Maangchi's cookbooks


Which to get? I suggest my second book, Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking because it has the most recipes, but my first book has recipes for all the essential Korean pastes and sauces!
Since I’m living in an apartment, I use an electric mat to simulate traditional Korean ondol heating when I make Korean doenjang (fermented soybean paste) and cheong-guk-jang (extra-strong fermented soybean paste). It’s sold at a Korean grocery store or on Amazon. You could also use an electric blanket.