Good Things
Good Things by Samin Nosrat is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including Bloomberg, for a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedNosrat's long-awaited follow-up to Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat trades the four-elements framework for a looser, ritual-driven structure: chapters organized around pantry staples, sauces, and methods of cooking a single ingredient rather than meal categories. Reviewers who cooked through it early found the recipes rigorously tested and unusually forgiving of small mistakes. The unconventional organization is the book's most debated feature — some cooks found the branching, root-recipe-with-variations format disorienting rather than liberating.
In the press
“Not a single one let them down”
A Cookbook a Month
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg | 0.80 | 0.85 | 1.00× | 0.68 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.68 → 15 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Good Things on?
Good Things appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including Bloomberg.
What is its Consensus Score?
Good Things has a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.