Hi, I'm looking for some cookbook recommendations. AI and SEO slop have kinda killed my trust for most things on the internet, and I figure it might be handy to have some physical books in case it gets even worse. Also would be nice to have at least one book for low-carb recipes (my roommate is diabetic) and a book for vegetarian recipes. If any of you have cookbooks you love, I'd appreciate your recommendations!

Edit:

Thank you all, I ended up ordering:

  • Food Lab
  • Joy of Cooking
  • Complete Mediterranean Cookbook
  • Better Homes & Gardens New Cookbook

If I could have ordered one more, it probably would have been Night + Market. :)

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[–] 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I've read through quite a few cookbooks and these are my favorites per use-case:

General Purpose: The Professional Chef by the Culinary Institute of America
Culinary Basics: Basics with Babish by Andrew Rea
Food Science & Ingredients: On Food & Cooking by Harold McGee
Equipment: Gear by Alton Brown
Baking: Professional Baking by Wayne Gilssen
Flavor Combinations: The Flavor Matrix by Nik Sharma
Grilling: Arnie Tex by Arnie Segovia
Chinese: The Breath of a Wok by Grace Young
Indian: The Best Ever Indian Cookbook by Mridula Baljekar and others
Thai: Sabai by Pailin Chongchitnant
Vintage: The Settlemennt Cook Book
YouTuber Cookbook: Binging with Babish by Andrew Rea
Celebrity Cookbook: From Crook to Cook by Snoop Dogg (it actually has really good recipes believe it or not)

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Seconding Professional Baking, I found it for $10 at a used book store several years ago and it has legitimately saved my life.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    I had it as a textbook in culinary school, as do many people, and it’s the one I still routinely use. The recipes are rock solid. I use it mostly for very basic things, but I routinely get requests for those recipes, sometimes even from other chefs.

    I also have a copy of an old King Arthur’s cookbook from the 80s that I find similarly useful and robust. Very seldom do I need a staple baking recipe that I can’t find from those two.

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