The Silver Spoon (Traditional Italian Home Cooking Recipes)

This book is basically the Italian cookbook to have. The Silver Spoon is huge, thorough, and feels like it’s been pulled straight from Italian home kitchens rather than a trendy food blog. If you want to actually understand Italian cooking—not just make a few flashy dishes—this is the book. The recipes are straightforward and reliable, covering everything from simple pastas to classic regional dishes. No gimmicks, no overcomplicating things—just solid, traditional food that works. It’s the kind of cookbook you flip through for ideas, then end up using way more than you expect. If you love Italian food and want one reference you’ll keep for years, this one’s absolutely worth it.

To call "The Silver Spoon" the best Italian cookbook of all time is to do it an injustice. This, for my money, is the best cookbook of all time, period. Yes, its approach is Italian with the myriad requisites of olive oil, onions, garlic, tomatoes, olives, semolina, parmesan, etc., etc,, but - more important - its spirit is Italian, meaning that it honors simplicity of execution, accessibility of ingredients, vivid delineation of flavors. Italian cooking is the most attainable and adaptable of national cuisines, which makes this classic tome, now updated and tailored to an American audience (ounces, not grams), a must-have for American home cooks (not chefs) of every skill-level. These recipes, by the thousands, are no-fuss, each succinct and clear as a fine Pinot Grigio. If you know how to boil water and turn the range knobs, you're in. Still, novelties proliferate, for Italians, in contrast to the French, are improvisational by nature, using whatever at hand seems best, however unlikely. Variations on basic themes abound in all their regional distinctions. The photography is superb without looking like food porn. The several indexes should be a model for all cookbooks. One lists items by recipes, in order of courses and prime ingredients. The other list sub-ingredints - aioli to zucchini flowers (with forty zucchini flower dishes to choose from). This allows you to gaze into your pantry and spot, say, a container of dried porcini that's been around for several years, then find dozens of ways to use the little funghi. A wonderful bonus is a section of recipes by great Italian chefs (including Italian-Americans like Mario Batali). Encompassing 1500 pages, "The Silver Spoon" would make a great doorstop. However, the floor is the last place I'd put it. It deserves pride of place on your kitchen counter.

Covers everything from sauces/marinades to desserts. Includes a section of complete menus from award winning chefs. Would probably take 20yrs and 45lbs to get through the whole book. Exceeded all expectations. Nothing I say can do it justice. Got it on sale for $40. from Prime. Strongly recommend. Side note: This is not intended for someone as “My first cookbook”. It’s true, most of the recipes are straight forward and clearly written. Maybe 5% of the recipes have photos for reference. This book will not teach you how to cook. To get the most out it, a basic understanding of prep/cooking/baking fundamentals is encouraged. That said. If your new to cooking. Go for it. You gotta start somewhere. 👍

The book's quality and how well it's made are unbelievable. It says over 2000 recipes, and I think it is since it is weight-heavy. All the recipes are well-written and have great direction. I love looking at these mouth-watering pictures and plan to make as many as possible. I love visiting Italy and enjoying the food, and I'm so happy to purchase this book to have a piece of Italy at home.

This is a must have for real Italian cooking. This will take you away from the adulterated American slop we call Italian. If you want to get back to your roots, or discover authentic modern Italian cooking fundamentals this is your book. My friend from Italy uses it as his source and it came highly recommended.

This book claims to be the Italian cooking bible and it is one indeed!! It is an accumulation of knowledge and love for the Italian cuisine over the past soon 67years since its first edition. This "bible" has its pros and cons for me. Pro, it goes very(!) much into detail of the food itself, as much as the cooking and preparation options, but also about its geographical and historical background; very(!) interesting and educational! If you want to step up your own "art of Italian cooking" and want to educate and challenge yourself more in the kitchen, then this cook book is the perfect addition for you! I believe the authors haven't left out anything! Another big pro is the price! I researched other options in Europe to buy this book. . . no matter where I looked, it was more expensive! The con for me is the bible 'style', very big book, not easy to handle, with bible like thin pages and small print. Another con is for me it's just too much information and not easy to find what I need to know to cook a new recipe.

I bought this for my boyfriend for Christmas and it was an almost perfect gift. He had remembered his family using the original version of this book when he was growing up, and as someone that is starting to get into cooking, this book has everything you need to know, and is now out in a more updated version. I can't give it a true review, as I am not the one cooking from this book, but I know that he absolutely loves it. It's basically like a reference bible for recipes and basics of cooking. It has TONS of recipes, as well as a reference section for more elementary cooking functions, in case you don't know how to complete a step. He has been cooking new recipes from this book several times a week and it has all been delicious. I highly recommend this book as it really does have a wealth of information in regard to cooking. Buy it!

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Livre completement sale. Venu en boite sans emballage protecteur. Et la belle surprise à l’intérieur l: elle est à moitié en anglais et moitié en espagnol. Vu les commentaires précédents, probablement un retour que Amazon a revendu. 100% déçu. C'était un cadeau pour ma femme et je peux pas loffrir dans cet état.

Excellent book great recipes as expected from this established cookbook

This is very good book. Specially thanks for Riya a customer executive who helped me lot with deliver this product on time, thankyou very much.

Great authentic Italian cooking skills