How many cookbooks do you own?

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » September 4, 2006 10:36 pm

Including a large variety of brand-specific pamphlet-type ones, I have 28!

And I almost never cook, so apparantly I buy these things thinking you just add water and meals cook themselves or something!

I have a George Foreman grill cookbook... haven't seen that thing in years.
I have a Wok cookbook... seriously, over 15 years since I've had a wok.

A couple microwave cookbooks... I've never "cooked" anything in a microwave, I just use it to heat stuff up. (mostly popcorn)
The New Dieters Cookbook... quite certain I never cracked the binder on that one.
The Official Fajita Cookbook... I've never made them from scratch.
I could go on and on! As a matter of fact, at a glance, I only know I've actually used 5 of the 28. (Including my phavorites... Phruitcakes in the Kitchen, and Phruitcakes in the Kitchen 2!!

)

So, what do I do with the other 23? The obvious answer is to find them better homes, but where? And can I actually part with them? Now that I cleaned out the cupboard and organized them, they're not bothering anyone!

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » September 4, 2006 10:38 pm

How many cookbooks do I own? NONE.

How many cookbooks does my wife own? 8476.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » September 4, 2006 10:39 pm

I love to cook..

but I alter the recipes

conched · Post by **conched** » September 4, 2006 10:47 pm

I have over 50. I have read from all of them.

I have cooked from less than half of them.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » September 4, 2006 10:48 pm

ragtopW wrote: I love to cook..
but I alter the recipes

Same here. Almost all the time.

@ Garry!!

And thanks, JoAnn - I had to get up and count and read titles!!

Close to 40

To name a few:

Joy of Cooking 1 & 2
Beer Cookbook
Newman's Own Cookbook
Hors d' Oeuvres
Margaritaville Cookbook
Juniors (best damn cheesecake!)
Pillsbury Complete
365 Casseroles & One dish meals
Family Circle Favorites
Farm Journal Pies (my grandma's)
from the Junior Womens League: Colorado Collage, Colorado Calore, and Creme de Colorado.
Betty Crocker Favorites
Better Homes and Gardens
Craig Clainborne
New Basics
Fannie Flagg Whistle Stop Cafe
Farm Journal - Cooking for Company

and of COURSE Phruitcakes in the Kitchen 1 and 2.

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » September 4, 2006 11:25 pm

I probably own at least 50. I'm a terrible cook and get very intimidated by cookbooks. I look at the books, sometimes buy ingredients and actually make about 20 recipes ever. Sometimes I open up the books and cooking magazines which I have over 50, and give myself a self-induced case of cookbook guilt.

ejr · Post by **ejr** » September 4, 2006 11:34 pm

Love to read cookbooks, though I don't use most of them. On the other hand, if you get one good recipe out of a cookbook, it is probably worth having.

pbans · Post by **pbans** » September 4, 2006 11:36 pm

I have a lot of cookbooks and probably three or four that I use.....for the most part, I make stuff up. I have all of my Mom and my Grandma's recipes, I do use those a lot. I love reading my G'ma's recipe cards....says things like lard - the size of an egg......no measurement, just eyeball it! She was a fabulous down home farm woman cook!

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » September 4, 2006 11:40 pm

I love cookbooks- I read them like novels, then never use them.

But I do cook!

hawaiiboy · Post by **hawaiiboy** » September 4, 2006 11:48 pm

We have over 50, we don't use them all but
we love to cook

carey24 · Post by **carey24** » September 5, 2006 6:52 am

I love to cook, but I only have one and I've never used it. I make things up as I go along, from what I have in the house. And I NEVER measure anything. But everyone always seems to enjoy the food, so I guess I'm doing something right.

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » September 5, 2006 7:10 am

Maybe 5 or 6..... Dont really use them since the keets left.....

Betty Croker and The Joy of Cooking and of course the BN cookbook are 3 I can think of... Have a few more misc ones.....

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » September 5, 2006 10:14 am

I don't have a ton of books...a few pamphlets, though. I have one book I bought for who knows what reason, because I'll never cook from it. I do cook once in a while. For some it is truly an art and they are great artists...me, I draw stick people.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » September 5, 2006 10:19 am

We're in the 11-15 range I bet. I'd have to count them at home.

We use them all at least once a year, and 2-3 of them pretty regularly.

I'm a crappy cook.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » September 5, 2006 10:34 am

I can't wait to see ETP's answer to this!!

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » September 5, 2006 10:42 am

ToplessRideFL wrote:Maybe 5 or 6..... Dont really use them since the keets left.....

Betty Croker and The Joy of Cooking and of course the BN cookbook are 3 I can think of... Have a few more misc ones.....

Think Mom has the Betty Crocker one too.. remember that, and her collection of index cards with recipes on them.

I probably have 5. I use none. I usually just wing it.

CapnK · Post by **CapnK** » September 5, 2006 11:23 am

we have the special kind that have phone numbers and the words Take-Out on them.

Actually, Mrs. Pirate usually just works her magic w/o a book.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » September 5, 2006 11:30 am

CapnK wrote:we have the special kind that have phone numbers and the words Take-Out on them.

Actually, Mrs. Pirate usually just works her magic w/o a book.

You and Tequila Tom... fine gourmet Italian, Chinese, and the Thai food available in a half hour or less..

chibears · Post by **chibears** » September 5, 2006 3:17 pm

Cookbook? Why would I have one, I thought that was a womans job?

Anyway, I can't even read!

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » September 5, 2006 3:30 pm

We have a couple of "family cookbooks" that were put together by the Church, and I have a recipe box and that's it.

I don't buy cookbooks, because I know I won't use them.