Do your cookbooks bother you too???

[Shanti]

I have a pile about 1 metre high of cookbooks that I DON'T ever use and they sit in our spare room downstairs taking up space!!

I am tired of the clutter and slowly tidying up and donating things to Vinnies...... do you think I should just part with these too?

Are they worth trying to sell on ebay? In bundles? Seems like a lot of work and hassle for probably very little money. Easier just to give them away!!

I am thinking of keeping just 3 or 4 that I will probably use again and like the Weight Watchers and Simplicity (?) one's are really great cookbooks but besides those, I don't really need the rest......

Why am I finding it so hard to part with these cookbooks?!?!?! LOL

If I want a recipe these days, I just head to taste website or those similar ones and find oodles of recipes!!!! for free!!!

[Trillian]

I reckon keep the ones you know you use and then give the rest away. I used to love buying cookbooks, but found that they either had recipes in them that I had in other books or they were full of things that I'd never make. I have 6 core books that I use all the time and everything else I just download and print out and put them in a folder.

[nothing2lose]

My cookbooks and mags are like my porn stash. Every now and then when I'm not getting any (yummy food), I drag them out and drool over them for a while

[LuluHB]

I had massive piles of cooking magazines, cookbooks and recipes I'd ripped out of various newspapers and magazines over the years that filled an entire bookshelf. Last year I got a heap of lever arch files and plastic sheets (I won't tell you how many boxes of them cos that would be embarrassing!!). Then I went through and pulled out all the recipes I really liked and could see myself making, put them all into plastic sheets and then filed them all in categories - chicken, casseroles, cheesecakes etc. I was pretty ruthless and ditched everything else.

It is fantastic in that now if I want a pasta dish, I've got all my recipes in one place and can just flick through and choose something. I'm trying to keep on top of it as I buy more magazines etc, and it was hard initially to rip pages out of books because I'm seriously OCD about how carefully I treat books in general, but its a lot more practical and useful now.

[Rouge]

My cookbooks are my method and taste inspiration. Like n2l my food porn. I prefer them much more for inspiration than online recipes. But I have been know to google a recipe I have on my bookshelf for the quick factor.

[AngelPants]

My cookbooks and mags are like my porn stash. Every now and then when I'm not getting any (yummy food), I drag them out and drool over them for a while

This is me. I love my cook books, but I also have display folders of ones I've found online or photocopied/hand written from ppl, mainly MIL or my grandma. That being said I have 2 or 3 that I use much more than others.

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[Astrid]

Another one here where cookbooks are porn!
I love most of my cookbooks. I would only ever think of getting rid of some, there are just a few that never get looked at (well meaning gifts that were off the mark).

I do often google recipes, but I find it impractical to look at a screen and cook. I prefer to refer to paper, but of course that might change if I get a tablet

[nothing2lose]

In fact, I got off on a couple of back issues of Family Circle only about half an hour ago.

[Maruschke]

Shanti, you can always freecycle them

[anney]

I had too many taht I did not look at and they sold really well at a garage sale we had. only 1 or $2 each but they went. Still have a few I can't get rid of. kept the old women's weekly ones. Not sure why as I don't look at them! think postage would make them not worth selling on ebay.

[Shanti]

Luluhb I am loving your idea!! I already have a folder where I save printed recipes but I like that idea of ripping pages out of books too lol!

[Shanti]

Finally got rid of my excess cookbooks and it feels great!! Our local vinnies now has loads
I kept just a few.

[Rowellen]

Finally got rid of my excess cookbooks and it feels great!! Our local vinnies now has loads
I kept just a few.

Yay! Well done. I gave away a heap when pg with DD because I had them in her room and we needed to clear it out so a baby could actually fit in there lol! We have a select few now. Just recently though, DH was looking for one that I'd gotten rid of. First time in 10 years lol! I might do another cull soon. I love google for recipes. We've got a few favourites from there now.

[Shanti]

Feels great doing a cull huh? My dh is a bit of a hoarder and finds it hard to do but I'm like 'Nup get rid of it" haha

I use taste website a lot!

[AngelPants]

Shanti where do u live so I can go trawl them lol!

Rowellen, Gawd DH would only notice if I got rid of his bodybuilding nutrition books!

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[Shanti]

Northern nsw!!

I even threw out a Jamie Oliver and a Gordon Ramsay book that were given to dh by me as gifts but never used!!
I think I went a bit carried away??? Lol

[AngelPants]

Damn that's not much use to me! Don't ask me I keep all books, I'm only just getting into the habit of throwing things away, starting with my wardrobe...

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