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On Food and Cooking by Harold Mcgee

 
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CookNewb
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:53 am    Post subject: On Food and Cooking by Harold Mcgee Reply with quote
Hello, I did not know where to post this so I am posting it in this forum. SO i wanted to purchase a copy of "On Food And Cooking" by Harold McGee from Amazon. However Amazon seems to show two versions of the book. One has a red cover while the other has a white cover with some horizontal stripes. Which one is the latest version? They seem to both have been printed in 2004. I don;t know what is the difference between the two.
Thank you in advance for any reply!
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Dilbert



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
vertical stripes?

they appear to be different books - by title and IBSN....
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Michael Chu



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
When in doubt, buy the one with insane numbers of 5 star reviews and avoid the expensive one without any reviews...

I haven't seen the white one with vertical multicolored stripes in person before. The title is different: "McGee On Food and Cooking and Encyclopedia of Kitchen Science, History, and Culture" vs. "On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen". I assume you want the "On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen" - the red book - since that's the one most talked about and referred to.
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CookNewb
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
LOL!! I did not notice the different titles until it was brought up here!

I just looked at the "On Food and Cooking" part. I will pick up the Red Cover immediately.
Thank for the quick replies! This is an excellent forum!
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JDR



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The red cover is the new and revised edition.
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