I like the Clear Solutions Cookbook holder. I like that it fits any size, from thin magazine, to huge cookbook. The acrylic front protects the pages from splatters, and folds down easily when you want to turn the page. The holder also folds up fairly flat for storage.

I've never seen a wall-mount cookbook holder. That sounds interesting. Though I would prefer the flexibility of being able to move the cookbook around the kitchen depending upon what kind of food I'm preparing.

Here is a link that might be useful: Clear Solutions Cookbook Holder at Amazon

If Abt has the perfect one, ask them where they got it, how you can get it, and if they don't know how to get one for you, can you buy theirs.

Is this the one you meant? It seems to have limited availability. One place said it was discontinued. Since it uses suction I don't know how well it would hold a heavy book.

The undercabinet, slide away one looks like it limits the size of the book you can use too.

You could always make your own holder by mounting a standard bookholder on a TV swing arm unit. That would probably be sturdier than any of the ones I've seen.

I don't cook out of books much, and when I do, I just put it flat on a different counter than I'll be working on. More often I'll type up a recipe I intend to follow with a shopping list. When I'm ready to cook, I put it in an acrylic cookbook stand (countertop), with an acrylic spatter screen that didn't work as intended shoring up the back. This puts the paper at the perfect angle, lets me put two side by side, and stack several if I have a number of lists and/or recipes going. It moves around the kitchen as needed. I wouldn't like to anchor my recipe to a particular spot.

The best one I've had is similar (identical?) to the Clear Solutions one shannonplus2 recommends. I think I bought it at Williams Sonoma. It works very well, and I store it flat among my cookbooks.

My sister sent me the Bartelt cookbook stand, and I love it. It doesn't cover the entire page of every book/mag I use, but that doesn't matter much to me. I keep it on the counter all the time and use it to hold up notes to my kids, to do lists, reminders etc., as well as cookbooks and recipes.

Here is a link that might be useful: Bartelt Cookbook Stand

Thanks, shannonplus2...I've seen that one but was looking for something not on a counter...although now the counter-based stand now has three recommendations for it!

plllog - that's an interesting tip on how to make your own. I'm not very handy but maybe I could still manage it.

here's a picture of the one at Abt. I'll have to go back there (it's a 45-minute trip to get there) and find out where to get it.

Oh, great! You have a picture!! That helps!

That looks like the Rösle, which is part of their whole rail system. (Note, the price doesn't include the rail.)

There are a lot of accessories that can hang on that rail, as well. What I like about that, for a cookbook, is that you can move the book to where you want it. The rail can be much longer, and span your whole backsplash.

OTOH, the acrylic kind I have costs orders of magnitude less and holds large books. The only problem with most covered cookbook holders like this is that you have to take the book out to turn the page. The Clear Solutions one has a hinged cover so that you can turn the page more easily, but costs four times as much (still many times less than the Rösle).

Clear Solutions has one that you can mount underneath a cabinet, and fold it down when you want to use it. A little pricey, but seems pratcical. It's on Amazon.

plllog - you are a wealth of information. thank you very much. and wow you're right...it is big bucks!

scootermom - i'm assuming the clear solutions doesn't work if undercabinet lights already are in place?

You probably don't have to actually go to ABT, just give them a call and ask. Can't hurt; if that doesn't work, *then* you can drive over there and pester a salesman till they find out the info for you ;-)

Excuse me, but what is ABT??? I want to see the rest of that Kitchen!

Thanks!

susied3 - Abt is an appliance superstore in Glenview, IL not too far from Chicago. (Abt is the owner's last name, not an acronym) Very popular in the area. They sell all the pricey brands and have several model kitchens for people to check out. Their claim to fame is you can haggle with them on everything, except brands that use UMRP. I have quite a few pix of that kitchen at Abt, which is by far the coolest kitchen there. If you want, I can upload some of the pix and send you the links or I can email some pix to you.

Colicky Boy, if you wouldn't mind, would you please post pics of the Abt kitchen? I too would love to see them. Thanks so much!

I gave up on cookbook holders years ago - now I xerox my recipe on my printer/scanner and put it in a plastic page protector. If I like the recipe then it goes in a binder of recipes that I want to keep and repeat - if I don't like it so much I throw it out. Also - I can always add notes to the xerox and not feel bad about marking up the original book. Also - don't have to worry about getting the book dirty.