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bae
4-7-11, 6:03pm
Mr. Delivery Man just brought me my late-arriving Christmas present, weighing in at ~ 50 pounds. The packaging alone will probably heat the house for a day:

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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_8bdYFKk3OW4/TZ4zBbgiAHI/AAAAAAAACjI/keml6xR8rAA/s720/img_2089.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_8bdYFKk3OW4/TZ4zA7bqOZI/AAAAAAAACjE/lKa7WPYJ0zM/s720/img_2090.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_8bdYFKk3OW4/TZ4y9ByxyWI/AAAAAAAACi0/ZQF6_w_xRz0/s640/img_2094.jpg

I've never had a cookbook that required a manual before. I wonder if I can make any of this stuff on the grill?

Well, a year or more of experimentation awaits!
treehugger
4-7-11, 6:38pm
Have fun with that! My brother (English lit professor who teaches food in fiction classes) and another professor (chemistry?) convinced their university to buy that set. They are going to fashion a curriculum around it. I need to go visit so I can take a look through it. :)

Btw, as soon as I read the subject line, I knew what this thread was about. If you're interested, there are a couple threads on egullet.org about people cooking their way through that.

Kara
bae
4-7-11, 6:42pm
Oooh, thanks for the pointer there! This package was a total surprise to me, a dear friend who is An Actual Chef sent it over.

Still, this will provide some extra motivation to setting up a home chemistry laboratory and homeschool :-)
H-work
4-7-11, 6:53pm
Oh my, that looks incredible! Have you read On Food and Cooking? I plan to have my kids read it for science. I don't think I can afford this new one, unless I stumble upon it at Goodwill or something :)
bae
4-7-11, 6:54pm
Oh my, that looks incredible! Have you read On Food and Cooking? I plan to have my kids read it for science.

Yes, I love that one, and we also used it for science class enrichment during some of The Homeschooling Years.
Wildflower
4-7-11, 10:13pm
That is some excessive packaging! LOL You'd think there was something very breakable in there...

Enjoy! :)
lhamo
4-8-11, 5:51am
Oooh -- I am seriously jealous! I heard an interview with him on KUOW last week, and was reading the reviews of it on Amazon the other day. It looks like a really amazing piece of work. I am trying to figure out how many days I have to take the bus to work to justify buying myself a set for Christmas.

lhamo
Gregg
6-30-11, 8:59am
I just got my copy of MC last week. A gift from an old friend who I think had to do a little extra wheeling and dealing for this one. Time to make mac and cheese as soon as I find him some Cuban cigars...
madgeylou
6-30-11, 9:14am
my boss at the restaurant where i work is going through those books and he loves them! i want to sneak a peek but haven't gotten to yet ...
peggy
6-30-11, 2:07pm
Wow what a nice friend. Have you gotten a chance to flip through it yet? What are you going to cook first? And more importantly, will you be the go to guy for our future food questions? ;)
benhyr
6-30-11, 4:25pm
Just looked this set up on Amazon. I think I'm in love! I think I'll have to put it a ways down the list though :(

Congrats on the newest kitchen addition.
Nella
7-4-11, 3:29pm
All right. I'll be the one to admit it... what the heck are these books? I didn't see an author's name. Why are they so fabulous and worth the money? Some books are, you know, but I they've got to be REALLY worth it for me to spend the money. Clearly they are considered valuable given the careful nature of the delivery package, but "how come?" What gives?