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6 Reddit comments about Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook:

u/bunsonh · 2 pointsr/food

I have thumbed through several of his books in the store, and have come up with a pretty good sense for a couple of them.

Cook with Jamie - My Guide to Making You a Better Cook - I dove into learning how to cook using Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything" series, and I feel this has been infinitely valuable and my top beginners cookbook recommendation. If that book wasn't available, I think my second would be Cook with Jamie. There aren't as many recipes as Bittman's books, but I think it's geared more toward the absolute beginner, with a slower pace, and more focus on details of skills. The best part is, I've been seeing it on the clearance racks of chain bookstores for $7 - $12.

Jamie's Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals - This is the American edition companion book to the BBC TV show "Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food". In it, he went to an unhealthy Northern England industry town with a reputation for unhealthy inhabitants, selected a handful of people, taught them some super simple everyday recipes, and implored them to spread the knowledge to their friends and neighbors. These are the recipes he taught, which tend to be universal Western dishes, with a British slant (ie. meat pies, curries, etc.). If it sounds frightening similar to the "Food Revolution" show he talks about in his TED talk, that's because it is.

I have also heard great things about Jamie's Italy, but frankly, I'd go for Marcella Hazan's, or Mario Batalli's books first.

u/Rambis · 2 pointsr/food

Cook With Jamie is a good one to start with b/c he gives you the basic skills and tastes for making really good, easy dishes. I've always liked starting from the beginning with a certain Chef's cookbooks b/c I feel like my skills grow with the books.

Be wary of Jamie's Italy, I haven't cooked from it, but I hear that the ingredients for those dishes are harder to come by at typical grocery stores.

u/d4m45t4 · 2 pointsr/recipes

I absolutely love Cook with Jamie.

Covers everything from salads, spaghetti, meat, fish to even dessert. Also does a great job explaining what to look for in quality ingredients.

It was my first introduction to cooking, and is absolutely fantastic.

u/danimalistik · 2 pointsr/Cooking

-This book taught me a lot. Theres a bunch of really good tips on the basics of buying, preping and cooking good simple meals. I find his style really works for beginners because he focuses on the simple combination of good ingredients cooked properly.

http://www.amazon.ca/Cook-Jamie-Guide-Making-Better/dp/1401322336

-Alton Brown is also amazing at drilling down on one food item or dish and explaining everything you need to know to make it work. Only draw back for a beginner is that some times he gets a little creative or crafty with his tools and building things to cook with. But you can always take or leave his more advanced stuff and just stick to making stuff with the tools at hand.

-TASTE EVERYTHING! Always taste as you go and season as needed. If it seems like something is missing add a little salt.

-Be open about your abilities to your roommates, and ask for help if you need it.

-Don't put too much pressure on your self, start small and work your way up.

-Have fun and good luck!

u/Tarandon · 1 pointr/AskReddit

I know there's a lot of hate on reddit for this guy, but he did help me learn what cooking actually means. Largely with the help of this book