The Machinist's Cookbook 5026  (Discontinued)

The Machinist’s Cookbook combines good food and good fun. This quirky book has over 220 easy-to-follow recipes, each served with a large dose of machine shop humor. These machinist-tested delights will fill up even the deepest hunger-struck stomachs. With The Machinist’s Cookbook you can "Cook Once, Eat Twice." The 1-to-4-Wrench Recipe-Rating System helps you choose your skill level.

1 Wrench: Simple enough for a first-day apprentice.

2 Wrenches: Easy if you’re not hung over.

3 Wrenches: Not really hard, but mildly annoying, like a boss who whistles.

4 Wrenches: Pain in the ass, but worth it. Ask a woman to do it for you.

Machinists need an easy-to-understand cookbook with man-pleasing recipes they can really sink their teeth into. Recipes like 3-Jaw Chuck Roast, Beef Compound Slides, Blanchard-Ground Beef Casserole, Hex-Mex Tortilla Pizza, Meatball Bearing Subs, Chip-Breaker Chili Cheese Dip, and Caramel Cosmoline Cake.

The author offers this disclaimer:

"Every effort was expended to make these recipes accurate and delicious. They were tested by machinists and by the wives of machinists, some of whom resent being called the wives of machinists and prefer to be called Mrs. Shop Widow. If you find any of these recipes to be really sucky, please don't tell me; my feelings are easily hurt. No, actually, do let me know so, in the finest tradition of machinists, I can fix it. My readers are important to me, so I would like to apologize to anyone I have not yet offended. Please be patient. I will get to you as soon as possible."