Where to start?
* It's not $600; it's $425.
* That's not far from what TAOCP costs per-volume.
* The production quality (and costs) of these books dwarf TAOCP's; TAOCP isn't also a set of coffee-table books.
* They're vitally important to cooking as a profession; moreso because there are so few key books (McGee, New Pro Chef, La Guide) in cooking, especially compared to computing.
* Myrvhold poured a huge, vast, mind-boggling amount of research into these books; they aren't a get rich quick scheme.
* If $500 is too much (and it's too much for me!), you aren't the audience; you want Cooks Illustrated instead.
* "Waiting for a torrent": classy.
* It's not $600; it's $425.
* That's not far from what TAOCP costs per-volume.
* The production quality (and costs) of these books dwarf TAOCP's; TAOCP isn't also a set of coffee-table books.
* They're vitally important to cooking as a profession; moreso because there are so few key books (McGee, New Pro Chef, La Guide) in cooking, especially compared to computing.
* Myrvhold poured a huge, vast, mind-boggling amount of research into these books; they aren't a get rich quick scheme.
* If $500 is too much (and it's too much for me!), you aren't the audience; you want Cooks Illustrated instead.
* "Waiting for a torrent": classy.