Welcome to Ruhlman.com
I'm an author and journalist who writes primarily about food and cooking. On this site you'll find cooking techniques, recipes, and opinion on food issues.
Maestro Scale

- weighs up to 8 kg/17 pounds
- pull out micro scale weighs to the 0.1 gram
- removable face for weight on sheet trays
- can weigh in percentages
- battery and power cord
Notable Posts
Macaroni and Beef with Cheese — Childhood LoveHow To Brine Chicken (Quick Brine Recipe)
Corned Beef: How to Cure Your Own
How To Make Beef Brisket Pastrami At Home
Home-Cured Bacon
Friday Grilling: Easy Bearnaise Sauce
How To Prepare and Cook Beef Heart
Pan-Fried Chicken Thighs
The “No Nitrites Added” Hoax
So You Wanna Be a Chef — by Bourdain
Interviews & Press
My Wikipedia pageNew York Times Profile
Egg basics in The Wall Street Journal
Egg on NPR Morning Edition
The Splendid Table: How To Make Schmaltz
The Boston Globe reviews Ruhlman's Twenty
Publisher's Weekly reviews Charcuterie
Publisher's weekly review of Walk On Water
Anthony Bourdain reviews Soul of a Chef
NYTimes Book Review reviews Boys Themselves
Tweets by @ruhlman
Marce
When I owned and operated a 200-acre farm in utstape New York (Carthage area) not far from the Canadian border, I was fortunate enough to have on my property, a sugar shack, a hen house, and a smoke house, in addition to my 50 dairy cows, a few beefers, 6 goats, and a dozen filthy hogs.My hardy native neighbors were quick to introduce me to the secrets (THEIR secrets) of making peameal bacon, usually under threats of severe bodily harm if I should EVER reveal their method(s).When I decided that I was getting old and could no longer handle the winters with the 12-foot snowdrifts and common -20 degree weather, I sold the farm (for a handsome profit, thankfully) and moved back to civilization, armed with my knowledge of how to make my beloved peameal bacon (and MANY other culinary delights).Your article has resurrected some fine memories of my five+ years in the far north, and with some of the wonderful friends and foods that I met there.One question, Ruhlman why do you refuse to use the Spell-Check feature on your word processor program? I guess, as a retired educator, I just HAD to ask that question.