Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen
by Alton Brown
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Book Reviews of Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen
Book Review: Shogun Of The Kitchen, Thy Name Is Alton Brown!
Summary: 5 Stars
Streamline your kitchen and simply your life! The inimitable Alton Brown, reigning Food Network uber-genius and coolest of the cool, pares an efficient kitchen down to the true essentials. Armed with his pragmatic nihilism and bolstered by his golden rule about multi-tasking---the only uni-tasking tool in the kitchen should be the fire extinguisher!--- Brown, or "AB" as we in the know call him (yes, I'm laughing at myself here!) goes through the whys and wherefores of kitchen utensils, cookware, tools, gadgets of every creed and size and shows us why we really don't need as much in our kitchens as we've been spoon-fed to believe we do. This book could save a new cook or someone trying to stock a kitchen a lot of money, and can be a great way for the rest of us to free up serious space in our cabinets, shelves and cooktops. It's also a snidely funny book that's a delight to read, dead-on accurate, and trustworthy to the faintest detail. Every household with a serious cook in it should own this book!Book Review: Fabulous! Quality time spent with husband...
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like the show, you'll like the books. Both my spouse and I love to cook, but we're no Julia Childses. When I met my husband, he could cook standard meals, but never really took the plunge to try something new. Alton Brown's books are entertaining, colorful, and (ugg...) educational. After every episode, my husband has the courage to try something new, (lucky me!) and it has resulted in eating a more varied and exciting diet. We can't help but feel that we are reliving our childhoods, because AB reminds us a bit of Mr. Wizard, but way cooler and way better looking! After the wedding, we were left to our own devices to figure out what half the gadgets we rec'd did. We have an autographed copy of this book, and use it constantly to figure out what our next kitchen purchase should be, and how to use it properly. His books are all great supplements to his show. Cooking has become one of our favorite things to do together. However, we'd better learn a sport soon...Book Review: Good addition to any kitchen library
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is a big help to any fledgling foodie, especially those who don't have Food Network and can't watch "Good Eats". Alton covers all manner of tools and gear, giving examples of what each is good for, what they're not good for, and recipes that make use of them. He can help you decide what you really need for your style of cooking and level of expertise.
For example, he tells you what to look for when buying knives, blenders, baking dishes, etc. He's not shy about telling you which brands and models of products he likes and uses, although they tend to be top-end, expensive ones. But he gives you enough information that if you buy a less expensive product, you get good quality, and your money's worth.
As with any Alton Brown project, this book has science, lots of humor, and funky diagrams and pictures. It's an enjoyable read, and a book you'll find yourself thumbing through whenever you think you need to buy another gadget or two from Amazon.
Book Review: Easy to Read, Great for Wedding Registry
Summary: 4 Stars
Me and my fiancee are getting married in a 6 months+ and found it to be a GREAT book to build my wedding registry upon. I am a foodie and budding chef, which makes this book a wonderful read. This book was also a James Beard award finalist as well! A few things which I wish the book had:
1. Although organized well, you have to read the entire book to get the recommendations of tools and brands. There is no quick hit grid or summary of kitchen inventory.
2. There is no real comparison of multiple brands (equipment tests/ratings). Most product recommendations are based upon his prior experiences, which is pretty good in itself being a gourmet chef.
3. This book took a bit of time to fully realize everything that I really wanted to get out of it, but the time spent was definitely worth it. A great combo for learning how to cook and what instruments to use for it.
Hope this helps. COOK ON!
Book Review: A very helpful and easy to read book.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this books several months ago because I was planning on reequipping my kitichen. I found Mr. Brown's advice to be sound and easy to follow. After having followed several of his suggestions on both what to and not to buy as far as kitichen equipment goes, I have found that it is easier to make great food at home. His advice about the diffent types and qualities of all sorts of kitichen equipment has saved me money already and will continue to save me money in the long run by directing me towards the right tools for the right purposes, and by directing me towards tools of good quality. Mr. Brown backs up his advice with sound and times somewhat scientific explinations.
Though the subject of this book might not be interesting all people, it is indeed easy to read. I found myself just sitting down and reading through large chunks of this book thanks to Mr. Brown's approchable, often amusing, and very pleasent writing style.