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The Only Cookery Book You'll Ever Need

Advantages: Step by step simple instructions,
Disadvantages: Book pricey to purchase

I first acquired this book in 1993 and have used it constantly since then. Even if I am not looking for a specific recipe, rather a query about meat or vegetables, this is the first port of call which usually answers my questions. *** THE AUTHOR *** ...

RClure 27.01.2006 · Read full review
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No longer am I a cant cook wont cook

Advantages: easy to follow recipes
Disadvantages: you want to do all the recipes they look so good

...gone on Cant cook won`t cook tv program but got Mary Berry`s Complete cook book as a gift instead and now even I can cook some recipes. Although this book costs £25, you can get it cheaper on amazon, it is worth every penny. It comes in ...

KimAllen 02.08.2007 · Read full review
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My food bible

Advantages: Comprehensive, covers basic techniques, good photography
Disadvantages: No personal insights to the dishes

Mary Berry's Complete Cookbook, is just that - it's complete. Everytime I get a new vegetable or hear a culinary term I don't understand I pull it out. It's my reference guide to cooking. A lot of cook books at the moment are sold on celebrity, rat ...

alisonbcrawford 05.10.2006 · Read full review
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A student Chef's bible, by a student Chef

Advantages: Simple Step-by-Step recipes, no fancy words and good pictures
Disadvantages: Not all steps have pictures

I received Mary Berry's "Complete Cookbook" as a present from my mother before I even dreamed of becoming a chef. Looking back, it was one of the best presents that I have received in my 18 years. The book is broken down into 13 different chapters, eac ...

Robbiec123 27.11.2006 · Read full review
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Mary Berry - Culinary Masterpiece

Advantages: Great Sections, easy to follow
Disadvantages: None

Now as my other half can vouch for me on this one I don’t cook, I never have and probably never will. I probably take after my mother in this respect who after the first trip out to the USA back in ‘78 and eating Clam Chowder for the first ...

dragz 08.10.2003 · Read full review
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