Cooking books: you like those in electronic format or not

jocampo · 01-19-2011, 12:48 PM

I was debating this with wife past weekend.

She has a preference I do have a different one (will tell mine once the poll is almost over, lol)

Do you prefer your cooking books in electronic or regular paper format?

tubemonkey · 01-19-2011, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocampo

I was debating this with wife past weekend.

She has a preference I do have a different one (will tell mine once the poll is almost over, lol)

Do you prefer your cooking books in electronic or regular paper format?

Neither. Don't need cookbooks, because directions are on the box.

Pookeysgirl · 01-19-2011, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Neither. Don't need cookbooks, because directions are on the box.

I haven't tried a cookbook in e-format yet. I'm not sure my reader would be big enough to follow a recipe without having to flip back and forth through pages.

I'd like to see what other people have to say...

Seanette · 01-19-2011, 01:29 PM

I have qualms about using my Touch (or laptop) in the kitchen because it's a lot more expensive to replace one of those if something happens to it than to replace a paper cookbook.

Joykins · 01-19-2011, 01:36 PM

I don't want to spill stuff on my e-reader, paper will dry out.

elemenoP · 01-19-2011, 01:36 PM

I don't need any cookbooks in e-format because I have tons and tons of e-recipes already, filed in my email (I belong to another message board that is about sharing recipes). When I want to make one, I print it out and it can get dirty in the kitchen and then I throw it out. I ALSO have two huge shelves full of cookbooks, many in hardcover, that I enjoy browsing through and cooking from. These two things (recipes on my computer, pbook cookbooks) are serving me well, so I can't think of any reason to put cookbooks on my ereader. Plus I would not want to use the touchscreen after putting my hands in a bowl of raw meat.

eP

lila55 · 01-19-2011, 02:02 PM

I like to browse through my cook books and cooking magazines, read a recipe here and another one there, look at the pictures - and then decide what I want to cook/eat.
I would not get the same pleasure out of looking through recipes on a reader - so my kitchen is an ereader-free zone (the only one

).

leebase · 01-19-2011, 02:05 PM

Neither -- I like cooking APPS. I see a trend in this already. I have Jamie Olivers and Mario Batelli's apps and the videos are fantastic. Cooking "books" fall into the category where there is SO much more opportunity than just having the words/pictures of the paper book appear on a screen.

Lee

TallMomof2 · 01-19-2011, 02:10 PM

I use my Kindle for cookbooks, just put it in a ziplock bag to keep it pristine. (Also use the Kindle for knitting patterns, too.)

DreamWriter · 01-19-2011, 02:11 PM

I have several e-cookbooks. While I do prefer printed cookbooks (especially ones with nice color photos!), I have used my Kindle in the kitchen several times -- inside a plastic bag so I won't get any food on it.

tubemonkey · 01-19-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamWriter

While I do prefer printed cookbooks (especially ones with nice color photos!),...

I don't need cookbooks in color. By the time I'm done cooking, there's no color left in my food.

SeaBookGuy · 01-19-2011, 02:30 PM

I could see getting one from the library, and copying down particularly interesting recipes, but to use it during cooking, not really.

DreamWriter · 01-19-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I don't need cookbooks in color. By the time I'm done cooking, there's no color left in my food.

My mother used to cook like that. She was a fabulous cook overall, but her cooked (boiled?) vegetables were very pale.

SeaBookGuy · 01-19-2011, 02:32 PM

My mom hired her own personal chef: Trader Joe.

DixieGal · 01-19-2011, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I don't need cookbooks in color. By the time I'm done cooking, there's no color left in my food.

Black and smoky grey are both colors.

View Poll Results: Do you like your cooking books in electronic format?
I like cooking books in electronic format	13	26.53%
I want my cooking books in regular paper format	20	40.82%
Either choice is ok as long as is available someway	10	20.41%
I don't care or I don't read cooking books, lol ...	6	12.24%
Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll

01-19-2011, 12:48 PM	#1
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	Cooking books: you like those in electronic format or not I was debating this with wife past weekend. She has a preference I do have a different one (will tell mine once the poll is almost over, lol) Do you prefer your cooking books in electronic or regular paper format?

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Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,609 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	I don't want to spill stuff on my e-reader, paper will dry out.

01-19-2011, 01:36 PM	#6
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	I don't need any cookbooks in e-format because I have tons and tons of e-recipes already, filed in my email (I belong to another message board that is about sharing recipes). When I want to make one, I print it out and it can get dirty in the kitchen and then I throw it out. I ALSO have two huge shelves full of cookbooks, many in hardcover, that I enjoy browsing through and cooking from. These two things (recipes on my computer, pbook cookbooks) are serving me well, so I can't think of any reason to put cookbooks on my ereader. Plus I would not want to use the touchscreen after putting my hands in a bowl of raw meat. eP

01-19-2011, 02:02 PM	#7
lila55 Fanatic Posts: 595 Karma: 456534 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Device: PocketBook 360° , iPhone 5, PRS-650, Sony PRS-T2, Sony PRS-T3, Tolino	I like to browse through my cook books and cooking magazines, read a recipe here and another one there, look at the pictures - and then decide what I want to cook/eat. I would not get the same pleasure out of looking through recipes on a reader - so my kitchen is an ereader-free zone (the only one ).

01-19-2011, 02:05 PM	#8
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,960 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	Neither -- I like cooking APPS. I see a trend in this already. I have Jamie Olivers and Mario Batelli's apps and the videos are fantastic. Cooking "books" fall into the category where there is SO much more opportunity than just having the words/pictures of the paper book appear on a screen. Lee

01-19-2011, 02:10 PM	#9
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I use my Kindle for cookbooks, just put it in a ziplock bag to keep it pristine. (Also use the Kindle for knitting patterns, too.)

01-19-2011, 02:11 PM	#10
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	I have several e-cookbooks. While I do prefer printed cookbooks (especially ones with nice color photos!), I have used my Kindle in the kitchen several times -- inside a plastic bag so I won't get any food on it.

01-19-2011, 02:30 PM	#12
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I could see getting one from the library, and copying down particularly interesting recipes, but to use it during cooking, not really.

01-19-2011, 02:32 PM	#14
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	My mom hired her own personal chef: Trader Joe.