TASTE OF HOME

8 of 13 people (62%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: still good source of recipesand reasonably priced mag.
• Cons: disappointed in the changes in format.

We have become accustomed to getting all our information in paragraph sized chunks.I am disappointed that one of my favorite magazines--Taste Of Home--has succumbed to the instant gratification craze that has swallowed our society as a whole.I am considering canceling my subscription. I can go to the public library and peruse their copy and then check out more recipe books.

• Gender: Female
• Age: 35-54
• Parent: Yes
• Magazines: 2-3

4 of 5 people (80%) found the following review helpful:

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• Cons: I agree that the format changed for the worse--even my husband noticed the difference, and he doesn't even cook!

After subscribing to Taste of Home magazine since its inception, I had to cancel it for a few years (about 8) so that I could use the cookbooks that I already had. My husband really liked the old format, with the winning and runner-up recipes being easy to identify. So, even though I wasn't ready to start piling up magazines again, he went ahead and subscribed for me! But, after receiving the first 2 magazines, we both noticed all the changes.

• Gender: Female
• Age: 35-54
• Parent: Yes
• Magazines: 0-1

6 of 9 people (67%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: access to all recipes on website with subscription
• Cons: new format terrible

I have been a subscriber since Taste of Home's conception and have kept back issues. I don't think I saw a single recipe I will use in this latest issue. The only reason I might renew my subscription is to keep full access to their website recipes. I would have been willing to put up with the ads if they had stayed true to the original format. If I had wanted Better Homes & Gardens I would have subscribed to that.

4 of 6 people (67%) found the following review helpful:

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Everyone I know who subscribes to Taste Of Home magazine is unhappy with the new format. The editors shouldn't have messed with a good thing!

5 of 7 people (71%) found the following review helpful:

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Taste Of Home magazine is not the magazine it used to be; I will not be renewing my subscription.

• Gender: Female
• Magazines: 6+