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(This post was last modified: 11-01-2018, 12:25 PM by PhilNH5.)
Anybody have suggestions or recommendations for good cooking magazines.
Brian ( ShadowsDad ) mentioned "Cooks Illustrated" and "Cook's Country" in the Crockpot Express Thread
These are part of a food empire that include PBS cooking show Americas Test Kitchen and Cook's Country. We get both of those magazines and fine them tops in the field. No advertisements. They explain the entire process of developing the recipe and then give a recipe. You can read all the hows and whys to further your cooking skills/knowledge or you can simply follow the recipe.
Another favorite is "Cuisine at Home". Very similar to the above mentioned mags. Except with photographs - not the line illustrations found in the above.
I recommend all 3 of these.
I have tried others over the years starting with "women's magazines" like "Good Housekeeping" and "Better Homes and Gardens". I ALWAYS found good recipes in these types of magazines even though food was not the sole focus. However there were so many ad pages it made following the recipes hard. I mean you start on page 57 turn 2 pages of advertisements to page 61 and then continue in the back on page 112!!! I let those subscription lapse.
I tried "Gourmet" magazine. A NYC based magazine and so NYC-centric as to be laughable. They had advice columns. Once they scolded someone for leaving less than a 50% tip. Once someone wrote asking for kitchen gadget suggestions for a gift. They suggested a refurbished hand cranked antique meat slicer - for a mere $15,000. Gee when I think of kitchen gadgets I think of potato peelers or whisks - not $15,000 items. Plus for such a snobby approach they had a propensity for using prepared or pre-packaged food. No magazine named "Gourmet" should start a recipe with "Purchase a supermarket roaster chicken". I only received this for a year. They have since stopped printing.
Someone gave me a subscription to "Food Networkl" magazine. This was ludicrous. I never saw that network though I heard of some of the stars created on it. But I don't care what Rachel Rays kitchen looks like with a source to purchase every item. I don't want my kitchen to look like Rachel's.
Turns out I don't want to cook like her either
. One recipe was for quick lasagna. Lasagna is a labor of love and takes time. Time shortening tips are always welcomed. Well this quick lasagna was frozen raviolis laid flat in a baking pan and layered with jarred sauce. Really?? In a cooking mag??
Lastly I loathe the internet for recipe searches. Every recipe site follows they same format. Useless pics and tons of adds that make the page load amazingly slow. The internet is my last option.
Well that turned into a rant.
Your ideas of good mags are welcomed.
Brian ( ShadowsDad ) mentioned "Cooks Illustrated" and "Cook's Country" in the Crockpot Express Thread
These are part of a food empire that include PBS cooking show Americas Test Kitchen and Cook's Country. We get both of those magazines and fine them tops in the field. No advertisements. They explain the entire process of developing the recipe and then give a recipe. You can read all the hows and whys to further your cooking skills/knowledge or you can simply follow the recipe.
Another favorite is "Cuisine at Home". Very similar to the above mentioned mags. Except with photographs - not the line illustrations found in the above.
I recommend all 3 of these.
I have tried others over the years starting with "women's magazines" like "Good Housekeeping" and "Better Homes and Gardens". I ALWAYS found good recipes in these types of magazines even though food was not the sole focus. However there were so many ad pages it made following the recipes hard. I mean you start on page 57 turn 2 pages of advertisements to page 61 and then continue in the back on page 112!!! I let those subscription lapse.
I tried "Gourmet" magazine. A NYC based magazine and so NYC-centric as to be laughable. They had advice columns. Once they scolded someone for leaving less than a 50% tip. Once someone wrote asking for kitchen gadget suggestions for a gift. They suggested a refurbished hand cranked antique meat slicer - for a mere $15,000. Gee when I think of kitchen gadgets I think of potato peelers or whisks - not $15,000 items. Plus for such a snobby approach they had a propensity for using prepared or pre-packaged food. No magazine named "Gourmet" should start a recipe with "Purchase a supermarket roaster chicken". I only received this for a year. They have since stopped printing.
Someone gave me a subscription to "Food Networkl" magazine. This was ludicrous. I never saw that network though I heard of some of the stars created on it. But I don't care what Rachel Rays kitchen looks like with a source to purchase every item. I don't want my kitchen to look like Rachel's.
Turns out I don't want to cook like her either
. One recipe was for quick lasagna. Lasagna is a labor of love and takes time. Time shortening tips are always welcomed. Well this quick lasagna was frozen raviolis laid flat in a baking pan and layered with jarred sauce. Really?? In a cooking mag?? Lastly I loathe the internet for recipe searches. Every recipe site follows they same format. Useless pics and tons of adds that make the page load amazingly slow. The internet is my last option.
Well that turned into a rant.
Your ideas of good mags are welcomed.
