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January 11th, 2026 at 08:53 am

Recipe Book Review Criteria

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Draft, but “IMNHO” enough useful details to be helpful to some. Please feel free to as for additional details or clarification

My Criteria:
1. Is NOT a conglomeration of recipes cut and pasted from the work of others, but rather recipes have been formatted to conform within the book and therefore, are easier for the average person to use with some confidence. Generally I honor my upbringing to say nothing unless it is nice. This links to a book that “made me” break that rule:
https://wheatcarr.com/2023/06/25/dont-buy-kbs-bread-machine-cookbook-150-simple-and-time-saving/
2. Recipes that will work with my machine – at a minimum ingredient lists and if “settings” for:
Bread, 1, 1.5 & 2 pound machines AND use WORDs not numbers for menu selections. Note: even within a single brand those numbers may not be consistent.
Ninja Foodie/Instapot/Electric Pressure Cooker/Air Fryers
3. NOT Necessarily Machine Specific – but if it is it better be complete details.
4. HUGE PLUS if the format used happens to mirror your/my machine recommended order of ingredients. Especially important for Bread Machines
5. Enough details in the General Info section at the front of the book so that even beginners can work with the recipes.
6. Enough Photos to give a good idea of the ideal finished product because not every one is comfortable with the “older but invaluable” almost textbook timeless treasure from Michelle Anderson & Beth Hensperger.
7. Most (preferably all) recipes include both imperial (lb/oz/cups/tsp/Tbl/etc) AND Metric (grams/ml/etc)

This criteria has been applied to the following recipe books – none are “prefect” for every user, but they are IMNHO worth the price (and trust me there are some where “Free” is too high a price.



Michelle Anderson
Stewart Brooks
Beth Hensperger


The (first) Official Ninja Food Complete Cookbook for Beginners
by Kenzie Swanhart
For the Ninja Foodie Series 300 and 400 this is an excellent reference for most skill levels. It was extremely useful in helping me to adapt my favorite recipes from traditional stove top or oven methods.
It appears that this product is manufacturer discontinued. Guess that means I need to start thinking about a future replacement.


 

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