Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> Nina >
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
>> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:41:51 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> Nina > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:29:28 -0600, George Shirley
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>>> http://www.cooksillustrated.com
>>>>>> Does anyone have a paid subscription?
>>>>>> Money well spent? Money wasted?
>>>>> IIRC it comes free with a subscription to the magazine. At least it
>>>>> did when I took the mag for a couple of years. Basically I found it
>>>>> to be a rehash of the magazine.
>>>> Last time I had it, it didn't come free with a magazine
>>>> subscription, unfortunately. I liked (a lot) that it was
>>>> searchable... I subscribed to the magazine for a while, fun to read
>>>> but I can never find what I want when I want it, and then I get
>>>> tired of the magazine clutter. So to me it was worth it; it's a
>>>> nice site, and if you like the magazine, it is much the same but,
>>>> well, searchable and doesn't take up space on the shelf.
>>>>
>>>> Nina
>>> Thanks, Nina. I like paper magazines; I've got every CI since they
>>> came out in the early '80s. I like the idea of the online search,
>>> too. Maybe I'll give the 14-day thing a shot and decide after that.
>> I do, too, but <sigh> I am just buried in paper. There's got to be an
>> end somewhere...
>
> That is my problem with mag subscriptions. They just seem to keep piling
> up and all I do is shuffle them around in order to dust around them. I
> like the online subscription idea though.
>
> Michael
>


I know what you mean. I personally subscribe to two magazines. The DH
gets every frickin' computer mag and business mag possible. They just
pile up everywhere. Every now and again I find the oldest 10 or 12 and
toss 'em. He never notices. ;-)

-Tracy
(I happen to know someone who works at CI -and can get recipes very
easily...shhhh, don't tell anyone.)