The Kitchen Detective: A Culinary Sleuth Solves Common Cooking Mysteries With 150 Foolproof Recipes

by Christopher Kimball

Provides 150 recipes for soups, stews, vegetables, salads, main dishes, and desserts along with information on cooking techniques and recipe variations.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Reference, Nonfiction, Food

Hardcover

First published August 15, 2003

Reviews

[Deborah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Christopher Kimball reminds me way to much of my ex-boyfriend. He may know what he's doing, but he comes off as a snobby prig.

[Marsha Crenwelge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great explanations of some very good recipes.

[edh · Rating 1 out of 5]

These were basics even I know... which is not saying a lot. Save your time and just get the big red plaid book instead.

[Becky · Rating 1 out of 5]

We get it. You knew Julia Child. And if we don't follow your advice, we shouldn't even bother trying.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

I cooked through this cookbook, which I got for free from the library discard shelves many years ago. Of the approximately 114 recipes, I made 62 recipes. Of those, 34 were good or great, 24 were so-so, and 4 were bad. I would say that this cookbook had some solid recipes that I went back to over and over (like the arugula pear salad). I will probably keep this cookbook on my shelves to refer to in the future. The only thing that I did not like about this cookbook is that I wished that Kimball would have also included weights for his recipes (like flour, for example). Otherwise, he was fairly good at giving precise directions to get good results.

[Ellis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Christopher Kimball is the man! Not only is he the awesome host of my favorite cooking show, he also raises & slaughters his own meat. Fantastic! (I do a pretty good impression of him, according to Bill)

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

No pics but many good recipes. I enjoy when he gives the history behind a recipe. If you are looking for a colorful cookbook you may want to pass on this one. Its more of an intellectual's cookbook I guess!

[Berberuh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the Chris Kimball philosophy, as always, but this one is an especially good home cook companion. After post-marking waaay too many recipes, I've decided this one is a must-buy.