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would you buy a cookbook with no pictures?
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| no |
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| other |
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yo'ma
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 Sun, Aug 05 2012, 2:42 pm
A friend of mine was telling me how she loves the BY cookbook because it has lots of pictures and she needs to see the food. I also have that book and while I looked through the book and only looked at the pictures, I go for the recipe itself. I'll try almost anything, as long as it's not too complicated. 
So, the question, would you more likely to use a recipe if there's a picture of it?
edited to add poll
Last edited by yo'ma on Sun, Aug 05 2012, 4:00 pm; edited 1 time in total
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TranquilityAndPeace
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 2:44 pm
DEFINITELY!
I have a hard time imagining what recipes will turn out to look like or taste like without photos.
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shoshanarena
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 2:45 pm
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Of course!! I usually only make the recipes with pictures next to it!
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Zus
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 2:52 pm
For sure!
Unless it's from imamother or something.
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Rubber Ducky
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 2:57 pm
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Yes; I taste with my eyes as well as with my mouth. Similarly, I don't buy dresses that look bad on the model.
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Superwife
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 3:08 pm
yup. plain and simple.
I am a fanatic cook with a great cooking reputation under my belt (and hundreds of satisfied guests to boot) and I will admit that a picture attached to a recipe helps me visualize and formulate my own version of the dish.
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Bea21
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 3:12 pm
Almost always, it's the picture that pulls me and helps me visualize what exactly I'm making.
This does not mean that I won't try a recipe without a pic if it sounds really good.
this should really be a poll!
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Happy18
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 3:24 pm
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Yes. I am much more likely to cook a recipe that has a picture next to it.
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mommyhood
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 3:36 pm
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I only buy a cookbook if it has pictures. I don't need every recipe to have pictures but anything different needs a picture or I don't make it For example, I bought the Fresh & Easy cookbook, saw the recipe for Chaya's Chatzilim and I couldn't picture how it should come out so I skipped over the recipe. I later had it by a friend and now that I know how it's supposed to come out I make it.
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climbing613
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 3:37 pm
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Definitely. Unless it was on imamother or someone told recommended it so that I get reviews or comments to go with it.
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lamplighter
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 3:44 pm
For sure! Nowadays all (not kosher) cookbooks have a picture with each recipe, you end up with fewer recipes but more usable ones.
I'm totally visual like that.
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TranquilityAndPeace
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 3:49 pm
| mommyhood wrote: | | I only buy a cookbook if it has pictures. |
Funny thing is that NONE of my cookbooks have pictures, since I got all of them when I got married 14 years ago, before fancy frum cookbooks were invented. But if there's a recipe in a magazine, I'd only try it if it has a photo!
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yo'ma
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 4:01 pm
| Bea21 wrote: | Almost always, it's the picture that pulls me and helps me visualize what exactly I'm making.
This does not mean that I won't try a recipe without a pic if it sounds really good.
this should really be a poll! |
I added a poll, but read it carefully before answering, so you don't get confused.
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Happy18
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 4:48 pm
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The only way I would buy a cookbook with no pictures would be if I were very familiar with the recipes. For example I bought Spice and Spirit because my mother uses it and I know a bunch of recipes that I like.
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mvp
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 5:06 pm
Sometimes the pictures scare me off - because they look like it's some fancy complex thing to make...
Sometimes I just look at pictures of food to get ideas - and don't bother looking at the actual recipe.
I've stopped buying cookbooks altogether - because I can find everything online
I really only use recipes for baking - and I choose based on internet rating
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yummymummy
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 5:51 pm
| yo'ma wrote: | | Bea21 wrote: | Almost always, it's the picture that pulls me and helps me visualize what exactly I'm making.
This does not mean that I won't try a recipe without a pic if it sounds really good.
this should really be a poll! |
I added a poll, but read it carefully before answering, so you don't get confused. |
aha, this explanis why none of the earlier posts match your poll question!
For me it depends on what I need the recipes for. For fancy recipes to serve company I prefer a picture. For quick recipes to prepare for my family, I prefer the simplest, great tasting recipes I can find and who needs a picture to illustrate a new roasted chicken recipe?
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sky
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 5:55 pm
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I make recipes even without a picture. But I really like a picture because it gives so many ideas about how to plate the food.
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chocolate moose
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 6:42 pm
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Raizle
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Sun, Aug 05 2012, 7:15 pm
Totally!!!
I'm so surprised that 'No' is winning in the polls. I thought that everyone would be like this and that it was human nature.
actually I selected 'other' because I don't buy cookbooks. I use what I have at home from when I got married or I go online to look for something new. When online I'm more likely to use recipes that have a picture and look good
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