Professional cooking vs The theory of catering: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Food service, Food industry and trade, Cooking
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Includes recipes from Le Cordon Bleu cooking school, nutritional analyses, safety information, a glossary of cooking terms, and American, British, and French culinary vocabulary.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Professional cooking highest: Professional cooking 4.3 · The theory of catering 3.9.
- The theory of catering is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 15 for Professional cooking.
- Professional cooking has the widest readership — 549 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Professional cooking | The theory of catering | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (549) | — |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Professional cooking | The theory of catering | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 549 | 2 |
| Editions | 10 | 12 |
| Want to read | 1675 | — |
| Reading it now | 88 | — |
| Written reviews | 27 | — |
| Pages | 818 | 412 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Professional cooking or The theory of catering?
Professional cooking has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Professional cooking 4.3/5, The theory of catering 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Professional cooking or The theory of catering?
The theory of catering is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The theory of catering (412 pages, ≈ 7 h 38 m); Professional cooking (818 pages, ≈ 15 h 09 m).
Which is harder to read: Professional cooking or The theory of catering?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Professional cooking: Moderate; The theory of catering: Moderate.