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Molly Baz

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1988 - Present
Molly Baz is an American cook, recipe developer, and food writer. She was a senior food editor at Bon Appétit magazine and appeared frequently in videos for the magazine's YouTube channel before leaving in 2020. Baz has published two cookbooks, Cook This Book (2021) and More Is More (2023), both of which are New York Times Best Sellers.
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Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach by Molly Baz
Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach by Molly Baz

4.8/5

Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach by Molly Baz (Clarkson Potter, April 2021) is a New York Times bestseller and foundational cookbook designed to turn food-lovers who lack kitchen confidence into capable, improvisational cooks — named one of the best cookbooks of the year by NPR, Food52, and Taste of Home.

Reviewed May 17, 2026

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