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The Best 30-Minute Recipe

The Best 30-Minute Recipe

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Author: Cook's Illustrated Magazine
Creators: John Burgoyne, Daniel J. Van Ackere, Carl Tremblay
Publisher: America's Test Kitchen
Category: Book

List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 36 reviews
Sales Rank: 5301

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 278
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.4 x 1.3

ISBN: 0936184981
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9780936184982
ASIN: 0936184981

Publication Date: September 30, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: FAST SHIPPING, NORMAL SHELF WEAR,

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
300 Fast and Flavorful Recipes from Americas Most Trusted Test Kitchen

Tired of quick recipes that arent really quick or dont taste very good? While some cookbooks promise 30-minute meals, Americas Test Kitchen delivers. The Best 30-Minute Recipe is packed with more than 300 great-tasting recipes, along with time-saving techniques that will help you become more efficient in the kitchen. Youll also find honest evaluations of ingredients important to quick cooking, such as chicken broth, preshredded cheese, instant rice, and more. And because the type of equipment you use is important to the success of any recipemade in 30 minutes or notwe tell you which brands are worth buying.

The Best 30-Minute Recipe features a surprisingly wide range of recipes. You get not only the very best versions of naturally quick dishes like salads and stir-fries, but also quick and easy recipes for typically long-cooking dishes that youd never even think of making on a weeknightincluding meatloaf, lasagna, beef pot pie, and a pad thai so easy that you may never call for takeout again. With efficiency and good taste, The Best 30-Minute Recipe is the time-pressed cooks guide to getting dinner on the table, night after night.


Customer Reviews:   Read 31 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars a favorite we keep turning to over and over again   October 1, 2008
This has become a staple for us (and for my mother-in-law whenever she comes to visit!) -- with a 1yr old and two busy work schedules, we don't have much time to do the complicated, layered recipes that we usually love. But these recipes are really pretty doable in the 30min window they promise, and I've learned good shortcut techniques for other recipes too! What's nice is that they don't sacrifice on taste even as they come up with creative ways to cut down on the cooking time -- my daughter LOVES the skillet lasagna (and she's a picky eater!), and the mini-meatloaves are incredibly tasty! I probably have almost 50 cookbooks that I've bought and loved over the years, but this is the one we turn to 95% of the times these days.


5 out of 5 stars Awesome   August 29, 2008
I never really time myself when I cook but this book is great. You don't have to follow it word for word. The recipes are delicious and precise. I am now cooking roasted chicken breast and pan seared salmon for dinner... can't wait to try more. Great time saving methods.


3 out of 5 stars Luke warm   April 5, 2008
 3 out of 6 found this review helpful

I'm not a cook. I pretty much want the quickest and fastest method to achieve a reasonable result when I'm cooking for myself. When I bought the book, I hoped to have 30 minute meals. But some of the recipes call for preparations (such as actually cooking the meat before) and then slapping it all together in 30 mins for the actualy 'eating' time.

This isnt' a bad idea. But I had purchased this with the belief that I could do everything in the book in 30mins for a meal.

Other than that, it is a decent book and I found a few recipes I wouldn't mind trying out.



3 out of 5 stars Beware! microwave cooking...   March 23, 2008
 9 out of 13 found this review helpful

Don't buy this book if you avoid using a microwave oven. You can adapt your cooking, of course, but then it's no longer a 30-minute cookbook. Other than that, it has a lot of great time saving tips.


5 out of 5 stars Excellent for a non-serious chef   March 22, 2008
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book has a remarkable number of really good recipes and a few duds. The collection is varied and covers traditional American to Thai. The biggest downside is that they don't suggest side dishes for their main courses. However, the real value is that they explain how to do things the right way, and why things work. Highly recommended for anyone who is not a serious chef, and doesn't want to spend hours preparing every meal.

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