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: GREAT
Summary: 5 Stars
GREAT BOOK ON KITCHEN INFORMATION. WHAT YOU NEED IN YOUR KITCHEN ETC. I LIKED READING IT. WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT WHEN I FIRST GOT MARRIED TO HAVE A BOOK LIKE THIS. TELLS YOU WHAT IS NEEDED TO START YOUR KITCHEN. HELPFUL INFO.Book Review: Hardcover Infomercial
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this book in the hope of obtaining straight forward technical information regarding kitchen tools. There is quite a bit of technical information, but I do question the intent behind it. For example, he writes about how good Shun knives are. When I searched these, I found they pay him to advertise for them. They even have a line of knives named after him and he does a video advertising them. (He also recommends in that video storing them in a knife block, conveniently sold by the manufacturer, despite advising against it in this book!) The point is, I am unsure if the information he gives in the book is primarily in order to instruct or simply to sell that which is he paid to endorse. I didn't see anywhere in the book that he discloses these relationships with manufacturers, either. The closest I could find was his recommendation to research 'Consumer Reports' and 'Cook's Illustrated' because they "don't accept advertising." He then says "don't fall for marketing ploys." Good advice! I think that's essentially what this book is. Very disappointing.Book Review: Great book, but bad packaging job by Amazon....
Summary: 3 Stars
I am really enjoying reading this book. I first checked it out of the library, but it's a little dense to read cover to cover. Plus, I find it a great reference as I fill out my kitchen gear collection.
What I would like to recommend is that you only purchase this book either by itself or with other books, to enjoy the shrink-wrap protection. The soft cover dirties easily. While Amazon normally shrink-wraps all books, this book was packed in with the crepe-maker I bought, without any overwrap or other sort of protection. When it arrived, the cover was noticeably dirty. I would not have felt comfortable giving it as a gift, and would have returned it if the item were not for myself. Shame on you, Amazon!
Book Review: Great for Spring Cleaning and Beyond!
Summary: 4 Stars
If you're like me, and you walk through Bed Bath & Beyond or similar stores and just get overwhelmed with stuff that looks neat or that you really THINK you need - you're going to love this book.
Personally, I'm a mega neat freak - so this really helped me know what stuff in my kitchen I could really do without. It forces you to be really honest with yourself about what a good home cook really needs and how much is overkill. If you're a packrat - this book is definitely not for you!!!
Inside, Alton Brown not only gives you a run down on what a particular kitchen apparatus does - but what makes one kind or style better than another. He's also got some recommendations on his favorite brands - although it never seems like he's pushing a product as a sales pitch. Any recommendation is backed up with a why and a reason. This is not a book for recipes - you just won't find that here. It's value lies strictly in giving you the ability to say NO to that really neat salad shooter slice-o-matic - even if you do have the 20% off coupon!
Book Review: Alton Brown and Kitchen Gear
Summary: 5 Stars
Alton Brown is well spoken, fun and intelligent. This book is helpful for the person who just can't decide on what stuff to buy for the kitchen. There is just so much out there and he eliminates the nonsense and gives good advice. He is so practical and sensible! Definitely a fun book to have...and you learn a lot too!!!