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Old 05-28-2009, 04:33 PM
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Okay, maybe it's not exactly a dilemma, but where do you put a cookbook when you're cooking. On the counter, on the micro, on a shelf (saw a picture of a kitchen that had an eye level shelf just for cookbooks - I was jealous ).

Of course it makes a difference if the cook book opens flat or not. Many do, but not all.

What if it's a magazine? Those don't ever fold flat.

Or does anyone use cards anymore?
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Old 05-28-2009, 04:35 PM
 
Location: Ca2Mo2Ga2Va!
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We have an island that I lay my cookbook or magazine out on. I very rarely transfer recipes to cards as I have a bunch of cookbooks and know which ones the certain recipes are in. If it's a book or magazine that won't stay open, I sit something on it to hold it open.
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Old 05-28-2009, 04:41 PM
 
Location: Inman Park (Atlanta, GA)
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I have a nice collection of cookbooks but with the Internet, I have not purchased any in a longtime. When I see a recipe on line, I copy and paste it into a Microsoft Word document and I save them in my recipe file.

I then take my laptop and sit it on my kitchen counter referring back to the recipe as necessary.

No more searching for recipes and having ingredient stains on my recipes!
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Old 05-28-2009, 05:58 PM
 
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I have a cookbook stand
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Old 05-28-2009, 06:09 PM
 
Location: Southern NC
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I have a nice collection of cookbooks but with the Internet, I have not purchased any in a longtime. When I see a recipe on line, I copy and paste it into a Microsoft Word document and I save them in my recipe file.

I then take my laptop and sit it on my kitchen counter referring back to the recipe as necessary.

No more searching for recipes and having ingredient stains on my recipes!
This is what I do basically...and I print out the recipe to refer to while cooking .
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Old 05-28-2009, 06:13 PM
 
Location: NE San Antonio
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I usually have new recipes on a scrap of paper, so I stick it to the fridge or over the stove.

If it's a cookbook, I lay it out wherever there's room. If it's a messy dish, I put it just outside the kitchen, and pop out if I need to double check anything
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Old 05-29-2009, 07:25 AM
 
Location: DFW
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I have a cookbook stand
Me too.
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Old 05-29-2009, 08:22 PM
 
Location: N. Central Ohio
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Default not solved, but another idea....

I do transfer our absolute favorites into a spiral cookbook I've had for years. It was started for me by my childhood neighbors as a wedding gift years ago. I've added to it over the years. This book is well worn but very special to me.

I did see in a catalog once a hook with a clip on the end for hanging your recipe card or paper off the kitchen cupboard or handle. This would be good for those with smaller kitchens (like me ).
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Old 05-29-2009, 08:24 PM
 
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How do I solve the dilemma?...

Hey bjh, could you come over here a minute and hold this for me?
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Old 05-29-2009, 08:40 PM
 
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It depends on where the recipe is from.

When I'm making one of the recipes from my file card box, usually a treasure that I inherited from Mom or one of the Grandmas, I prop the card on the windowsill over the sink. The extremely scant work surface in our kitchen is basically the counters on either side of the sink, so having the recipe right over the sink works really well.

If it's something out of a cookbook or a magazine, I lay it out open on the kitchen table. Our kitchen is small enough that the table isn't more than a step or two away from the counters, so it doesn't take much effort to go back and recheck the recipe as I work on it.

If it's on the laptop, it's a bit more of a PITA, because I don't bring the laptop out into the kitchen where there are lots of spills and splatters. I'll open the Word doc where I've got the recipe and leave it up on the screen, and then wear a hole in the carpet traipsing back and forth between kitchen and living room to check up on ingredients and procedures.
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