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Ruhlman’s Twenty: Food Tools
I did two promotional videos for my new book, one a general description of the book (love that that one has a shot of Donna photographing, and one about an idea I thought people might call me out on. Even my recipe tester/organizer/overseer, Marlene Newell, had issues with this.
Can food be a technique?
I say it can. A technique is an action that has multiple applications. So while yes, an egg is an egg, it’s also an emulsifier, a leavener, a binder, and enricher. Therefore using an egg can be considered a core cooking technique. Knowing how to use salt, is one of the chef’s greatest assets. Learning how to think about these foods as tools makes you a better cook.
Disagree? I’ve heard ...
Also posted in baking, Books, Elements of Cooking, Food Writing, From Scratch, Technique, Tips Tagged Food Tools, Functionality of Ingredients, keep things simple, Marlene Newell, technique, twenty 11 Comments
Ruhlman’s Twenty: The Calendar
Two years ago, Donna made a calendar of some of her favorite food shots. Last year she didn't and several people complained. So this year she made one using some of her favorite shots from Ruhlman's Twenty. I linked each one to one of the twenty techniques and also add some words about the technique and about the dish featured. The dates page includes process shots of the dish where there's room.
They're printed on demand and shipped by Apple, so they're a little on the pricey side. Sorry, but unless we wanted to print 10,000 of them they are what they are, $38 delivered.
If you would like a copy of Donna's Ruhlman's Twenty Calendar, it works like her ratio chart. Here's what to do:
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Also posted in Books, New Media Tagged calendar, Donna Turner Ruhlman, food photography, twenty 3 Comments
OpenSky Giveaway: Kitchen Essentials!
The giveaway from OpenSky includes all of the above: a signed copy of my new book, an awesome boos cutting board, all of our wood paddles and offset spoons, the most important knives you can own, and the most awesome and useful pot on the market.
Also posted in Books, Giveaway, Kitchen Tools Tagged giveaway, Michael Ruhlman kitchen tool line, Opensky, Ruhlman's Twenty, spanky Comments closed
The New Offset Spoons Are Here!
The new offset Basting Tasting Saucing Spoon/photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman
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The Birth of a Product—Bamboo Scrubber
The New Dalton-Ruhlman Bamboo Scrubber/Photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman
This one was all Mac. Mac Dalton who, at a New Years All Day Eat and Drink party at our house, arrived early and shoveled the walk, dry-humped guests at random ("Cut it out, Mac" was the typical response), helped me cook and feed thirty people laughing the entire time, dropped trou to show us his favorite Christmas gift (Scooby Doo boxers), and single handedly did every dish and glass in the house at the end of the night (and at parties like that you use every single glass available). That's Mac.
He did one other thing that day. He said, "Hey, Michael. I gotta show you what I do. I make things. I can make anything, what do you want to make?" I picked up the offset spoon, one ...Also posted in Kitchen Tools, Video Tagged bamboo scrubber, cleaning, Michael Ruhlman kitchen tool line, Michael Ruhlman product line, scrubbing, video Comments closed
The Trio Spanker Bundle
One of the amazing and gratifying facets of internet e-commerce and communication, is that when I and my business partner Mac Dalton created the coolest wood paddles around we were told loud and clear that we hadn’t done enough. We had a small one and a humongous one, the awesome Spanker, but there was nothing in between. Now there is, thanks to you: The Spankette, created for readers who asked for it. You were right, and we got it right, we hope: the Spankette is the perfect all-purpose flat-edged wooden spoon for daily cooking, stirring that bolognese sauce, that mushroom risotto, gently scraping the bottom of the pan as you stir to prevent scorching and sticking. And they’re beautiful, as Donna’s photo below shows.
The paddle trio: The Spanker, The Spankette, and The Spankie.
Click to Continue ReadingAlso posted in Kitchen Tools Tagged Mac Dalton, Michael Ruhlman kitchen tool line, Opensky, spanker, spankette, spanky Comments closed
Veal Stock Contest!
Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman (click to see more pix on her site)
Also posted in aromatics, Challenege, Donna Turner Ruhlman Photography, Giveaway, Ratios, stock Tagged Aki Kamozawa, Alex Talbot, giveaway, ideas in food, Mr. Veal Stock, pantry, stock, utilization, veal stock, veal stock contest, what do you do with veal stock Comments closed
The Badass Perforated (aka Egg) Spoon
Recipe: Poached Egg with Sauteed Spinach
A great way to poach an egg / Photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman
Also posted in Eggs, Recipes, Technique, Vegetables Tagged bad ass egg spoon, bad ass perforated egg spoon, deviled eggs, egg facts, egg spoon, frisee salad, how to poach an egg, Michael Ruhlman product line, on food and cooking, poached egg Comments closed
Bread Baking Basics App For iPad
Also posted in Bread, Bread App Tagged bread, Bread Baking App, Multigrain Bread, ruhlman apps, rye bread, Sourdough Comments closed
Announcements: Charcutepalooza and OpenSky
This week, two enthusiastic cook-bloggers, Cathy Barrow, of Washington, DC, and Kim Foster, of New York City, put a name to their joint efforts in curing duck breasts for duck prosciutto, hashtagging it on Twitter #charcutepalooza. Their aim, one Charcuterie challenge per month. A splendid idea, I thought. The more cooking and curing that people do, the better the world is. And the duck prosciutto is a perfect way to begin, an all but foolproof form of dry curing. They've asked me to weigh in when needed and I will. To their amazement, and my delight, 54 bloggers at last count have embraced the charcutepalooza challenge. MrsWheelBarrow has the how what where on her site. Join them in their monthly charcuterie quests! May the body of charcuterie be with you.
OpenSky: A New ...
Also posted in Bread, Charcutepalooza, Charcuterie Tagged cathy barrow, Charcutepalooza, charcuterie, january bread month, kim foster, Mrs Wheel Barrow, Opensky, the Yummy Mummy Comments closed
