Whether or not you’re a newbie or a pro in the kitchen, there are some cookbooks that have become staples on peoples shelves. They’re the ones that your Grandmother has cooked from, they have stains on them from previous dinners and they’ve moved with you from home to home over the years.
The Crave team put our thinking caps on and compiled a list of cookbooks that should be on your kitchen shelves!




The Joy of Cooking is one of my staples! I don’t usually use it for the recipes. I use it for the instructions – how to cut artichoke, how long to microwave a potatoes, how to hard boil eggs. I actually gave it to a friend for Christmas this year. She is just starting her cooking adventures and I wanted her to have this!
The Silver Spoon is the one I have open all the time in my kitchen, not just great recipes but also great info on various measurement units, ingredients, and much more. A good cookbook is actually worth its weight in gold
Best, Allan.