In 2005, Murdoch Books released a lovely set of hard cover books called the “It Series,” which are compilations of recipes from the Murdoch Books Test Kitchen. Each book is dedicated to a particular cooking technique, whether it is steaming, whizzing (food processors, blenders, etc.), baking, grilling, stir-frying, or the use of spices.
Being a compilation, you may recognise recipes from other books published by Murdoch Books such as those from the “The food of” series. I do not think this is a bad thing, but it is something to be aware of.
These are beautiful, chunky, little books, each of which contains approximately 400 pages. Each recipe has a full-page colour photograph of the completed dish. In general, all of the recipes are simple, easy to read and well explained. If more explanation is required, additional photographs are included.
What I like most about these books, is that each one is not only contains gorgeous recipes, but they also quite educational for the novice cook. Each book includes a detailed discussion on the book’s topic.
I own four of the six books: “Wizz It,” “Spice It,” “Bake it” and “Steam It,” each of which I will review in this blog. If you have the other two books, please post a comment and let me know what you think of them.
Since purchasing my books, a number of these have been re-released as cheaper paperbacks in 2010.
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