Ruhlman's Twenty: 20 Techniques, 100 Recipes, A Cook's Manifesto

A James Beard Award winning cookbookLearn Michael Ruhlman's twenty key cooking concepts for the contemporary home kitchen.20 techniques, 100 recipes, a cook's manifesto: Ruhlman's Twenty distills Michael Ruhlman's decades of cooking, writing, and working with the world's greatest chefs into twenty essential ideas—from ingredients to processes to attitude—that are guaranteed to make every cook more accomplished. Whether cooking a multi-course meal, the juiciest roast chicken, or just some really good scrambled eggs, Ruhlman reveals how a cook's success boils down to the same twenty concepts. With the illuminating expertise that has made him one of the most esteemed food journalists, Michael Ruhlman explains the hows and whys of each concept and reinforces those discoveries through 100 recipes for everything from soups to desserts. If you liked The Food Lab: Better Cooking through Science , you'll love the game-changing cookbook, Ruhlman's Twenty .