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Must-have cookbooks aren’t as simple as specific books to help you become an amazing cook. But these ideas and themes are helpful whether you are new to the kitchen or an old pro.
You don’t need every one of these brands of cookbooks. Each company has cookbooks of their most popular recipes and tips. You can get older prints of any of these at a thrift store or second hand book store. If you’re an online shopper, I recommend thrift books.
Classic Must-have Cookbooks
You by no means have to have every one of these brands. They all have very similar recipes for different cooking abilities.
Additionally, these classics make wonderful coffee table books for your dwelling. I love a home good that serves many purposes.
Betty Crocker has been a staple in kitchens for decades. It’s easy to see why: it is easy to follow and often has other tips on how to alter or enhance the recipes. I recommend the Lost recipes cookbook because of the variety of dishes it contains. It is on the more expensive side, so any of the illustrated cookbooks are amazing!
Good housekeeping, while having many staples, is pretty dated and isn’t as intuitive if you’re not as familiar with older cooking language. So, if you’re looking to up your cooking basics game, then I highly recommend their illustrated cookbook.
Better Homes is pretty basic and easy to read for most home cooks. I personally don't use them as often because of the number of pictures in them.
Dutch oven/Crock Pot/Instant-pot
To me, these are the same product, they just take different amounts of time and effort. They all have their place and time in the kitchen. I think, if you can afford it, you should have one of each of these because they do have their own idiosyncrasies.
Dutch oven cookbooks are great for a slow Sunday dinner or camping. The recipes often take time and will heat up the house.
Crockpot cookbooks are great to give you a variety of choices when you want a slow-cooked dinner, but can’t spend all day at the stove or oven. I'll be the first to admit that I'm horrible at using crockpots. I have just never been able to figure them out. My sister on the other hand master of the instant pot and crockpot.
Instant-pots are the odd one out for me; I haven’t worked with them a whole bunch. However, they seem to be a great option if you want that slow-cooked taste without the time it takes to slow cook.
You don’t need to have a wall of cookbooks to be able to cook old cozy meals. A few staple books and the magic of Pinterest if you have a particularly narrow budget (like me sometimes). Happy Cooking!
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