Bake from scratch vs English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Bread, Baking, Cooking
Bake from scratch
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"This collection of more than 600 recipes from Bake From Scratch Magazine features endless inspiration and instruction fro artisan baking from the comfort of your kitchen. From simple one-layer crumb cakes to decadent…
English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library)
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A posthumous collection of recipes and articles—recommended by her friends and fans—from "the best food writer of her time" (Jane Grigson, The Times Literary Supplement).   Before Elizabeth David died in 1992, she…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Bake from scratch is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library).
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Bake from scratch | English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.5 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Bake from scratch | English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Editions | 5 | 9 |
| Pages | 400 | 592 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Bake from scratch or English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library)?
English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) has the higher combined reader rating across sources (English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) 3.8/5, Bake from scratch 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Bake from scratch or English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library)?
Bake from scratch is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Bake from scratch (400 pages, ≈ 7 h 24 m); English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) (592 pages, ≈ 10 h 58 m).
Which is harder to read: Bake from scratch or English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Bake from scratch: Moderate; English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library): Moderate.