The Complete Summer Cookbook: Beat the Heat with 500 Recipes that Make the Most of Summer's Bounty (The Complete ATK Cookbook Series)
The Complete Summer Cookbook: Beat the Heat with 500 Recipes that Make the Most of Summer's Bounty (The Complete ATK Cookbook Series) book cover

The Complete Summer Cookbook: Beat the Heat with 500 Recipes that Make the Most of Summer's Bounty (The Complete ATK Cookbook Series)

Paperback – Illustrated, April 21, 2020

Price
$29.49
Format
Paperback
Pages
464
Publisher
America's Test Kitchen
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1948703147
Dimensions
8.5 x 1 x 10 inches
Weight
3 pounds

Description

America’s Test Kitchen is well-known for its top-rated television shows with more than 4 million weekly public television viewers, bestselling cookbooks, magazines, websites, and cooking school. The highly reputable and recognizable brands of America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Illustrated, and Cook’s Country are the work of over 60 passionate chefs based in Boston, Massachusetts, who put ingredients, cookware, equipment, and recipes through objective, rigorous testing to identify the very best. Discover, learn, and expand your cooking repertoire with Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop, Dan Souza,xa0Lisaxa0McManus, Tucker Shaw, Bryan Roof, and our fabulous team of test cooks!

Features & Highlights

  • The only cookbook you'll need during the year's warmest months
  • A hot day and hanging over your stove were never meant to be. When fresh produce beckons but you haven't much energy to respond, these recipes help you settle into a more relaxed kind of cooking designed to keep you and your kitchen cool. Untether yourself from the oven with make-ahead meals best served cold (or at room temp), like Poached Salmon with Cucumber and Tomato salad and Tzatziki. Fix-and-forget recipes like North Carolina-Style Pulled Pork made in the electric pressure cooker won't steam up the kitchen. Equally easy are dinner salads; we've got enough to keep them interesting and varied, from Shrimp and White Bean Salad with Garlic Toasts to Grilled Caesar Salad. Barely more effort are fresh summer recipes requiring the briefest stint in a pan, such as Beet and Carrot Noodle Salad with Chicken or Braised Striped Bass with Zucchini and Tomatoes. Ready to take the party outside? You'll find all you need for casual patio meals prepared entirely on the grill (from meat to veggies, even pizza). Throw a fantastic cookout with easy starters, frosty drinks, and picnic must-haves like Picnic Fried Chicken, Classic Potato Salad, and Buttermilk Coleslaw. Visited the farmers' market? Find ideas for main dishes as well as sides inspired by the seasonal bounty, plus the best fruit desserts worth turning on the oven for. To end your meal on a cooler note, turn to a chapter of icebox desserts and no-bake sweets.

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Just bad binding

Book has very nice recipes and beautiful photos, but the binding is broke in back third of book. The pages have fallen out and made a mess. I would have returned this book, but discarded the packing envelope. With a Coronavirus stay at home restrictions in effect, just decided to keep it.
39 people found this helpful
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Great recipes, bad binding

I LOVE the recipes and the chapters/categories they included. But I am really bummed that already part of the book's pages are coming out. I had seen a review about the binding before I ordered this and hoped the other reviewer's experience was an anomaly. I guess I'll have to return and not replace and look for another ATK book that has similar recipes but better binding.

EDITED: So I decided to keep the book. The recipes are so good and fun for summer - I’ve made the fried chicken, grilled chicken, some salads, ice cream cake and margaritas. Binding is still an issue, but it’s worth it for me, I decided. So many more recipes to try. I’ll change from 3 stars to 4.
32 people found this helpful
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The Coleslaw Recipe Is Worth The Price Of The Book

We have already tried several recipes from this cookbook (the coleslaw one three times), each has hit the mark. My wife and I have flagged several to try in the near future that work with her allergies without modification. Great cookbook.

The only downside is the cover strength and binding. The cover is curling already and the binding is showing signs of stress. Note to the publisher -- expect people to use this cookbook a lot and make sure it holds up.\.
16 people found this helpful
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Great collection of recipes

Nothing new, but puts all my favorite recipes in one place for quick reference.
12 people found this helpful
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An excellent cookbook to help you expand your tastes and make the most of the summer bounty

You can never go wrong with their cookbooks; they take the hit and miss out of a recipe. This cookbook looks at how to enjoy all the tastes of summer and make the most of the fresh vegetables and fruits abundant in the warmer months.
11 people found this helpful
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Binding is a big problem

ATK recipes are always flavorful, complete in instructions, and dependable which would make this collection a five star. But I am only giving 3stars because of the binding which comprises using it. The problem with this book was the binding which already was off when I received it from Amazon as a gift. I did a home repair with a glue gun and scotch tape. I could return it but why? The replacement may have the same issue and I do plan to use it this summer.
6 people found this helpful
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Bummer

Wanted to buy the book, but if they can’t bind the book properly, I won’t be able to have the book for years like I would like. Pass.
6 people found this helpful
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Refreshing!

A refreshing look at the foods of summer.
Well designed. Looking forward to the warmer weather with blue skies and sunshine
6 people found this helpful
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Best summer cook book!

I love the America’s test kitchen cook books and this one did not disappoint! Great recipes for grilling, salads and summer crock pot recipes.
3 people found this helpful
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Best summer cook book!

I love the America’s test kitchen cook books and this one did not disappoint! Great recipes for grilling, salads and summer crock pot recipes.
3 people found this helpful