--- product_id: 48645074 title: "Delia's Complete How To Cook: Both a guide for beginners and a tried & tested recipe collection for life" price: "1322 kr" currency: NOK in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.no/products/48645074-delias-complete-how-to-cook-both-a-guide-for-beginners store_origin: NO region: Norway --- # Delia's Complete How To Cook: Both a guide for beginners and a tried & tested recipe collection for life **Price:** 1322 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Delia's Complete How To Cook: Both a guide for beginners and a tried & tested recipe collection for life - **How much does it cost?** 1322 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.no](https://www.desertcart.no/products/48645074-delias-complete-how-to-cook-both-a-guide-for-beginners) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Delia always has her finger on the button. For 40 years she has continually, throughout her cookbooks, writing and television programmes, enabled millions of people who lack confidence or experience to cook for their families and loved ones without fear. Delia's Complete How to Cook , a compilation of simple recipes from her celebrated How to Cook series, is a totally comprehensive 700-page guide to basic cooking, meaning that everyone from nine to ninety has every cooking skill they will ever need in one volume. Including hundreds of recipes for every possible occasion, all with Delia's no-nonsense approach and easy to follow instructions. There has never been a greater need either to learn to cook or to return to home cooking. And here it is in one volume, absolutely appropriate for the times we live in. Delia's Complete How to Cook was recently voted the best recipe book ever published (The Daily Telegraph/www.OnePoll.com). Review: Excellent - I like Delia for basic common sense cooking. There is a lot of basic stuff in here that isn't easy to find anywhere else - such as how to poach an egg or make perfect jacket potatoes. There is also valuable information about different types of fruit and veg and the best way to cook them This is a brilliant book just for browsing as well and the photographs are marvellous - you can almost taste and smell the food. The presentation of all the recipes is unfussy and simple. I really hate cookery books which show photographs of finished dishes with delicate drizzles of sauce round an artistically arranged heap of meat and vegetables. With this book you know you will be able to reproduce what's in the photograph even if you've never used the recipe before. I know I'm going to get lots of enjoyment and marvellous meals out of this book. If I have a reservation it is its sheer size - which is large and heavy. I'm also not sure how long the binding will stand up to constant handling - but then cookery books in daily use are meant to look a little worn! Review: If You Only Ever Buy One Cookery Book, Make it This One. - I have been cooking for over 50 years (crikey!) During that time I have seen an enormous amount of changes in what we expect in our daily meals. I have also seen an awful lot of TV cooks and chefs come and go, and, although some might be sexier (I am a bit of a Gordon Ramsay fan) no one, but no one, in my opinion, comes anywhere close to Delia Smith in giving both the would-be and the experienced cook a rock solid grounding that will stand them in good stead for life. So, we have established that I like Delia. This book is an absolute masterpiece. Even to a keen and competent cook like me it offers a huge amount of inspiration. Beautifully presented, every page is packed with wonderful recipes, tips and information that will, because it is all explained so well, stick in the mind and offer a springboard to creating new recipes of your own. And the recipes all work. It is the only book you need. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 30,667 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 453 in National & International Cookery 2,974 in Home & Garden (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 442 Reviews | ## Images ![Delia's Complete How To Cook: Both a guide for beginners and a tried & tested recipe collection for life - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71z-ayi+WYL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent *by D***T on 11 April 2009* I like Delia for basic common sense cooking. There is a lot of basic stuff in here that isn't easy to find anywhere else - such as how to poach an egg or make perfect jacket potatoes. There is also valuable information about different types of fruit and veg and the best way to cook them This is a brilliant book just for browsing as well and the photographs are marvellous - you can almost taste and smell the food. The presentation of all the recipes is unfussy and simple. I really hate cookery books which show photographs of finished dishes with delicate drizzles of sauce round an artistically arranged heap of meat and vegetables. With this book you know you will be able to reproduce what's in the photograph even if you've never used the recipe before. I know I'm going to get lots of enjoyment and marvellous meals out of this book. If I have a reservation it is its sheer size - which is large and heavy. I'm also not sure how long the binding will stand up to constant handling - but then cookery books in daily use are meant to look a little worn! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If You Only Ever Buy One Cookery Book, Make it This One. *by J***N on 22 August 2019* I have been cooking for over 50 years (crikey!) During that time I have seen an enormous amount of changes in what we expect in our daily meals. I have also seen an awful lot of TV cooks and chefs come and go, and, although some might be sexier (I am a bit of a Gordon Ramsay fan) no one, but no one, in my opinion, comes anywhere close to Delia Smith in giving both the would-be and the experienced cook a rock solid grounding that will stand them in good stead for life. So, we have established that I like Delia. This book is an absolute masterpiece. Even to a keen and competent cook like me it offers a huge amount of inspiration. Beautifully presented, every page is packed with wonderful recipes, tips and information that will, because it is all explained so well, stick in the mind and offer a springboard to creating new recipes of your own. And the recipes all work. It is the only book you need. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Delightful Delia *by B***Y on 6 October 2009* This is a fairly comprehensive cookery book recommended when I did some training at Tante Marie School. I have to say I have been very impressed by the scope of the recipes and the way they are decribed and most important the way they turn out. Nothing is worse than trying a new recipe which does not deliver the goods, but this book is really great(both in size and content) and you get what the recipe says you will get. A good book for the beginner and the expert alike. There are a number of recipes that use ingrediants which I do not like - ginger for example, but by reducing the amount slightly so that one has the hint rather than the full blast of the ginger the result is great. Surely this is what cooking is all about - using a tried and tested recipe but changing very slightly to suit one's likes and dislikes. A great cook book from a great cook. Worth every penny. ## Frequently Bought Together - Delia's Complete How To Cook: Both a guide for beginners and a tried & tested recipe collection for life - Delia's Complete Cookery Course: kitchen classics from the Queen of Cookery - Delia's Happy Christmas --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.no/products/48645074-delias-complete-how-to-cook-both-a-guide-for-beginners](https://www.desertcart.no/products/48645074-delias-complete-how-to-cook-both-a-guide-for-beginners) --- *Product available on Desertcart Norway* *Store origin: NO* *Last updated: 2026-09-17*