How many cookbooks do you have?

[GadgetGuy]

I have about 100 or more.

I rely on them when I want to make something that I haven't made in a while, or to find something new that I'd like to try!

 

[Caribbean girl]

Right now I own about 5 cook books, two of them are vegetarian cook books, while the others are just regular cook books. I very seldom refer to these cook books, though. If I have not cooked or baked something in a long time, and I am thinking of doing it again, then I would refer to one of my cook books for help. If I am thinking of trying a new recipe, this is where a cook book would come in handy also.

When looking through recipes in my cook books, I usually find that each cook book has a different way of doing the same dish. I would then have to decide which one is easiest to follow, because some recipes tend to be a little more complicated than others. There are also times when I would follow the recipe for the most part, but also add my own touch to it.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

loads... mostly vegan but some are veggie as well....

 

[Sweetkymom]

Not many at all. Books attract dust faster then anything so having them sit around is not an option. I do have several online cookbooks saved that I turn to, alot.

 

[Rosyrain]

I have 10 cookbooks right now and would like to invest in some more at some point when I have extra cash laying around. I do get a lot of recipes online though and I save these to a binder. I am going to need to get a new binder soon because my current one is getting full fast!

 

[winterybella]

I am guessing I have about 10 or less. I know none of them are recent. I spend all my time checking things online these days. I checked one some time back and the leaves were falling out. Not cool right?

 

[Ella]

I probably have about 50 books dotted around in storage and in my parents attic. I had my first cook book when I was eight years old called, 'Floury fingers, buttery nose, that's the way the cooking goes,' and had one a year usually at Christmas as I grew up. I now have vegetarian ones and some classics like Delia Smith and some Good Housekeeping ones.

 

[winterybella]

I probably have about 50 books dotted around in storage and in my parents attic. I had my first cook book when I was eight years old called, 'Floury fingers, buttery nose, that's the way the cooking goes,' and had one a year usually at Christmas as I grew up. I now have vegetarian ones and some classics like Delia Smith and some Good Housekeeping ones.

That's a lot of cookbooks Ella. You can teach with that library. I think I am going to put together my own from the online sites I visit. A few weeks ago I was trying something I found online and had my laptop on the kitchen counter as I worked. It was a little awkward so print still has it advantages.

 

[lizzief79]

I probably have only about 10. I tend not to use cookbooks all that often so I do not feel the need to clutter up the house with them. On the rare occasion that I need or use a recipe, I tend to look them up online.

 

[SamClemensMT]

I have a shelf full. Most I've owned for many years. These days recipes are at your finger tips in second, so I hardly use them anymore unless I'm struggling to recall an old recipe.