Ideas to shop around

Directions rather than one particular thing, for when you’d rather choose. Some come with a few that fit.

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  Kitchen foundations

  Reference books that teach how to cook, not just what to cook.

  5 that fit · about $20.60 – $30.99

  • Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosratabout $24.14 · amazon.com+ Add
  • The Food Lab by J. Kenji Lopez-Altabout $23.25 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Joy of Cookingabout $20.60 · amazon.com+ Add
  • The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbookabout $30.99 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I by Julia Childabout $23.71 · amazon.com+ Add

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  Baking and bread

  For bakers who want better cakes, cookies and loaves.

  4 that fit · about $12.10 – $30.33

  • BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts by Stella Parksabout $16.89 · amazon.com+ Add
  • The King Arthur Baking Company's All-Purpose Baker's Companionabout $30.33 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkishabout $17.18 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Bread Baking for Beginnersabout $12.10 · amazon.com+ Add

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  Easy weeknight meals

  Recipes for busy evenings.

  9 that fit · about $11.68 – $23.35

  • Half Baked Harvest Super Simple by Tieghan Gerardabout $13.23 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Smitten Kitchen Keepers by Deb Perelmanabout $13.66 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Ottolenghi Simple by Yotam Ottolenghiabout $18.36 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Dining In by Alison Romanabout $14.22 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Go-To Dinners by Ina Gartenabout $23.35 · amazon.com+ Add
  • The Complete Cooking for Two Cookbookabout $17.53 · amazon.com+ Add
  • The Instant Pot Bible by Bruce Weinsteinabout $12.41 · amazon.com+ Add
  • The Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook by Gina Homolkaabout $11.68 · amazon.com+ Add
  • The Step-by-Step Instant Pot Cookbookabout $11.95 · amazon.com+ Add

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  Grilling and barbecue

  Smoke, fire and the science behind great meat.

  3 that fit · about $17 – $18.65

  • Franklin Barbecue by Aaron Franklinabout $17.56 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grillingabout $18.65 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Weber's Big Book of Grillingabout $17 · amazon.com+ Add

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  Cuisines of the world

  Deep dives into Italian, Thai, Mexican and Middle Eastern cooking.

  5 that fit · about $12.87 – $21.99

  • Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimiabout $12.87 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Hot Thai Kitchen by Pailin Chongchitnantabout $20.59 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazanabout $20.62 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Mexico One Plate at a Time by Rick Baylessabout $21.99 · amazon.com+ Add
  • Six Seasons by Joshua McFaddenabout $19.95 · amazon.com+ Add

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