Thread: Cook's Illustrated online

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
> Money well spent? Money wasted?
IIRC it comes free with a subscription to the magazine. At least it did
when I took the mag for a couple of years. Basically I found it to be a
rehash of the magazine.

On Jan 5, 5:48*am, Melba's Jammin' <barbschal...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
> Does anyone have a paid subscription? *
> Money well spent? *Money wasted?

Probably wasted, but it's not very much money. I mostly use it
for searching for recipes. If they turn up in an issue that I have,
I get it off the shelf. Otherwise, I print it.

Cindy Hamilton

On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:29:28 -0600, George Shirley
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
>> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
>> Money well spent? Money wasted?
>IIRC it comes free with a subscription to the magazine. At least it did
>when I took the mag for a couple of years. Basically I found it to be a
>rehash of the magazine.

Last time I had it, it didn't come free with a magazine subscription,
unfortunately. I liked (a lot) that it was searchable... I subscribed
to the magazine for a while, fun to read but I can never find what I
want when I want it, and then I get tired of the magazine clutter. So
to me it was worth it; it's a nice site, and if you like the magazine,
it is much the same but, well, searchable and doesn't take up space on
the shelf.

Nina

Melba's Jammin' <[email protected]> news:barbschaller-
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> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
> Money well spent? Money wasted?

I've not had the online subscription but in the past I did have the
magazine subscription. I found it useful but at some point decided to
cancel the subscription. There was too much clutter with the magazine
although I've stored them and still reference them now and then. The online
subscription is probably more appealing to me because you won't have the
clutter and can access information more readily. Just my thoughts.

Michael



--
“He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your
words.”
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In article <6Zm8l.2925$[email protected]>,
George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > http://www.cooksillustrated.com
> > Does anyone have a paid subscription?
> > Money well spent? Money wasted?
> IIRC it comes free with a subscription to the magazine. At least it did
> when I took the mag for a couple of years. Basically I found it to be a
> rehash of the magazine.

Nah, you get it free for 14 days. I haven't tried that yet ‹ I almost
did a couple months ago when I was looking for an old recipe and didn't
especially want to dig through my archived magazines. An online search,
though, turned up the CI recipe I wanted. Too bad I don't remember what
it was for! LOL! Anyway. . . .I understand it's the CI mag and more of
the America's Test Kitchen stuff.
Thanks, Jorge. Look out for them banana peels. '-)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor>
December 27, 2008, 7:30 a.m.: "I have fixed my roof,
I have mended my fences; now let the winter winds blow."

In article <[email protected]>,
Nina <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:29:28 -0600, George Shirley
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
> >> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
> >> Money well spent? Money wasted?
> >IIRC it comes free with a subscription to the magazine. At least it did
> >when I took the mag for a couple of years. Basically I found it to be a
> >rehash of the magazine.
>
> Last time I had it, it didn't come free with a magazine subscription,
> unfortunately. I liked (a lot) that it was searchable... I subscribed
> to the magazine for a while, fun to read but I can never find what I
> want when I want it, and then I get tired of the magazine clutter. So
> to me it was worth it; it's a nice site, and if you like the magazine,
> it is much the same but, well, searchable and doesn't take up space on
> the shelf.
>
> Nina

Thanks, Nina. I like paper magazines; I've got every CI since they came
out in the early '80s. I like the idea of the online search, too.
Maybe I'll give the 14-day thing a shot and decide after that.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor>
December 27, 2008, 7:30 a.m.: "I have fixed my roof,
I have mended my fences; now let the winter winds blow."

On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:41:51 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> Nina <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:29:28 -0600, George Shirley
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> >> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
>> >> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
>> >> Money well spent? Money wasted?
>> >IIRC it comes free with a subscription to the magazine. At least it did
>> >when I took the mag for a couple of years. Basically I found it to be a
>> >rehash of the magazine.
>>
>> Last time I had it, it didn't come free with a magazine subscription,
>> unfortunately. I liked (a lot) that it was searchable... I subscribed
>> to the magazine for a while, fun to read but I can never find what I
>> want when I want it, and then I get tired of the magazine clutter. So
>> to me it was worth it; it's a nice site, and if you like the magazine,
>> it is much the same but, well, searchable and doesn't take up space on
>> the shelf.
>>
>> Nina
>
>Thanks, Nina. I like paper magazines; I've got every CI since they came
>out in the early '80s. I like the idea of the online search, too.
>Maybe I'll give the 14-day thing a shot and decide after that.

I do, too, but <sigh> I am just buried in paper. There's got to be an
end somewhere...

Nina

Nina <[email protected]>
news:[email protected]: in rec.food.cooking

> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:41:51 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>In article <[email protected]>,
>> Nina <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:29:28 -0600, George Shirley
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> >> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
>>> >> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
>>> >> Money well spent? Money wasted?
>>> >IIRC it comes free with a subscription to the magazine. At least it
>>> >did when I took the mag for a couple of years. Basically I found it
>>> >to be a rehash of the magazine.
>>>
>>> Last time I had it, it didn't come free with a magazine
>>> subscription, unfortunately. I liked (a lot) that it was
>>> searchable... I subscribed to the magazine for a while, fun to read
>>> but I can never find what I want when I want it, and then I get
>>> tired of the magazine clutter. So to me it was worth it; it's a
>>> nice site, and if you like the magazine, it is much the same but,
>>> well, searchable and doesn't take up space on the shelf.
>>>
>>> Nina
>>
>>Thanks, Nina. I like paper magazines; I've got every CI since they
>>came out in the early '80s. I like the idea of the online search,
>>too. Maybe I'll give the 14-day thing a shot and decide after that.
>
> I do, too, but <sigh> I am just buried in paper. There's got to be an
> end somewhere...

That is my problem with mag subscriptions. They just seem to keep piling
up and all I do is shuffle them around in order to dust around them. I
like the online subscription idea though.

Michael

--
“He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand
your words.”
~Elbert Hubbard

You can find me at: - michael at lonergan dot us dot com

On 05 Jan 2009 15:57:51 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
<don'[email protected]> wrote:

>Nina <[email protected]>
>news:[email protected] : in rec.food.cooking
>
>> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:41:51 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>In article <[email protected]>,
>>> Nina <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:29:28 -0600, George Shirley
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>> >> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
>>>> >> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
>>>> >> Money well spent? Money wasted?
>>>> >IIRC it comes free with a subscription to the magazine. At least it
>>>> >did when I took the mag for a couple of years. Basically I found it
>>>> >to be a rehash of the magazine.
>>>>
>>>> Last time I had it, it didn't come free with a magazine
>>>> subscription, unfortunately. I liked (a lot) that it was
>>>> searchable... I subscribed to the magazine for a while, fun to read
>>>> but I can never find what I want when I want it, and then I get
>>>> tired of the magazine clutter. So to me it was worth it; it's a
>>>> nice site, and if you like the magazine, it is much the same but,
>>>> well, searchable and doesn't take up space on the shelf.
>>>>
>>>> Nina
>>>
>>>Thanks, Nina. I like paper magazines; I've got every CI since they
>>>came out in the early '80s. I like the idea of the online search,
>>>too. Maybe I'll give the 14-day thing a shot and decide after that.
>>
>> I do, too, but <sigh> I am just buried in paper. There's got to be an
>> end somewhere...
>
>That is my problem with mag subscriptions. They just seem to keep piling
>up and all I do is shuffle them around in order to dust around them. I
>like the online subscription idea though.

And I just don't have time to read them.... I swore six months ago
that I would not buy another magazine at the store until I caught up
on reading the ones that I have, and, you guessed it, I haven't bought
a magazine in six months. (Doesn't help that the Economist and the
New Yorker come every week anyway.)

I greatly prefer reading things that are in my hands rather than on a
computer, but for this kind of thing, the online subscription really
works better. And of course, you can print things out.

Nina

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> Nina <[email protected]>
> news:[email protected]: in rec.food.cooking
>
>> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:41:51 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <[email protected]>,
>>> Nina <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:29:28 -0600, George Shirley
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>>> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
>>>>>> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
>>>>>> Money well spent? Money wasted?
>>>>> IIRC it comes free with a subscription to the magazine. At least it
>>>>> did when I took the mag for a couple of years. Basically I found it
>>>>> to be a rehash of the magazine.
>>>> Last time I had it, it didn't come free with a magazine
>>>> subscription, unfortunately. I liked (a lot) that it was
>>>> searchable... I subscribed to the magazine for a while, fun to read
>>>> but I can never find what I want when I want it, and then I get
>>>> tired of the magazine clutter. So to me it was worth it; it's a
>>>> nice site, and if you like the magazine, it is much the same but,
>>>> well, searchable and doesn't take up space on the shelf.
>>>>
>>>> Nina
>>> Thanks, Nina. I like paper magazines; I've got every CI since they
>>> came out in the early '80s. I like the idea of the online search,
>>> too. Maybe I'll give the 14-day thing a shot and decide after that.
>> I do, too, but <sigh> I am just buried in paper. There's got to be an
>> end somewhere...
>
> That is my problem with mag subscriptions. They just seem to keep piling
> up and all I do is shuffle them around in order to dust around them. I
> like the online subscription idea though.
>
> Michael
>


I know what you mean. I personally subscribe to two magazines. The DH
gets every frickin' computer mag and business mag possible. They just
pile up everywhere. Every now and again I find the oldest 10 or 12 and
toss 'em. He never notices. ;-)

-Tracy
(I happen to know someone who works at CI -and can get recipes very
easily...shhhh, don't tell anyone.)

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> Nina <[email protected]>
> news:[email protected]: in rec.food.cooking
>
>> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:41:51 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <[email protected]>,
>>> Nina <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:29:28 -0600, George Shirley
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>>> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
>>>>>> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
>>>>>> Money well spent? Money wasted?
>>>>> IIRC it comes free with a subscription to the magazine. At least it
>>>>> did when I took the mag for a couple of years. Basically I found it
>>>>> to be a rehash of the magazine.
>>>> Last time I had it, it didn't come free with a magazine
>>>> subscription, unfortunately. I liked (a lot) that it was
>>>> searchable... I subscribed to the magazine for a while, fun to read
>>>> but I can never find what I want when I want it, and then I get
>>>> tired of the magazine clutter. So to me it was worth it; it's a
>>>> nice site, and if you like the magazine, it is much the same but,
>>>> well, searchable and doesn't take up space on the shelf.
>>>>
>>>> Nina
>>> Thanks, Nina. I like paper magazines; I've got every CI since they
>>> came out in the early '80s. I like the idea of the online search,
>>> too. Maybe I'll give the 14-day thing a shot and decide after that.
>> I do, too, but <sigh> I am just buried in paper. There's got to be an
>> end somewhere...
>
> That is my problem with mag subscriptions. They just seem to keep piling
> up and all I do is shuffle them around in order to dust around them. I
> like the online subscription idea though.
>
> Michael
>


I know what you mean. I personally subscribe to two magazines. The DH
gets every frickin' computer mag and business mag possible. They just
pile up everywhere. Every now and again I find the oldest 10 or 12 and
toss 'em. He never notices. ;-)

-Tracy
(I happen to know someone who works at CI -and can get recipes very
easily...shhhh, don't tell anyone.)

On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:41:51 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

>
> Thanks, Nina. I like paper magazines;

yer killing poor defensless trees and contributing to global warming!

Besides, what's he point? It's all online. I used to buy a dozen rags a
month. When the prices skyrocketed above $5 per, I said screw this. I
haven't bought a magazine since google came online and don't miss 'em one
bit.

nb

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
> Money well spent? Money wasted?

I have the online subscription. Doesn't come with the mag. I like the
searchability and don't wind up with zillions of paper magazines. I
confess, however, that I don't use it that often these days.

TammyM, also inundated by The Economist and New Yorker

Barb asked:

> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
> Money well spent? Money wasted?

I used to subscribe to the magazine, but I've never subscribed to the web
site. One of my coworkers subscribed to the site but couldn't justify the
cost in his mind, so he canceled his subscription.

The best solution I've found is to buy their hardbound annual version, which
contains the magazine issues for that entire year, along with an index for
that year. It's a lot less clutter than keeping the individual magazines
around. Checking the CI web site, I see than an annual magazine subscription
costs $37.50. The hardbound annual costs $26.95 (plus shipping), and once
you order an annual they put you on the mailing list for future annuals.

Every once in a while CI puts out a consolidated index which spans 10 years
or so, which makes it easier to find recipes you remember from years past
only you can't remember *which* year it was. But there's an easier way: If
you go onto the America's Test Kitchen web site and search for that recipe,
you'll see the "Premium Content" banner page which tells you that you need
to subscribe to the site to see the recipe -- but it also says what month
and year the recipe was published in the magazine.

Bob

In article <[email protected]>,
Nina <[email protected]> wrote:


> Last time I had it, it didn't come free with a magazine subscription,
> unfortunately. I liked (a lot) that it was searchable... I subscribed
> to the magazine for a while, fun to read but I can never find what I
> want when I want it, and then I get tired of the magazine clutter. So
> to me it was worth it; it's a nice site, and if you like the magazine,
> it is much the same but, well, searchable and doesn't take up space on
> the shelf.
>
> Nina

Even if you don't buy the hardcover versions, if you keep your magazines
it's well worth it to buy the indexes they publish. I don't buy it every
year but every couple.

"George Shirley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:6Zm8l.2925$[email protected]..
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
>> Does anyone have a paid subscription? Money well spent? Money wasted?
> IIRC it comes free with a subscription to the magazine. At least it did
> when I took the mag for a couple of years. Basically I found it to be a
> rehash of the magazine.
>
>
The internet Cooks Illustrated subscription is separate from the printed
subscription. Now and then there will be a short videojug type of demo that
is free. However it is, like Consumers Report, a separate subscription.

Regarding Cooks Illustrated, the magazine, we've subscribed to the printed
version for many years, probably since its inception. We had Christopher
Kimball's food when he was the chef at the Majestic Cafe in San Francisco.
Generally his magazine is pretty good. There is, however, only so much you
do rehashing old recipes. It's getting a bit thin.

Theron

On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:41:51 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
<[email protected]> wrote:



>Thanks, Nina. I like paper magazines; I've got every CI since they came
>out in the early '80s. I like the idea of the online search, too.
>Maybe I'll give the 14-day thing a shot and decide after that.

I didn't think it started til the later 80s? Or maybe even later?

I have some volumes of the Cooks Magazine that Christopher Kimball
had before he folded that one and started CI. That was full of ads,
and such...but had some great food in it.

One of my favorite issues was one that was in either 85, 86 or 87. I
say that, cause I have somehow lost that issue, and cannot check out
the dates. However, it was an issue that had holiday desserts, and
from whence my Pear Mincemeat Tart comes. I have a few pages of that
issue that I copied, but there were a few more desserts in that issue
for which I had directions now.

Christine
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

In article <[email protected]>,
"Bob Terwilliger" <virtualgoth@die_spammer.biz> wrote:

> Barb asked:
>
> > Does anyone have a paid subscription?
> > Money well spent? Money wasted?

> around. Checking the CI web site, I see than an annual magazine subscription
> costs $37.50. The hardbound annual costs $26.95 (plus shipping), and once
> you order an annual they put you on the mailing list for future annuals.
> Bob

Interesting. Problem I see with the hardbound annual is that you only
get it once a year (logical). I'd have to wait a year to know what I
wanted to look for. I much much prefer the individual issues to peruse
every other month.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor>
December 27, 2008, 7:30 a.m.: "I have fixed my roof,
I have mended my fences; now let the winter winds blow."

In article <gju370$k5$[email protected]>,
"Theron" <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
> >> Does anyone have a paid subscription? Money well spent? Money wasted?

> The internet Cooks Illustrated subscription is separate from the printed
> subscription. Now and then there will be a short videojug type of demo that
> is free. However it is, like Consumers Report, a separate subscription.

I was getting them as free podcast videos.

> Generally his magazine is pretty good. There is, however, only so much you
> do rehashing old recipes. It's getting a bit thin.
>
> Theron

There is that.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor>
December 27, 2008, 7:30 a.m.: "I have fixed my roof,
I have mended my fences; now let the winter winds blow."