I posted a few weeks ago about this, and now that I have it and watched the whole thing, I wanted to do a full review of it.
The Way To Cook, on DVD is indeed a video version of the classic book of the same name. The set includes two DVDs, each with three of the six parts of the video series. Disc One includes “Poultry”, “Meat”, and “Vegetables”, and Disc Two discusses “Soups, Salads & Bread”, “Fish & Eggs”, and “First Courses & Desserts”.
I was mistaken when I said that this aired on PBS years ago, now I don’t believe it ever did. It was produced by the same people who did Julia’s TV series, but it was designed to be a direct-to-video project, to tie in with the book, and indeed you can see and hear Julia talking about “tapes”. Lucky for us, we have DVDs now, and you’ll soon understand why!
The content is NOT regular TV show episode-like, it is short segments in which Julia demonstrates a specific recipe or technique. Each segment is numbered…the “Poultry” ones are in the 100’s, the “Meat” ones are in the 200’s, and so on. If Julia uses a technique that was demonstrated in another segment, it will say on the screen where to find it. Now that this is on DVD, it is wicked easy to just go to the menu and find the exact segment you want to see. Must have been a royal pain when the only way to get this was on VHS tape! It was harder than getting an instant life insurance quote, back in the days before the internet!
To make things even easier, the DVD set includes a rather thick booklet that includes all of the recipes and techniques that Julia demonstrates in the DVDs. They all have the coordinating numbers that they do on the DVD, so you can easily find them and follow along.
This set is highly recommended for anyone learning to cook, especially if you need video instruction. You do not need to buy the book version of “The Way To Cook” to benefit from it, as all recipes and techniques are included in that booklet. But if you can afford both, go for it. The two work together to show you…well…the way to cook!
So I’m not much into talking about food at the moment, being that I was sick all of last week, and haven’t cooked or eaten any. I’m telling you, who needs a 

