Recipe Collector Notebooks- Durable and Practical
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The books are 6" x 9" by about 1.5" thick. They hold 40 vinyl recipe cover sheets. These come in two styles. One style holds 3x5 cards- so 4 cards will fit on a page (both sides are clear, so back to back). The other style holds 5x8 cards, again 2 back to back. Or, if your recipe uses both sides of a card you can just put the one card in a pocket. You can order either style with one book, but not some of each. You can also order extra pages in sets of 40. See picture.
The books currently come in four colors: red, yellow, white and purple. They also come with adhesive tabs to separate sections of the notebook. These can be fastened on any of the vinyl protector sheets.
The books have a “hinged” midline, so that the book will stand nearly upright on your countertop for easy reading while you are cooking. See picture.
The sets come with blank recipe cards in whichever size pockets you order. These are plain, with the Recipe Collector logo. Nothing fancy, but handy to have. I’ve never used them all up. I usually just cut recipes out of magazines, etc.
These quickly came to be my recipe storage of choice, and I’m very pleased that the company continues to make the product. (Finding something that works, that you like, and to then have it discontinued just when you’ve switched to that system is maddening!)
How the product has performed:
The notebooks are very durable. I now own 6 of them (one just recently purchased), and only one of these has broken down. In this instance the plastic backbone of the book started to tear away from the strap that keeps the book from opening too far on its hinge (like the strap holding the support on a stand-up picture frame). Repeated efforts to tape this have failed, so I have to say that once this tears, you can only lay the book flat like any other recipe book. However, I see that on my new notebook the strap and connection to the notebook itself appear to be stronger than on the older, broken one.
The notebooks are easy to keep clean. Because all your paper cards or cut-out recipes are in vinyl you can wash any splatters off without any damage to the card.
The vinyl pages are durable. In 20 some years only a couple of the vinyl pages have ever ripped. Now the company has upgraded to an even better quality vinyl. The new pages are more of a matte finish and are easier to read through than the old ones.
I no longer use the stick-on tabs. I don’t like the residue that is left on the vinyl if they come off or if I want to change them. (Although this could presumably be removed with acetone.) Instead I cut index pages out of card stock for dividers. This is a minor aspect of use.
Why I like it:
I like how easy it is to organize my recipes by category, and to know that loose cards won’t disappear. I’m very bad about keeping track of loose pieces of paper. I’ve used pieces of labels to number the pages and have created an index to the recipes in the notebooks.
It’s very nice that the books stand up. I can work on my limited counter space and the book doesn’t take up all the room.
The books are attractive and a nice size, as opposed to any old 3-ring binder that I might find to store recipes in.
Update on April 01, 2008 10:57
These are available only through catalog or on line sales at www.centuryphoto.com
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Century Products Purchased at: Century Photo Products Price: 22.49 Category: Household / Kitchen & Bathroom Accessories Published: October 31, 2007 13:52
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I didn't put the link to their site in the article. Here it is: www.centuryphoto.com
This is definately something I needand will be looking into. Right now I use a folder and keep my favorites in one pocket and others in another pocket. Great price with more organization that I'm getting now!! Thanks.
Very cool!! Now I want one.......or two.
These are really neat! I have to look out for them. Anyone know where to purchase?
This is a great idea for my mom, she has tons of recipes. Thanks for the info
This is a really great idea for keeping just the recipes you use most often. If you need to remove the sticky residue ...try googone. I have the same pet peeve...when you find a product you like and then they discontinue the product! Glad this one stuck around :)
Those look really nice and sound even better. I may have to look in to this since I have tons of recipes I am always trying to keep up with. Thanks for sharing the information.
This great! Now I won't have to fish through a drawer full of recipes to find the one I like. I'm going check the website to see if they'll ship to Canada!
I'm going to save that link in my "Wedding Gifts" file. I love the sound of these. Have you ever had everyone at a wedding shower give their favorite recipe to the bride-to-be? Wouldn't it be great to bind them in one of these notebooks?
This sounds like a useful, practical product. I could use it my limited spaced kitchen.
I need some. I "lost "some in my computer a few months back and wish I had them on cards in a book! I want to put some together for my son and daughter to have when they grow up and move out.
Right now I just have my recipes in a plain binder, but this looks much nicer. It would keep them from getting messy too!
I like these!! I especially like how functional they are in that they stand up basically on its own when you're cooking & trying to follow the recipe!!! Love your details!
I love these Sharkbytes! They are a tidy organized way to keep treasured recipes safe yet near at hand. This is a very useful product.