A Treasury of Great Recipes vs Culinary Classics and Improvisations: Which Should You Read?
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Treasury of Great Recipes highest: A Treasury of Great Recipes 4.5 · Culinary Classics and Improvisations 3.8.
- Culinary Classics and Improvisations is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for A Treasury of Great Recipes.
- A Treasury of Great Recipes has the widest readership — 260 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Treasury of Great Recipes | Culinary Classics and Improvisations | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (260) | — |
Reception
| A Treasury of Great Recipes | Culinary Classics and Improvisations | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 260 | 1 |
| Editions | 13 | 11 |
| Want to read | 580 | — |
| Reading it now | 14 | — |
| Written reviews | 36 | — |
| Pages | 487 | 223 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Treasury of Great Recipes or Culinary Classics and Improvisations?
A Treasury of Great Recipes has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Treasury of Great Recipes 4.5/5, Culinary Classics and Improvisations 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Treasury of Great Recipes or Culinary Classics and Improvisations?
Culinary Classics and Improvisations is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Culinary Classics and Improvisations (223 pages, ≈ 4 h 08 m); A Treasury of Great Recipes (487 pages, ≈ 9 h 01 m).
Which is harder to read: A Treasury of Great Recipes or Culinary Classics and Improvisations?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Treasury of Great Recipes: Moderate; Culinary Classics and Improvisations: Moderate.