A Cook's Book - Cook Book Review Assignment

You have already learned the necessary parts of a recipe, the different formats it can follow and how to change its yield. Now you will apply your knowledge and critically review 3 professional cookbooks.

The Review

1.       You will select 3 cookbooks from the class or the Library resource section to carefully   
          evaluate and explain, where needed, each book using the criteria below:

a)      Title

b)      Author

c)       Visual Appeal: cover & inside the book- pictures, title, colour

d)      Theme: diet specific, cultural, specific foods...

e)      Format: style & is it clear and easy to read

f)       Suitability: i) are ingredients & tools available to you?

                        ii) are the techniques easy or difficult to perform?

                        iii) are the recipes quick or time consuming?

                        iv) are recipes economical or expensive?