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TK Dwyer

The font and background make pages hard to read

Reviewed in the United States on 7 October 2020

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Like most reviewers, I learned about Mariko Chen through the Just One Cookbook website. When I saw there was a book I jumped in and pressed Buy without checking details. I love cookbooks and was eager to add this one to the collection. Unfortunately, this book doesn't add enough value. The actual recipes are as simple and wonderful as ever. Illustrations for every recipe, which makes it easier to look and decide what to fix.

But should you pay for the book (printed 2013)? Maybe. It's a thin book, and sometimes great things come in small packages - but the spine of the book is unmarked and solid black. It will get lost within the bookshelves. The font and layout aren't easy to read, so it doesn't have the warm joy of a written page. Bullet points become muddled into solid paragraphs. Right justification of every line and disjointed font results in words spaced out unattractively. Tiny nitpicks in editing. Overall, the craft of creating a great book was not accomplished here. I still enjoy a solid reference for dashi and tamagoyaki, the recipes are still good. The actual book design is not up-to-par.

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J. Schmitt

Passable

Reviewed in the United States on 3 February 2020

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I know it said it’s short. I still think it feels limited. It’s a good first cookbook from this author, hopefully they expand on their ideas in the future.
I’d pass on buying this and just go to her website.

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James Patalano

Disappointed limited recipes, quality of the book was low grade at best

Reviewed in the United States on 22 April 2022

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Dislike the quality of the materials and the very limited recipes. I still have to go to the website to recipes for sauces, condiments, soup basis

Adam Rotmil

Not as good as the website

Reviewed in the United States on 18 December 2020

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I prefer the website, which is fantastic. I use it all the time! But the printed cookbook was below the level of quality I expected based on the website.

Nicholas J.

Fake

Reviewed in the United States on 28 December 2021

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Not at all what i thought it was at all.

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