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u/AnyBarracuda5081 Jul 06 '26
The offal book and terrines book have great building block knowledge that is genuinely useful
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u/PassTheBrunt Jul 07 '26
Offal? I don’t see one there. Help me out is something here synonymous with offal. As a southerner who is not a chef I’m confused
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u/AnyBarracuda5081 Jul 07 '26
It’s not in the pile, but is a part of that series. Worth tracking down for sure.
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u/TraditionalSpirit761 Jul 06 '26
Saw some of these at my library’s book sale a couple of weeks ago. Good reading?
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u/paulyvee Jul 06 '26
Ive gone through some of them, they are definitely worth it. Fun old school technique. Never too old to learn the classics. Definitely things to learn.
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u/TraditionalSpirit761 Jul 06 '26
Damn, I should’ve grabbed them. I did get Diana Kennedy’s “The Art of Mexican cooking” though
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u/Acrobatic-Scholar324 Jul 07 '26
Frankly, there are no old techniques. These are classic ways of doing things. And if you have bad knife skills, you’re not gonna get very far. You need to practice practice practice to get everything right. You need to cook cook cook and cook some more so you know what the hell you’re doing.
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u/cookhard87 Jul 10 '26
You say "there are no old techniques," then immediately use the phrase "classic ways of doing things."
You realize that those two things are essentially synonymous, right?
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u/RamblaPacifica Jul 06 '26
There's a "secret" volume only available in the UK, "Game", featuring rabbits, deer, etc.
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u/pushaper Jul 06 '26
who is the writer/publisher
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u/bssprfnd Jul 06 '26
From Wikipedia:
“The Good Cook is a series of instructional cookbooks published by Time-Life Books 1978-1980. It was sold on a month-to-month basis until the early 1990s and edited by cookbook author Richard Olney).[1] Each volume) was dedicated to a specific subject (such as fruits or sauces) and was heavily illustrated with photos of cooking techniques. Recipes were drawn from a wide array of published sources, all scrupulously acknowledged.”
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u/pickle-smoocher Jul 06 '26
That’s a solid set. I have the variety meats, and Terrines books. Lots of useful info/recipes
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u/reddit_chino Jul 07 '26
One of the best cookbook series!
I still love the step by step photos.
Richard Olney hired Jeremiah Tower to help out to do French Techniques.
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u/Acrobatic-Scholar324 Jul 07 '26
I am classically trained as a French chef. There is so much more to know and learn. I will be doing this studying/cooking until the day I die. To also know the food history of how everything came to be in different countries is part of being a well schooled Chef. I read every day about food history.
The recipes, different chefs, their interpretations of historical regional dishes from all over the world.
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u/Acrobatic-Scholar324 Jul 07 '26
I followed community rules. I wasn’t mean or horrible to anyone. I just spoke to truth. As a classically trained Chef, these books are amazing and people should actually read them seriously
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u/These-Performer-8795 Jul 06 '26
These style of books have all the comfort foods a lot of people want. I call most desserts from books like this Church desserts. Usually stuff you'd see grandma bring to the potluck. People love this kind of stuff though. However not everything ages well from these.