Do people still use physical, paper copy cook books?

[Mithrandier]

I can say in all my 14 years of life I have never once used anything but some recipes from my gram and my cookbooks.

[MandyP]

I am a hoarder of cookbooks! I am also addicted to Pinterest to find new recipes but nothing beats a physical copy of a book...of any sort I love to look through them a lot. I received a copy of the Women's Weekly Retro cooking complete collection for Christmas, stoked!

[Ibethemom]

You bet I do! One of my favorite holiday traditions is the gift of a cookbook every year. The family picks it with great care, possibly based on what they'd like to eat. They choose one with the history of the chef, why certain ingredients are chosen and of course there are plenty of photos.

[amafie]

Hello! I do use written down recipes and actual cook books. My family had their own cook book made many many years ago, and being the baby of the family ( literally in every class, niece, cousin, grand, child etc.) I treasure the vital resource that it is! Some of the recipes were recipe cards copied in their own handwriting and others are just recipes that members shared from memory. There is even one that explains how to make boars-head cheese! Not something I will venture in to any time soon! But the nostalgia of making something from a hard copy is my favorite to do.

[Letora]

The only recipe books I use are the Weight Watchers ones. Being on the program, it is hard to find decent recipes for it even online. Unfortunately, a lot of people post that a recipe is WW friendly just for click bait.

[Ticabell2016]

I do not use cookbooks when I make food. If I need to I will use it as a guide, and it’s usually online, however, I LOVE cook books and I would love to have a huge collection of paper book cook books.

[chibiparty]

We use paper cookbooks here and if we like it we write it down.

[mamilla93]

I only saw those in movies and book stores. I prefer getting my recipes from the internet sites. I never understood the use of those big hardcover cookbooks.

[Juliet+1]

I have one full shelf of printed cookbooks. Love them! I do sometimes get recipes from the internet, but I've found that the quality level for those recipes is highly variable. Some are great, and some are awful.

[jamibozz]

Yes! I love getting new cookbooks for special occasions as gifts. Using the internet is great but sometimes its too hard to find a recipe that you liked when you didn't save the webpage. At least with the books, you know you still have the recipe and which book to look through to find it.

[Readeatrepeat1]

Yes! I just used my Better Homes & Gardens cookbook earlier this week for my favorite peanut butter cookie recipe.

[HeatherEi]

I sometimes use physical cookbooks but I mostly use the internet to find recipes.

[Muddia]

I aways loves cook books all kinds but now I use my phone if I want a recipe

[Middlesister4]

I love my hardcopy cookbooks.
They feel substantial in my hands and are a beautiful addition to a kitchen nook. Something about flipping through a cookbook and deciding what recipe my family might get enjoy makes me feel so involved in the process. I love writing little notes in the margin if I added or changed anything and how much my family liked it so I can make it again.

[Keylontic60]

Hi I still prefer the hard back version of Cook Books especially those tried and favourite recipes.
My young son also uses the cook book whenever he's unsure about recipes ,hes really adapt to using
the Internet -Google but automatically reaches for the cook books above the Micro-Wave Oven.
I have an exercise book full of traditional family recipes from the old country all hand written.
Now my son has started his own 'Secret' recipe book ,writing everything into an exercise book.