Cooking Basics for Dummies vs The unprejudiced palate: Which Should You Read?
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Cooking Basics for Dummies
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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 unprejudiced palate
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First issued in 1948, when soulless minute steaks and quick casseroles were becoming the norm, The Unprejudiced Palate inspired a seismic culinary shift in how America eats. Written by a food-loving immigrant from…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The unprejudiced palate 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.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Cooking Basics for Dummies | The unprejudiced palate | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (160) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | — |
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Reception
| Cooking Basics for Dummies | The unprejudiced palate | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 160 | 1 |
| Editions | 19 | 6 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Pages | 464 | 242 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Cooking Basics for Dummies or The unprejudiced palate?
Cooking Basics for Dummies has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Cooking Basics for Dummies 3.9/5, The unprejudiced palate 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Cooking Basics for Dummies or The unprejudiced palate?
The unprejudiced palate is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The unprejudiced palate (242 pages, ≈ 4 h 29 m); Cooking Basics for Dummies (464 pages, ≈ 8 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Cooking Basics for Dummies or The unprejudiced palate?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Cooking Basics for Dummies: Moderate; The unprejudiced palate: Challenging.