Our Verdict: Mob 6

Kirstin: This is a great book. The lovely people at Mob have collected a wide range of recipes, all featuring just 6 ingredients. This is no mean feat, so hats off to them that they’re mostly easy to make recipes and full of flavour. Honestly, not naming any names here, but some well known chefs who have written books in a similar vein, could definitely take a few hints from these guys. That all said, I have to admit that I enjoyed the previous book we reviewed of theirs more ( Mob Fresh ). In this previous book, we especially enjoyed all the accompanying salads and simplicity of recipes but (full disclosure) they included more than 6 ingredients. So if you’re looking to constrain yourself to cooking with just 6 ingredients for whatever reason, then I would heartily recommend this book. However, if you’re not, but want that exciting vibe, then I would definitely recommend trying another Mob cookbook, or their wonderful website .



Maureen: Kirstin and I have agreed to disagree this month. I wouldn’t call this cookbook great. I wouldn’t even call it good. If I were to choose just one word to summarise this book, it would be, “Meh.” Hardly a ringing endorsement. If I were to use a phrase, it would be, “It was fine. It fed us.” It wasn’t an unmitigated disaster. There wasn’t one inedible recipe. But the problem, as I outlined in a few reviews, was that it was simply okay. I’m a fan of Mob– I loved “Fresh”– and their website is also excellent. I’m sorry to say this fell short. As I worried at the outset, I think being constrained to only six ingredients might make it easier to pitch a book, but I think the gimmick gets old pretty fast. As Kirstin says above, there are a few very well known chefs who could learn a thing or two from Mob. But I still wouldn’t recommend this book. At a time when loads of cookbooks are competing for out attention and our plates, this one wouldn’t make the cut.