chef confidential vs the new quick and kosher

lollygirl

Tue, Feb 01 2011, 8:52 am

Don't own either but from what friends say, the new quick and kosher is really disappointing and chef confidential has excellent recipes.

Blueberry Muffin

Tue, Feb 01 2011, 9:02 am

I wouldnt buy either -
didnt hear great reviews on quick and kosher -
and chef confidential is extreamley elaborate... with many unique ingredients

frozen yoghurt

Tue, Feb 01 2011, 11:26 am

Total opposites.
Chefs confidential is elegant and gourmet.
quick and kosher is simple and easy.

morah

Tue, Feb 01 2011, 11:36 am

I have both. Chef confidential is the better cookbook in terms of interesting, fancy food, but the recipes are complicated, elaborate and require expensive and hard-to-find ingredients. You really can't substitute. And if you ruin what you're trying to make, that's a ton of time and money down the drain.

Quick and Kosher was disappointing though. I don't need a cookbook to tell me the dumping MSG-laden garlic marinade on strips of beef and then stir-frying is going to be delicious. However, I do find that it gives me good starting points for more impressive (and healthier!) recipes of my own creation, and that's useful.