looks to redefine pressure cooking all over again. Bob is also the author of several cookbooks which include Quick and Easy Pressure Cooking, Best of the Best cook's essentials Cookbook (with Gwen McKee), Bob Warden's Favorite Ninja Recipes, Bob Warden's Favorite Recipes for cook's essentials Cookware, and Bob Warden's Slow Food Fast.
Reviews
"If you are an experienced home cook, looking to use a pressure cooker to speed things up....this might not be the best book for you."
"The one problem I had was in step #4 he stated to perform a quick release, in which I did and ended up with juices spewing out the top of my pressure cooker all over my walls and cupboards. I was terrified to use the quick release method again until I read some posts on a pressure cooking forum on how to do it correctly."
"The recipes are written for using a pressure cooker, but I'd guess one could also adjust time and use the ingredients to slow braise or use a crock pot to make these meals. I bought this book to use with the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker and it delivers in both quality and ease of following written instructions."
"One of the recipes that I made from Great Food Fast, Pizza Style Chicken with Pepperoni and Mozzarella Cheese, could have been cooked in the oven for about the same amount of time it took following the recipe. The recipe called for browning the floured chicken in the PC, pressure cooking with pasta sauce and green peppers for 8 minutes, meanwhile also boiling water and cooking the pasta. Oh well, it would be a great recipe for someone who doesn't have an oven - just add the pepperoni and cheese after the pressure has been released and let it melt. Bob's first electric pressure cooker cookbook Slow Food Fast: Over 120 Quick and Hearty Pressure Cooker Recipes is also really good."
"Ive cooked only a few recipes from this book, but how many meh results should one get before he/she says--these recipes aren't very good and they taste very similar one to another."
"Easy ingredients combined with excellent instructions and awesome pictures makes this book sit on the top shelf in my house."
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Best Rice Cooker Recipes

The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook: 250 No-Fail Recipes for Pilafs, Risottos, Polenta, Chilis, Soups, Porridges, Puddings, and More, from Start to Finish in Your Rice Cooker
It focuses on a wider variety of rices, too, with lots of ideas for red, black, basmati, jasmine, and Arborio rices, as well as partially milled white rice, which looks and cooks like white rice but has the nutritional value of brown rice. “It’s great to see a book dedicated to an appliance that is integral to creating the core of so many dishes, regardless of the origin of the dish.” – Ming Tsai, host of "East Meets West" and co-author of Blue Ginger: East Meets West Cooking with Ming Tsai.
Reviews
"Cool cookbook."
"Great book full of recipes and instructions to help you get started making many new dishes."
"Was given as a christmas gift and they state that they have gotten some wonderful recipes from the book."
"Have not tried to much in there, but it has been very interesting to read."
"Lots of things one can cook in a rice cooker that aren't as well."
"Great explanations about all sorts of races in the way that they are prepared great photos I like the book."
"After reading the reviews, I didnt know what to think but I bought it anyways and Im glad that I did."
"I have already made several of the recipes in this book and love them."
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Best Frozen Dessert Recipes

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home
Frustrated by icy and crumbly homemade ice cream, Bauer invested in a $50 ice cream maker and proceeded to test and retest recipes until she devised a formula to make creamy, sturdy, lickable ice cream at home. The book appeared on Good Morning America and NPR’s The Splendid Table , and in USA Today , The Wall Street Journal , The Washington Post , Food & Wine , Better Homes & Gardens , Elle Decor , and more.
Reviews
"p. 10. Following “Cook” under bottom two photos, third sentence changed from “Turn off the heat and add the cornstarch slurry to the ice cream base in the pan” to “Turn off the heat and whisk in the cornstarch slurry.” Sentence added: “Return to a boil to slightly thicken.”. *** AND Jeni answers this question: “Am I supposed to stir the milk mixture during the 4-minute boil, or am I to leave it to boil without stirring?”. ANSWER: Keep agitating/stirring the mixture while you incorporate. Pour the mixture into a 1-gallon Ziploc freezer bag and submerge the sealed bag in the ice bath.”). p. 156. Ingredients list: “¼ cup heavy cream” changed to “1¼ cups heavy cream”. p. 158. Ingredients list: “¼ cup heavy cream” changed to “1¼ cups heavy cream”. p. 197. Vanilla Bean Marshmallows, ingredients list: “½ cup cold water” changed to “1 cup cold water”; first step: “¼ cup of the water” changed to “½ cup of the water”; step two: “¼ cup water” changed to “½ cup water”. p. 200. Caramelized White Chocolate Bombe Shell, ingredients list: “1/3 cup refined coconut oil” changed to“½ cup refined coconut oil”. p. 201. Praline Sauce, ingredients list: “1 cup heavy cream” to be changed to “2 cups heavy cream”."
"I was excited to learn of a technique for making egg free ice cream with a super smooth texture that will stay smooth even after freezer storage for days. These custard based ice creams do stay nice and smooth in the freezer for a long time, but I was interested in learning about Jeni's egg free technique, for when I have no eggs or for when I'll be serving it to someone who cannot eat eggs. All the recipes use an interesting strategy for binding the water, which helps prevent ice crystals from forming (ice crystals give ice cream a gritty texture). Flavor and texture are good (I mean how can you go wrong with cream and sugar), but I have to say that there is not a single flavor using Jeni's technique that I prefer over the same flavor made with a custard base, or over uncooked ice cream. And I do like cheese cake, but do not want all of my ice cream flavors to taste like cheese cake. Reduced cream cheese - tasted less like cheese cake, but then the unpleasant cooked flavor of the milk/cream is more prominent. So I came to the conclusion that the most important role of the cream cheese was to mask the cooked flavor, not to give the ice cream "body", and these recipes really do need the cream cheese to make the final product taste good. I tried Philadelphia, and it doesn't mix in as well into the ice cream base: the final product has annoying little tiny lumps of cream cheese throughout it.). And maybe Jeni's ice cream, with its corn syrup and pasty cornstarch base, approximates supermarket brands better than other home made ice creams do, which I wouldn't know, since I haven't had supermarket ice cream in many years."
"I felt like they added that in recipe book so that it did not get the taste exact, but it actually ruins the ice cream."
"Recipes for toppings, sundaes, general ice cream knowledge, and sources for hard to find ingredients."
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Best Outdoor Cooking

Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto
Today, Franklin Barbecue has grown into the most popular, critically lauded, and obsessed-over barbecue joint in the country (if not the world)—and Franklin is the winner of every major barbecue award there is. “I used to think Aaron Franklin was a genius: There was his rise from backyard dabbler to king of Texas pitmasters; his mind-altering brisket that made normally rational people (myself included) wait hours for the chance to eat it; and his insistence that game-changing barbecue doesn’t come from miracles but rather elbow grease. And instead of just listing ingredients and rattling off generic recipes, these pages tell the story of a place and a barbecue tradition steeped in history. In it, he exposes the sacred insights of a top pitmaster—information that can otherwise only be learned from long nights spent staring at a fire, shovel in hand, constantly prodding and pinching your meat to figure out that ‘just perfect’ point of doneness.
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"He had a passion, he tinkered, he produced some really bad BBQ but persevered, he paid attention to the details, tweaked some to experiment, found out what worked and what didn't and then, over time, became an expert with a well-developed sense of intuition. The truth is that formula has worked for hundreds of people, great writers, radio hosts, businessmen, programmers and other professionals uses that exact same set of steps to become masters, read their biographies and listen to their interviews, it's the same story. It's hard work, it's not because Aaron uses pickle juice blessed by a New Orleans witch doctor during an eclipse as an injection precisely 14.373581 hours before it goes on the grill. You won't buy this book and then suddenly be able to cook the best BBQ on the planet, but you'll have a deeper understanding of the craft and you'll know where you should experiment and where you should learn from his mistakes."
"Franklin Barbecue: A Meat Smoking Manifesto. This is not a cookbook. ;) He walks you through the smoking of 4 meats, then goes on to recipes for a few sauces and a few sides."
"I found the two books contradicted each other fairly often, but "Meathead" had scientific data and analysis to back up his conclusions and recommendations."
"I smoked a brisket last weekend and it might not be his recipe or even come close to his recipe I tried my best."
"If you have the time to invest in a brisket, you have the time to invest in this book."
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Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto
Today, Franklin Barbecue has grown into the most popular, critically lauded, and obsessed-over barbecue joint in the country (if not the world)—and Franklin is the winner of every major barbecue award there is. “I used to think Aaron Franklin was a genius: There was his rise from backyard dabbler to king of Texas pitmasters; his mind-altering brisket that made normally rational people (myself included) wait hours for the chance to eat it; and his insistence that game-changing barbecue doesn’t come from miracles but rather elbow grease. And instead of just listing ingredients and rattling off generic recipes, these pages tell the story of a place and a barbecue tradition steeped in history. In it, he exposes the sacred insights of a top pitmaster—information that can otherwise only be learned from long nights spent staring at a fire, shovel in hand, constantly prodding and pinching your meat to figure out that ‘just perfect’ point of doneness.
Reviews
"He had a passion, he tinkered, he produced some really bad BBQ but persevered, he paid attention to the details, tweaked some to experiment, found out what worked and what didn't and then, over time, became an expert with a well-developed sense of intuition. The truth is that formula has worked for hundreds of people, great writers, radio hosts, businessmen, programmers and other professionals uses that exact same set of steps to become masters, read their biographies and listen to their interviews, it's the same story. It's hard work, it's not because Aaron uses pickle juice blessed by a New Orleans witch doctor during an eclipse as an injection precisely 14.373581 hours before it goes on the grill. You won't buy this book and then suddenly be able to cook the best BBQ on the planet, but you'll have a deeper understanding of the craft and you'll know where you should experiment and where you should learn from his mistakes."
"It is a great book on how Aaron Franklin does his BBQ, his history and the path of an individual to obtain goals."
"Not a ton of recipes but so much information on technique, philosophy, food prep, seasoning, equipment and smoke it will make your head spin."
"I have followed his instruction for brisket to the letter and even though I've never eaten at Franklin Barbecue (yet), it was the best brisket I had ever eaten."
"I bought this as a gift for my BBQ smoker friend."
"Giving the reasons to why makes it a truly helpful book for learning the art of BBQ."
"If you want to try something totally simple, yet totally awesome, try cooking beef ribs first if anything else -- it's simple and just pain good."
"I live in Austin, have eaten at Franklin BBQ, and grew up in Central Texas with a father who builds his own BBQ pits. This book is fantastic."
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