Cooking Basics for Dummies vs The I Never Cooked Before Cookbook: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cookery, Cooking
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…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The I Never Cooked Before Cookbook is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Cooking Basics for Dummies.
- Cooking Basics for Dummies has the widest readership — 160 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Cooking Basics for Dummies | The I Never Cooked Before Cookbook | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (160) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | — |
Reception
| Cooking Basics for Dummies | The I Never Cooked Before Cookbook | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 160 | 1 |
| Editions | 19 | 17 |
| Pages | 464 | 227 |