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Ruhlman's Twenty
20 techniques, 100 recipes, a cook’s manifesto
2011Steady paceThoughtful
What it is about
Michael Ruhlman argues that twenty techniques underlie most cooking, such as thinking, salting and sautéing. He gives recipes that illustrate each technique. The book is meant to give cooks a framework.
Who will enjoy it
Cooks who want to learn technique.
What you will get
Photographs by Donna Turner Ruhlman.
Ruhlman's Twenty Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Technique · Cooking basics · Manifesto
Length
368 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Michael Ruhlman.
Setting
Home kitchens.
What makes it different
A technique-first cookbook.
Feel
Direct and thoughtful.
Ratio
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