Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners vs Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cooking
Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners
Years ago nothing but butter or lard were used for shortening and frying; to-day the visible supply of these two products is insufficient to supply the demand, taking into consideration the amount of butter required for…
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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
A visionary new master class in cooking that distills decades of professional experience into just four simple elements, from the woman declared “America’s next great cooking teacher” by Alice Waters. In the tradition…
The verdict
- Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners | Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.4 (100286) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.5 (197) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (103) |
Reception
| Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners | Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 100286 |
| Editions | 20 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 179226 |
| Reading it now | — | 16656 |
| Written reviews | — | 3693 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1271 |
| Pages | 114 | 480 |