O happy day
by Martin Lersch / June 29th, 2011
Can you guess what’s inside?
The box has travelled all the way from China to Norway
Very sturdy box-in-box packaging with special deformation elements lining the inner box. You’ve probably guessed it by now…
My copy of Modernist Cuisine has arrived!
If you’re a scientist and like to cook these books are a must! Actually… if you’re serious about cooking I’d say you have no choice!
A first observation is that I need to have a notebook nearby when sitting down with the books. Leafing through the volumes there are so many things I want to try and ideas start popping up. And with >2400 pages it may take some time before I accidentally return to the exact same page 
Tags: Modernist cuisine, unboxing
Filed under: books, modernist cuisine, molecular gastronomy
June 30th, 2011 at 12:09 am
I’m forcing myself to read it in order, because I’m afraid I’ll miss too much if I jump around wherever I’m drawn! It is hard resisting the urge to jump to my current favorite areas though.
June 30th, 2011 at 2:05 am
Wow !
I wonder how much it cost ?
June 30th, 2011 at 9:30 am
I was so excited by your pictures that I caved in and ordered a copy for myself. Now, to clear out space for it in the kitchen..
-Magnus
June 30th, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Michael: I don’t have the patience to read it through, so I jump around
derk: Currently it sells for about USD 477 at Amazon
Magnus: You will not regret!
July 1st, 2011 at 8:53 pm
Congratulations on getting your copy! Mine was part of the first batch and I can say is “lift at the knees”.
August 2nd, 2011 at 10:48 pm
God lesning. Venter på min fortsatt. Looking forward to owning one of theese tho´.
August 12th, 2011 at 7:09 pm
My copy arrived with a sticker from UPS on the side stating “TEAM LIFT” in big bold letters.
September 14th, 2011 at 10:54 am
I’m almost half way thru Vol 1. I have so may books though it’s gonna be hard but its my Favorite 1!
December 19th, 2011 at 8:52 am
Bought mine last week. It was the Taschen version in French. I have the feeling – after all what I read on the moderniste cuisine site – that there is a difference between the taschen print and the original one. I know that volume 6 will not be spot free in the kitchen. Pleased with the overall quality altough.
In favor I can say that this version is cheaper. I bought it for 379 Euro. (5% discount)
And yes … It has the same weight.
And yes … it is a MUST have
and yes … it comes in the same plastic housing
May 21st, 2012 at 11:01 am
Just got my edition today
a shop here in Denmark has it for 3300kr wich is an amazing price, so when my wife said i got half of it for my birthday i went in and bought it, just flipped through some of it, it looks amaaaazing