Controversial Books for cameocreation

This page shows the most "controversial" books in this library, as measured by the highest standard deviation of members' star ratings.

Standard Deviation Average Rating Your Rating Title
1.146 3.80 Soup: A Way of Life by Barbara Kafka
1.113 4.02 Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook by Martha Stewart
1.089 3.83 White Trash Cooking by Ernest Matthew Mickler
1.069 3.84 The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook by Martha Stewart Living Magazine
1.041 3.79 The James Beard Cookbook by James Beard
1.040 3.63 Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook by Weight Watchers
1.038 3.94 New York Cookbook: From Pelham Bay to Park Avenue, Firehouses to Four-Star Restaurants by Molly O'Neill
1.036 3.59 The Dean and DeLuca Cookbook by David Rosengarten
1.034 4.06 Professional Baking by Wayne Gisslen
1.028 3.65 Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cook Book by Better Homes and Gardens
1.024 3.83 Local Breads: Sourdough and Whole-Grain Recipes from Europe's Best Artisan Bakers by Daniel Leader
1.022 4.01 Slow Cooker Revolution by America's Test Kitchen
1.018 3.62 Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger
0.998 4.13 Martha Stewart's Cookies: The Very Best Treats to Bake and to Share by Martha Stewart Living Magazine
0.994 3.72 Delia's How to Cook Book Two by Delia Smith
0.993 3.77 Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites: Flavorful Recipes for Healthful Meals by Moosewood Collective
0.986 4.34 Rose's Heavenly Cakes by Rose Levy Beranbaum
0.969 4.07 Vegetables, Revised: The Most Authoritative Guide to Buying, Preparing, and Cooking, with More than 300 Recipes by James Peterson
0.957 3.72 Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook: Feasting with Your Slow Cooker by Dawn J. Ranck
0.955 3.59 The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Italian: Recipes from the New and Old Worlds, Simplified for the American Kitchen by Jeff Smith
0.952 3.85 Chez Panisse Café Cookbook by Alice L. Waters
0.944 3.83 The New Vegetarian Epicure: Menus for Family and Friends by Anna Thomas
0.934 3.95 The New Basics Cookbook by Julee Rosso
0.932 4.15 The Escoffier Cookbook and Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery: For Connoisseurs, Chefs, Epicures Complete With 2973 Recipes by Auguste Escoffier
0.932 4.22 The Pie and Pastry Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
0.930 4.14 Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook by Martha Stewart
0.927 3.90 The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Ancestors: Recipes You Should Have Gotten from Your Grandmother by Jeff Smith
0.923 4.17 Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients by Ina Garten
0.910 4.15 The Fannie Farmer Cookbook by Marion Cunningham
0.903 4.28 The Fannie Farmer Baking Book by Marion Cunningham
0.903 4.03 Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads by Bernard Clayton
0.901 3.77 The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook by Julee Rosso
0.901 4.23 My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method by Jim Lahey
0.898 3.95 Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making by James Peterson
0.896 4.22 Rose's Christmas Cookies by Rose Levy Beranbaum
0.893 4.03 Barefoot Contessa, How Easy Is That?: Fabulous Recipes & Easy Tips by Ina Garten
0.891 3.88 Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home: Fast and Easy Recipes for Any Day by Moosewood Collective
0.891 4.26 The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond
0.887 4.33 BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 200 Magnificent Recipes by Shirley O. Corriher
0.883 3.97 The Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso
0.878 4.22 Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook by Betty Crocker
0.877 4.39 The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion: The Essential Cookie Cookbook by King Arthur Flour
0.872 3.78 The Martha Stewart Cookbook: Collected Recipes for Every Day by Martha Stewart
0.872 4.11 Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book by Better Homes and Gardens
0.868 4.28 Betty Crocker's Cooky Book by Betty Crocker
0.868 4.15 Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family by Ina Garten
0.866 3.91 Bread Alone: Bold Fresh Loaves from Your Own Hands by Daniel Leader
0.865 4.04 The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller
0.863 4.20 The Bread Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
0.862 4.17 More Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan
0.861 4.07 The Italian Baker by Carol Field
0.860 3.86 Microwave Gourmet by Barbara Kafka
0.860 3.65 Great Good Food: Luscious Lower-Fat Cooking by Julee Rosso
0.860 3.98 The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving: Over 300 Recipes to Use Year-Round by Ellie Topp
0.857 4.14 Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again by Ina Garten
0.854 4.31 Joy of Cooking [1951-1974] by Irma S. Rombauer
0.851 3.85 The Enchanted Broccoli Forest and Other Timeless Delicacies by Mollie Katzen
0.851 4.42 The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
0.848 3.82 Mollie Katzen's Vegetable Heaven: Over 200 Recipes for Uncommon Soups, Tasty Bites, Side Dishes, and Too Many Desserts by Mollie Katzen
0.847 4.32 Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun by Ina Garten
0.846 4.32 Splendid Soups: Recipes and Master Techniques for Making the World's Best Soups by James Peterson
0.845 3.70 The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger
0.843 4.24 The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten
0.842 4.02 The Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen
0.840 3.77 Betty Crocker's Cookbook: 40th Anniversary Edition by Betty Crocker
0.838 3.86 Essentials of Cooking by James Peterson
0.836 4.25 Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving by Ball Corporation
0.834 3.98 The New York Times Cook Book by Craig Claiborne
0.834 4.43 The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis
0.829 4.27 The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier by Ree Drummond
0.828 4.25 Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery that Revolutionizes Home Baking by Jeff Hertzberg
0.827 3.93 Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes by Giada De Laurentiis
0.815 4.29 How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman
0.814 3.63 Sheila Lukins All Around the World Cookbook by Sheila Lukins
0.813 4.16 The Best Light Recipe by Cook's Illustrated
0.812 4.30 Classic Home Desserts: A Treasury of Heirloom and Contemporary Recipes from Around the World by Richard Sax
0.810 4.18 In The Sweet Kitchen: The Definitive Baker's Companion by Regan Daley
0.809 4.21 Ruhlman's Twenty: 20 Techniques 100 Recipes A Cook's Manifesto by Michael Ruhlman
0.805 4.25 I’m Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking by Alton Brown
0.797 4.26 Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen by Laurie Colwin
0.784 4.43 Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan
0.779 4.18 King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking: Delicious Recipes Using Nutritious Whole Grains (King Arthur Flour Cookbooks) by King Arthur Flour
0.774 4.44 Pie: 300 Tried-and-True Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pie by Ken Haedrich
0.771 4.05 Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
0.769 4.34 Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed by Shirley O. Corriher
0.768 3.65 New Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant by Moosewood Collective Staff
0.767 4.30 Joy of Cooking [1997] by Irma S. Rombauer
0.763 4.14 How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart by Pam Anderson
0.762 4.33 More Home Cooking: A Writer Returns to the Kitchen by Laurie Colwin
0.761 4.39 The Way to Cook by Julia Child
0.760 4.12 The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century by Amanda Hesser
0.760 4.32 The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen
0.758 4.21 The Gourmet Cookbook Volumes I and II by Ruth Reichl
0.749 4.30 The Cooking of Southwest France: Recipes from France's Magnificent Rustic Cuisine by Paula Wolfert
0.747 4.05 How to Bake by Nick Malgieri
0.744 4.60 Mastering the Art of French Cooking [Volume 1] by Julia Child
0.738 4.25 James Beard's American Cookery by James Beard
0.731 4.07 Professional Cooking by Wayne Gisslen
0.726 4.40 Baking Illustrated by Cook's Illustrated Magazine Editors
0.725 4.12 Putting Food By by Ruth Hertzberg
0.722 4.38 The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, And Science Of Good Cooking by Madeleine Kamman
0.718 4.40 Cross Creek Cookery by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
0.715 4.34 The American Woman's Cook Book by Ruth Berolzheimer
0.705 4.59 Around My French Table: More than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan
0.702 3.89 The Culinary Arts Institute Cookbook by Ruth Berolzheimer
0.701 3.59 Lidia's Family Table: More Than 200 Fabulous Recipes to Enjoy Every Day-With Wonderful Ideas for Variations and Improvisations by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
0.696 4.44 Baking with Julia: Savor the Joys of Baking with America's Best Bakers by Dorie Greenspan
0.687 3.89 The Perfect Recipe by Pam Anderson
0.683 4.08 Baked: New Frontiers in Baking by Matt Lewis
0.681 4.33 Bouchon by Thomas Keller
0.678 4.51 The Classic Italian Cookbook by Marcella Hazan
0.676 4.13 Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant Flavors of a World-Class Cuisine by Rick Bayless
0.668 4.37 The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Wisdom from an Obsessive Home Cook by Deb Perelman
0.661 4.26 The All-American Cookie Book by Nancy Baggett
0.632 4.44 Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor by Peter Reinhart
0.632 4.53 Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan
0.632 4.17 James Beard's Theory and Practice of Good Cooking by James Beard
0.630 4.47 The Best Recipe by Cook's Illustrated
0.616 3.80 U.S.A. Cookbook by Sheila Lukins
0.612 4.22 Marcella Cucina by Marcella Hazan
0.566 4.52 Bittersweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate by Alice Medrich