Cookbook+Analysis

cookbook chart comparison essay 2-3 pages
 * || 365 ways to cook hamburger and other ground meat || The Dean and Deluca Cookbook ||
 * Title || Simple appeal to the audience. Clearly states what the book is about || Refers to a specific food company and their style of cooking ||
 * Images || Only images in the book are on the cover. They are cartoon caricatures of the recipes described in the book || There are no images except for a few black and white drawings of ingredients as space fillers in the titles ||
 * Diction || Explains in detail the meat, ingredients and recipes. Walks the reader through the steps. The recipes are numbered. Uses simple language to describe the process. || Introductions and background stories are wordy. Instructions are straight forward but use jargon suggesting that the reader already knows a fairly high level of cooking terms. ||
 * Titles/Subtitles || Titles of recipes are bold and numbered. || Titles of chapters and sections of food use highly italicized and curvy fonts while recipe titles are in a bold simple font ||
 * Covers || Bold letters and cartoon pictures of food with a red tile border that resembles old tables/table cloth of old diners. || Blank cover minus the title, authors and a plain black and white drawing of a plant ||
 * Features || “this book features a concealed wire “o” binding, lies flat when opened for easy use, and has a washable kivar* cover” || Soft cover with regular paper pages. ||

Cookbook Comparison The main difference between the two cookbooks is their audience. Dean and Deluca is geared towards the experience cook who simply needs cooking idea while 365 meat is for the inexperienced cook at home that is just starting his foray into making a meal himself. In comparison to Dean and Deluca, 365 Ways to Cook Hamburger and Other Ground Meat is very simple. From the cover to the layout and numbering of the recipes, the entire book is designed to be easy to read by the audience. There are no images in the book, and as with Dean and Deluca, it relies solely on the recipe to describe how to prepare the meal. The instructions are very straight forward with no flair simply stating how to cook ground pork until it “loses it pink color” and then to “stir in ¾ teaspoon salt.” The instructions and labeling of the recipes suggests that the author intended the book to be quickly flipped through while tried to cook a meal in a hurry. On the back cover it even boasts “this book features a concealed wire “o” binding, lies flat when opened for easy use, and has a washable kivar* cover.” The Dean and Deluca Cookbook features recipes that use food found in the store that shares it name. The food along with the recipes are specialized and something the average at home cook would not normally come across. Taking this into account, the instructions are written without paying attention to every detail of preparing the food. The book focuses more on the introduction to the food such as debating the difference between the “classical vinaigrette” and modern versions based on “the proportions of vinegar to oil.” the two cookbooks are both focused on cooking unlike others that pay special attention to the presentation of the food or the setting of the meal. these cook books both are grounded in the food and are meant for reading while cooking. the level of difficulty is all that seperates them as 365 ways to cook hamburger and other ground meat is designed to teach the basics while Dean and Deluca teaches the reader the set up of new ideas.

works sited Rodgers, Rick. 365 Ways to Cook Hamburger and Other Ground Meats. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. Print.