Cookbook vs Cooking Basics for Dummies: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cookery, Cooking
Cookbook
Betty Crocker updates a beloved classic, with more than 200 recipes and 125 photos that showcase the best of the Christmas season. From new cookies and cocktails to fresh ideas for main dishes, appetizers and gifts from…
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Cooking Basics for Dummies
Are you looking to dig yourself out of microwave dinners and learn the ropes of home cooking? Cooking Basics For Dummies, 5th Edition takes the intimidation out of cooking and helps you start cultivating your culinary…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Cooking Basics for Dummies has the widest readership — 160 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Cookbook | Cooking Basics for Dummies | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (160) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 3.5 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (2) |
Reception
| Cookbook | Cooking Basics for Dummies | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 160 |
| Editions | 12 | 19 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2279 | — |
| Pages | 400 | 464 |