The cook's oracle vs The experienced English housekeeper: Which Should You Read?
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The cook's oracle
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The processes of cookery are very few: author has endeavoured to describe each, in so plain and circumstantial a manner, as it will be easily understood, even by the amateur, unacquainted with the practical part of…
The experienced English housekeeper
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The Experienced English Housekeeper is a cookery book by the English businesswoman Elizabeth Raffald (1733–1781). It was first published in 1769, and went through 13 authorised editions and at least 23 pirated ones.
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The verdict
- Readers rate The experienced English housekeeper highest: The experienced English housekeeper 4.0 · The cook's oracle 3.8.
- The cook's oracle has the widest readership — 32 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The cook's oracle | The experienced English housekeeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (32) | 4.4 (19) |
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Reception
| The cook's oracle | The experienced English housekeeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 32 | 19 |
| Editions | 15 | 32 |
| Citations | 3 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 65 | 83 |
| Reading it now | 21 | — |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 417 |
| Pages | 428 | 384 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The cook's oracle or The experienced English housekeeper?
The experienced English housekeeper has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The experienced English housekeeper 4.0/5, The cook's oracle 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The cook's oracle or The experienced English housekeeper?
The experienced English housekeeper is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The experienced English housekeeper (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m); The cook's oracle (428 pages, ≈ 7 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: The cook's oracle or The experienced English housekeeper?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The cook's oracle: Challenging; The experienced English housekeeper: Demanding.