Betty Crocker Cookbook, 12th Edition: Everything You Need to Know to Cook from Scratch (Betty Crocker's Cookbook) Loose Leaf – October 11, 2016

The cover of the book wasn't heavy enough like the older copies.

Cooking from scratch love the cookbook

I should have ordered the hardback version. This paperback won't last long.

Nice and clear pages

I was somewhat disappointed with this addition. It didn’t seem a good basic book. It does have good pictures

MY FIRST COOKBOOKI first began cooking at about ten years old (maybe even younger) using my mom’s tried and true Betty Crocker Cookbook 1st Edition copyright 1961. In fact, we were rather poor, so it became one of my first “picture books.” I used to imagine making all the recipes that had photographs, and as time went by, I actually did make many of them. My 1st edition is now falling apart, held together by tape and loving memories. How thrilled I was when I came across the 12th edition!SOME OF MY OLD FAVORITESThe 12th edition has beautiful photos of each recipe as well as “how to” steps (way more than my humble 1st edition). I looked up many of my favorite recipes, and most of them are there. Starlight Cake (the first cake I ever made), gingerbread cookie recipes (my favorite because of the rich diversity of spices) and my now legendary turkey stuffing that my family expects every fall.There were a few favorites that are missing… Canadian Cheese Soup (the first soup I made) and the Chiffon cakes that were popular in the 60’s and 70’s. There is some mention of chiffon cakes (specifically that they are a hybrid between an angel food and a standard cake), but sadly, no recipes.COMPREHENSIVE - IMPRESSIVE ILLUSTRATIONSThose few recipe absences not withstanding, this cookbook is an amazing , comprehensive compilation of recipes. The fact that it is richly populated by gorgeous photos makes it particularly valuable for novice cooks and experts cooks alike. I guess I can again imagine making each dish seeing as how this is my new “picture book.”FINAL THOUGHTSWhether you are waxing nostalgic about your own older edition of this cookbook, or you simply want a new compressive cookbook to add to your collection, you cannot go wrong with this book beloved by many.

Bought for my kids. Not a bad cookbook. Lots of info regarding food prep, etc. However, the book is not hard cover and the Kinko plastic binding makes it hard to turn pages and it's sharp on the edges. I like my older edition in the binder better.

Good book!

I have used the Betty Crocker Cookbook for over 50 years and my mother before me. It has helped make me the cook I am with not only recipes but helpful hints and step-by-step instructions for practical cooking techniques. This was a gift from a young woman who I taught to cook. She has always wanted her own and now that she's getting married, this was my gift to her. She was thrilled, by the way!

I've had the 'pie' edition from 1977 and I absolutely love it - my 'go to' book for almost all my cooking since I was a young bride. However after about 45 years, I need a new one - there's cake batter and other junk on many of the pages so I thought I'd update. Many of the recipes in this one are new which is nice, but the one recipe I really wanted was for vanilla cream pie and it's been omitted from this version - they have chocolate, banana and coconut, but no vanilla. I can figure it out, but it should have been there.The cover is a softcover version which is fine, but the pages are very flimsy and since it's spiral bound with sharp edges - not the rings - these pages are sure to very easily rip. They are from thin shiny paper stock.So four for the content but three for the binding and paper stock. Still the best recipe book out there though.

I had gotten this book back when I was a newlywed in the wedding edition and have used it monthly ever since (going on 7yrs). So I’ve bought this as a wedding shower gift for the second time, but I’m disappointed in the quality of the printing and binding from the first two editions of this that I’ve purchased. The binding is supposed to be designed to lay flat open but it doesn’t do this easily, you need wiggle the pages and I’m worried they’ll rip by an over eager husband craving chicken wings... The cover is too floppy for my taste and the corner of it was delivered already smooshed up. It also was covered in some white flaky substance on delivery.All that said, it has taught me plenty as to the basic steps of cooking to give me the confidence to take on those more fancy and fun Pinterest recipes.It certainly isn’t what I would call trendy as to special diets or nutrient dense meals but it’s reliable enough to give you a good foundation on any recipe you want to take a stab at and make substitutions as needed to suit your diet. It does offer some gluten free and vegetarian recipes though and mentions dairy substitutes as well.So I would recommend this cookbook, of course, but I wouldn’t purchase from this seller again.

Just like the classic Better Crocker cookbooks, this one is jammed packed with great recipes. It also has some new ones, that were not in my mother's original version from the '80s. I appreciate that the book is in color and many of the recipes (though not all) have pictures. However, there are two things that I really don't like about this cookbook (neither of which have anything to do with the recipes inside):1. It does not have tabs separating the different categories (e.g. breakfasts, drinks, desserts, etc). I plan on making my own, as it is a big pain to have to search for a specific recipe each time I go back.2. The pages are very thin -- as in, magazine thin. I don't remember my mom's book having such easy-to-tear pages (but I do remember them getting caked in flour and cocoa over the years!)Regardless, I plan to buy this book again as wedding gifts for my friends! :)

I have now owned 3 different editions of the famous Betty Crocker Big Red Cookbook and it never fails to inspire me with every day dishes as well as new more intriguing dishes to try.My only issue would be that the print on this edition feels smaller than the others and therefore is harder to ready (though I too am getting older so smaller print is more difficult), but I compared it to my previous edition and it is definitely smaller.I love the binder version of this - so much easier to flip pages than the spiral bound (which sometimes tears pages more easily)