The 2019 edition features 600 new recipes combined with over 4,000 updated ones, but it’s not just about that. The book is great for inspiration and brushing up on your kitchen skills. Its pages also have you covered when it comes to techniques for cooking, serving, and even entertaining. There are chapters on specific topics from beverages and cocktails to salads and an entire chapter devoted to egg dishes. 

While you might think you can turn to Google for all of your cooking and serving questions, this cookbook mainstay is the ideal place for any home cook to find it all in one place. And if this still hasn’t convinced you that you need a copy of Stewart’s favorite cookbook, maybe the numbers will. This cookbook has gone on to have a total of nine updated editions and has sold over 20 million copies since being published in the 1930s. Stewart and other devoted fans might be on to something.