[Sca-cooks] OOP "Cook's Illustrated"/ America's Test Kitchen

[Barbara Dodge]

I love the "scientific" approach.  They explain why things happen the way
they do.  I've found the magazine very instructive.  An added bonus is that
they accept no advertising so you have all articles unlike some of the other
magazines.

Felicia
----- Original Message -----
From: "johnna holloway" <johnna at sitka.engin.umich.edu>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] OOP "Cook's Illustrated"/ America's Test Kitchen


> I have subscribed since it came back into
> existence. (There was a prior publication that
> existed back in the late 70's.) I do not subscribe
> to the website, nor do I ever catch the tv program
> that seems to be featured on some public television
> stations. I also subscribe and get the hardback annuals
> and the little volumes like "Holiday Roasts" and "Pizza".
> I really enjoy it and I haul it out for reference quite
> often. I find it quite funny that one year they are advocating
> brining the turkey and the next they will have moved onto
> another best method. They keep revising and tinkering.
> I find that the index is worth getting if you
> pick up the back volumes. I also like their special
> cookbooks like The Dessert Bible by Kimball, although
> if you have the magazine in a full run you already have
> most of those recipes.
>
> Johnna Holloway  Johnnae llyn Lewis
>
> Amanda Baker wrote: Greetings,>
> >         Does anyone on the list subscribe to either "Cook's Illustrated"
> > the magazine, or the Web site? I'd like to know how youse guys rate
those
> > guys; they seem to be doing an interesting job to me (exploring 'recipe
> > space', weeding out poor versions of recipes and researching good ones).
> > I'm up being given a subscription to one or other for a seasonal gift...
> >
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