German Cooking Today: The Original.

If you're a believer in the saying that "you get what you pay for," and love German food, this cookbook may be the answer for you. Included are exellent photographs of different cuts of meats, vegetables, and preparation techniques. Also included is storage information, metric/american standards of measurements, and easy-to-understand methods for preparing the dishes. The photographs alone make this cookbook stand head and shoulders above others. Did I mention the recipes are restaurant quality? Being an American of German descent, and having eaten out at many German restaurants, I can now gladly say thanks to this cookbook, I will be spending more time preparing these delicious meals at home. Thank you, Dr. Oetker!

We are hosting a high school German student this year, and he brought this book and its twin, Dr. Oetker German Baking Today, as gifts to me since he knew I loved to cook and bake. With rare exceptions, the ingredients are staples in your cupboard and the measurements are easy to convert with conversion tables in the back for some that are not as apparant as others. (However, most measurements are written in standard terms we are accustomed to using.) The recipes are written in a very straightforward fashion so they are easy to follow. The recipes I have tried are just delightful, and everybody I know who has seen this book (and cooks/bakes) wants to borrow it. I am buying one for my mother for Christmas. Many of the recipe's are my host son's favorites, and my family loves it when I cook a German meal now. The stereotype that the food is made with lots of vinegar and sauercraut is dispelled--that is simply not the case! Very tasy and easy recipes to use.

I just love this book, and it was intended for a gift, so I have to get another one! It has such a great variety of old and contemporary german cuisine recipes and I just love every page of it...I discovered it while in Germany and it is living up to the recipes thus far....I highly recommend it...you could easily make a 7 course meal every day for a whole week with the rainbow of recipes in this book!

German Cooking today is an absolute classic- there's hardly a German household without it. The recipes are well explained and always work out. The book has both European and American measurements which makes it the ideal present for everone who loves to cook!