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24 alternatives to The 4-Hour Chef

The Simple Path to Cooking like a Pro

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The 4-Hour Chef launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Four Hour Chef▲7

   Great book on not just cooking, but learning anything

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Solopreneur▲69

   Going faster on your own

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Veganomicon▲72

   The ultimate vegan cookbook

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Grinding It Out▲72

   The Making Of McDonald's

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Mindset▲84

   How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Thug Kitchen▲73

   Eat like you give a f*ck

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Chef Nightly▲110

   "I make dinner simple each night"

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Effortless Reading▲64

   The simple way to read and guarantee remarkable results

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9RR
   Recursive Recipes – directions to make food from scratch▲250

   2018 · recursive.recipes · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Frugal Innovation (AMA Today at 3PM)▲147

    How to do more with less

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Professional Chef▲1

    The bible for all chefs

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    On Food And Cooking▲3

    The science and lore of the kitchen

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Art Before Breakfast ▲72

    A zillion ways to be more creative

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    RecipeWriter▲125

    Author recipes. Simple and Beautiful.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Checklist Manifesto▲108

    How to get things right

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Smarter Faster Better▲83

    The secrets of being productive in life and business

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17DR
    Discover Recipes by Ingredients▲55

    2014 · skipthepizza.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Singletasking▲63

    Get more done-one thing at a time

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    18 Minutes▲65

    Master distraction & get the right things done

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Art of Plain Talk▲67

    A tool for the writer who wants his work read

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21RA
    RecipeWriter – An editor to write recipes▲48

    2014 · cucumbertown.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Four Steps to the Epiphany▲70

    Successful strategies for products that win

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hustle▲71

    A new book about hustling

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The 4-Hour Body▲3

    Cookbook of minimalist methods for rapid body transformation

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →