English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) vs Step-By-Step Practical Recipes: Which Should You Read?
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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…
Step-By-Step Practical Recipes
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Step-By-Step Practical Recipes is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 10 for English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library).
- Step-By-Step Practical Recipes has the widest readership — 3 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) | Step-By-Step Practical Recipes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.3 (3) |
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Reception
| English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) | Step-By-Step Practical Recipes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 3 |
| Editions | 9 | 15 |
| Want to read | — | 5 |
| Written reviews | — | 1 |
| Pages | 592 | 48 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) or Step-By-Step Practical Recipes?
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, Step-By-Step Practical Recipes 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) or Step-By-Step Practical Recipes?
Step-By-Step Practical Recipes is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Step-By-Step Practical Recipes (48 pages, ≈ 53 min); English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) (592 pages, ≈ 10 h 58 m).
Which is harder to read: English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library) or Step-By-Step Practical Recipes?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Cookery Library): Moderate; Step-By-Step Practical Recipes: Moderate.