Cooking Basics for Dummies Paperback – January 1, 2014

Introduces utensils like julienne slicer. Teaches how to do things like "fold". This book is needed by girls whose moms didn't bother to apprentice.Easy to read .

This is one of the best books available for anyone who doesn't know the first thing about cooking. Every technique is explained clearly. The book is organized well and has easy recipes for trying out what you have learned. It's more of an instruction book than a cookbook, but there are plenty of recipes as well. This book is great at demystifying cooking processes. I really love it and it has already become my cooking bible. Highly recommended if you have cooking anxiety!

It was a gift. Good quality. I thumbed through it and seemed very on par with the title.

This is a great cookbook. Has plenty of good recipes and even explains how to organize your pantry. I recommend for beginners and even intermediate level cooking.

Bought this for my sister as a gift since she wasn't as involved in the kitchen as I was growing up. It was kind of a joke, but she loves reading it, and I actually enjoyed poking through it as well.

Basic things are left out such as how to actually cook a burger

I gave this as a gift to my teenage cousin for christmas. He was certain it was a gag gift, but I have heard he has pulled it out as a reference in his few attempts to keep himself fed. A great basic step by step cookbook for someone who is truly clueless about cooking.

Purchased this for our father who had never been in the kitchen. He loves it!