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Must-Have Cookbooks

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These are the cookbooks everyone should own, ranked by the wisdom of the crowd. Add your favorite cookbooks to this list, and help rank the best cookbooks on the market. From books about baking to the best recipe collections for the holidays, these are the essential cookbooks every cook should have on their shelves.
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    The Joy of Cooking

    Irma S. Rombauer, Ethan Becker, Marion Rombauer Becker
    BUY
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    Mastering the Art of French Cooking

    Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle, Julia Child
    BUY
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    How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food

    Mark Bittman
    BUY
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    New Cook Book

    Meredith Corporation
    BUY
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    The New York Times Cookbook

    Craig Claiborne
    BUY
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    The French Laundry Cookbook

    Thomas Keller, Michael Ruhlman, Susie Heller
    BUY
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    Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

    Deborah Madison
    BUY
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    Molto Italiano

    Mario Batali
    BUY
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    Nigella bites

    Nigella Lawson
    BUY
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    The Professional Chef

    Culinary Institute of America
    BUY
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    365 ways to cook hamburger and other ground meats

    Rick Rodgers
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    Cook with Jamie

    Jamie Oliver
    BUY
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    Top Secret Restaurant Recipes

    Todd Wilbur
    BUY
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    Yan can cook book

    Martin Yan
    BUY
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    Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques

    Jacques Pépin
    BUY
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    The Fannie Farmer Cookbook

    Marion Cunningham
    BUY
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    The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion

    King Arthur Flour
    BUY
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    Alice Waters and Chez Panisse

    Thomas McNamee
    BUY
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    Bouchon

    Thomas Keller
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    The Silver Spoon

    Phaidon Press
    BUY
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    The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook

    Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
    BUY
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    The Silver Palate Cookbook

    Julee Russo
    BUY
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    Puerto Rican Cookery

    Carmen Aboy Valldejuli
    added by: zxray
    BUY
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    Harumi's Japanese Home Cooking: Simple, Elegant Recipes for Contemporary Tastes

    Harumi Kurihara
    added by: mikiko1
    BUY
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    The Encyclopedia of Cajun and Creole Cuisine

    John D. Folse
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    BUY
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    Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food: 120 Authentic Recipes to Make at Home

    Ivy Stark
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    BUY
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    The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001-2011

    The Editor's at America's Test Kitchen, America's Test Kitchen
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    BUY
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    The German Cookbook

    Mimi Sheraton
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    BUY
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    Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most

    Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
    added by: zxray
    BUY
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    Ideals Hershey's Chocolate & Cocoa Cookbook

    Hershey
    BUY
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    Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's

    Deana Gunn
    BUY
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    padma lakshimi "Tangy Tart Hot and Sweet"

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    Vegetable Love

    Barbara Kafka
    BUY
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    The Kind Diet

    BUY
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    Taste of Home

    Abrams
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    bisquick cookbook

    BUY
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    How to eat

    Nigella Lawson
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    When French Women Cook

    Madeleine Kamman
    BUY
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    Feast

    Nigella Lawson
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    Mason jar dessert cookbook

    Lonnette Parks
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    The Elements of Cooking

    Michael Ruhlman
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    Best Cookies Cookbook

    Pillsbury Company.
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    How to cook

    Raymond A Sokolov
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    Arabesque

    Claudia Roden
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    The Commander's Palace New Orleans Cookbook

    Ella Brennan
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    Classic 30-Minute Meals

    Rachael Ray
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    Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook

    Dawn J Ranck
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    The New Orleans Cookbook

    Richard Collin, Rima Collin
    BUY
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    More Christmas Cookies

    Meredith Corporation
    BUY
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    ripert

    BUY

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    1. Rob Norenberg
      Must-Have Cookbooks at 11/14/2012 3:30 PM
      must have cookbooks. Ha.
    2. Thaddeus Mechanic
      Must-Have Cookbooks at 11/08/2012 9:30 AM
      Must-Have Cookbooks. LOL!

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