Do people still use physical, paper copy cook books?

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Re: Do people still use physical, paper copy cook books?

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I mostly use internet it's cheaper and easy to go through very fast but I wont mind having a hardcopy.
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My mom does - or more correctly - she tends to buy them to one day use - but usually forgets about them as they pile up somewhere and she looks online for the recipe that she once saw in a book or magazine.
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I do. I like to flip through them from time to time to find new ideas. Whenever I print out single recipes from the Internet, they tend to get lost or mixed in with other papers, and I rarely try them.
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I love collecting old cookbooks and have a collection of about 40 or so. My most used ones have recipes from the 1800's or later. I have a few that have exotic recipes like a southern cook book that actually tells me several ways to prepare opossum, racoons and other vermin. Needles to say, I don't cook from those, but they are fun to look through. A few years ago a public library actually sat an entire collection of old Southern Living cookbooks out by their door with a FREE sign. Husband was not happy carrying THAT box out to the car lol
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hardcopy is a must but i mostly use internet,it's easier and quick to use hence some has procedures
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Still own cookbooks! I use Internet too for something quick to cook on that day. Cookbooks are so pretty to look at!
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I still have a few trusted recipe books at home and a few recipes that guard with my life as they were mostly passed down to me from my grandmother.
But if I want to make something quickly, I am more likely to reach for my phone than a physical book
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I still have a few trusted recipe books at home and a few recipes that guard with my life as they were mostly passed down to me from my grandmother.
But if I want to make something quickly, I am more likely to reach for my phone than a physical book
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It depends on what the recipe is for me. I prefer physical cookbooks for older recipes, e.g. family pot pie or roasts. If it is a more current recipe, e.g. veggie pasta or vegan dishes, I prefer online recipes. If it is a recipe that was originally in metric amounts, I prefer looking for it online as some websites have converters so I do not have to second guess myself.
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Post by Roses1 »

Hello, I'm new here.
People still use the physical book when cooking. I have used cook book several times to prepare meals with I had no idea how they were prepared
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yes even me i have them
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Nothing beats using your grandmother's old cookbooks to whip up food. Much more fulfilling than Internet recipes.
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writerlady1904 wrote: 19 Jun 2018, 21:50 I love collecting old cookbooks and have a collection of about 40 or so. My most used ones have recipes from the 1800's or later. I have a few that have exotic recipes like a southern cook book that actually tells me several ways to prepare opossum, racoons and other vermin. Needles to say, I don't cook from those, but they are fun to look through. A few years ago a public library actually sat an entire collection of old Southern Living cookbooks out by their door with a FREE sign. Husband was not happy carrying THAT box out to the car lol
Laughed at this! Mm, opossum (no never eaten it, don't intend to). Sometimes the old books are the best. I just got a stack of books for $10 via Gumtree and am wading through them. I bought them because I was only after one book, but some of the others are really good as well. Unexpected bonuses! One is a book by former First Ladies and Governers' wives and describes their favourites when entertaining. I'm in Australia by the way and am quite surprised at how I got hold of such a thing. Also, I love me some Southern Living! I have a Southern Living cookies cookbook after spending a few years in the US, and there are great recipes in it which no one around here knows about (must make some soon lol). Very envious of your haul, writer lady.

There are lots of modern, inventive and unusual recipes online but I love physical cookbooks to browse through and drool over the pictures. They inspire me to cook. I don't always enjoy the routine of cooking but a special dish is always nice.

On another note, my mother in law treasures her copy of The Complete Asian Cookbook by Charmaine Solomon. Not just because it's a really good book with tried and tested recipes and secondly, it belonged to her eldest son who used it regularly before he was killed in a freak car accident (nearly 30 years ago). It's a link to him.
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Post by bclayton13 »

My mom and I used to, but the internet is just so handy when it comes to finding new recipes! I know I almost exclusively use the internet now, though my mom still has a huge hoard of cookbooks she'll flip through occasionally.
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Post by mom55 »

i even copy onto note cards recipes i find on youtube. but my real pride and joy is my 100+ years old wooden covered cookbook. i prefer the paper, cause when the power goes out so do the computers.
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