Joy of Cooking

[Pinga]

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IMO, you cannot learn how to cook simply by reading a book. But books are great places to start.

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I learned how to cook from books. I own JoC and have made many things from it.

Everyone screws up sometimes, but the cookbooks lay out the how-to about as well as you could ask for.

I never went wrong as long as I followed the directions.

My best cooking tip for a newbie is to use measuring spoons. Teaspoon doesn't mean grab a teaspoon out of the silverware drawer.