Comments on: The Golden Rule(s)? http://www.saltshaker.net/20091123/the-golden-rules Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:55:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dan http://www.saltshaker.net/20091123/the-golden-rules/comment-page-1#comment-191369 dan Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:01:44 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/?p=3177#comment-191369 It is - primarily because he does make the point, more than once, that these are guidelines and not rules. Had he presented the book as "this is how to do it and it'll never fail", I'd have failed the book. And the concept is good, I use ratios all the time, as do many chefs - I picked them up in cooking school - but we also learned how to adjust for different factors, and more importantly, how to rely on our own judgment. That's why I think the book is gold for professionals, and have some cautions for folks who aren't, especially those who follow recipes to the "t". It is – primarily because he does make the point, more than once, that these are guidelines and not rules. Had he presented the book as “this is how to do it and it’ll never fail”, I’d have failed the book. And the concept is good, I use ratios all the time, as do many chefs – I picked them up in cooking school – but we also learned how to adjust for different factors, and more importantly, how to rely on our own judgment.

That’s why I think the book is gold for professionals, and have some cautions for folks who aren’t, especially those who follow recipes to the “t”.

]]> By: Wembley http://www.saltshaker.net/20091123/the-golden-rules/comment-page-1#comment-191366 Wembley Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:25:21 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/?p=3177#comment-191366 THAT...was a quibble? Wembley THAT…was a quibble?

Wembley

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