One Simply Terrific Thing: This Affordable Bamboo Cookbook Stand

A compact, collapsible bamboo cookbook stand - for only $13!

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Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold
Cambria has over 10 years of experience as a director, editor, and writer. She has held senior editorial roles at Apartment Therapy, Kitchn, and Simply Recipes.
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Updated February 10, 2021
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I've been cooking this last month from Andrea Nguyen's cookbook Vietnamese Food Any Day, and sometime last week I took a moment - well, quite a few moments! - to appreciate my cookbook stand, which has been getting a workout this month.

Yes, this $13 cookbook stand. I am a big fan.

What's in a cookbook stand, you ask? This one is compact, collapsible, and has little rubber-tipped "hands" that keep pages open and flat; it has five positions, so you can find the best viewing angle for you; it'll fit any size cookbook (or a phone, an iPad, or even just a recipe printed on a sheet of paper!); and the whole thing is made of sturdy, smooth bamboo.

I like to keep it set up on my counter, but when I need the space, it can be easily folded and tucked away.

I've only had this cookbook stand for six months - for years I just put whatever cookbook I was cooking from flat on the counter. This is so, so much better! Seriously thinking of giving one as gifts to everyone in my family now, too.