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Top books by number of recipes in top 100

  1. Joy of Cooking
  2. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
  3. Mastering the Art of French Cooking
  4. The Food Lab
  5. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
  6. How to Cook Everything
  7. Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art
  8. The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
  9. Memories of Philippine Kitchens
  10. Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking
  11. Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking
  12. Every Grain of Rice
  13. The Essential Cuisines of Mexico
  14. The New Book of Middle Eastern Food
  15. Tacos, Quesadillas and Burritos
  16. Amazing Food Hacks
  17. Ching's Chinese Food in Minutes
  18. Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution
  19. Brazilian Barbecue & Beyond
  20. Japanese Soul Cooking
  21. Koreatown: A Cookbook
  22. Mediterranean Grilling
  23. Sydney Food
  24. The Curry Guy Veggie
  25. The Einkorn Cookbook
  26. The Japanese Grill
  27. The Pioneer Woman Cooks
  28. Vatch's Thai Street Food
  29. Mexico One Plate at a Time
  30. Rick Stein's India
  31. Simple Food
  32. The Taste of Country Cooking
  33. At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen
  34. Exotic Ethiopian Cooking
  35. Ices Galore
  36. Land of Plenty: A Treasury of Authentic Sichuan Cooking
  37. Nigella Bites
  38. Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen
  39. Express Dinners
  40. Into the Vietnamese Kitchen
  41. My Mexico
  42. Ad Hoc at Home
  43. How to Cook Italian
  44. Marcella Cucina
  45. Mediterranean Cookery
  46. Sauces & Shapes: Pasta the Italian Way
  47. The Wok: Recipes and Techniques
  48. Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables
  49. More Recipes from Hour Magazine
  50. The Cuisines of Mexico
  51. Thai Food
  52. Cincinnati Celebrates
  53. If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen
  54. Betty Crocker's Cooky Book
  55. More-with-Less: A World Community Cookbook
  56. Toll House Tried and True Recipes
  57. Taste of Home's 2001 Quick Cooking Annual Recipes
  58. Helen Corbitt's Cookbook
  59. Polish Cookery
  60. How to Cook Everything Fast
  61. How to Cook Everything Vegetarian
  62. The Silver Spoon

Top books by percent hits

  1. Joy of Cooking
  2. The Food Lab
  3. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
  4. Mastering the Art of French Cooking
  5. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
  6. How to Cook Everything
  7. Memories of Philippine Kitchens
  8. Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art
  9. Tacos, Quesadillas and Burritos
  10. Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking
  11. Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking
  12. Amazing Food Hacks
  13. Every Grain of Rice
  14. Ching's Chinese Food in Minutes
  15. Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution
  16. Brazilian Barbecue & Beyond
  17. Japanese Soul Cooking
  18. Koreatown: A Cookbook
  19. Mediterranean Grilling
  20. Sydney Food
  21. The Curry Guy Veggie
  22. The Einkorn Cookbook
  23. The Japanese Grill
  24. The Pioneer Woman Cooks
  25. Vatch's Thai Street Food
  26. Mexico One Plate at a Time
  27. Rick Stein's India
  28. Simple Food
  29. The Taste of Country Cooking
  30. The Essential Cuisines of Mexico
  31. At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen
  32. Exotic Ethiopian Cooking
  33. Ices Galore
  34. Land of Plenty: A Treasury of Authentic Sichuan Cooking
  35. Nigella Bites
  36. Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen
  37. Express Dinners
  38. Into the Vietnamese Kitchen
  39. My Mexico
  40. Ad Hoc at Home
  41. How to Cook Italian
  42. Marcella Cucina
  43. Mediterranean Cookery
  44. Sauces & Shapes: Pasta the Italian Way
  45. The Wok: Recipes and Techniques
  46. Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables
  47. More Recipes from Hour Magazine
  48. The Cuisines of Mexico
  49. Thai Food
  50. The New Book of Middle Eastern Food
  51. Cincinnati Celebrates
  52. If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen
  53. The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
  54. Betty Crocker's Cooky Book
  55. More-with-Less: A World Community Cookbook
  56. Toll House Tried and True Recipes
  57. Taste of Home's 2001 Quick Cooking Annual Recipes
  58. Helen Corbitt's Cookbook
  59. Polish Cookery
  60. How to Cook Everything Fast
  61. How to Cook Everything Vegetarian
  62. The Silver Spoon
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