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Cook without reading a recipe

10 videos, 2 h 41

10 videos on the technique underneath recipes: how vegetables behave, what washing rice does, how to build a soup, how to spend less. Then you improvise.

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01
Give me 31 minutes and I'll change the way you cook Vegetables.
Ethan Chlebowski
The best single starting point. Methods for vegetables rather than recipes for them.
02
Chicken soup 101
Adam Ragusea
One dish taken apart into decisions, so you can make it without a recipe.
03
Is washing rice really still necessary?
Adam Ragusea
A habit everyone repeats, tested. Useful whichever way it lands for you.
04
Why sheep (lamb, mutton) tastes sheepy
Adam Ragusea
Flavour explained at the chemical level, which changes how you season it.
05
Oven Fries — CRISPIER Than Deep-Fried
Adam Ragusea
Why crisping works, using potatoes as the example. Transfers to everything else.
06
Zen and the Art of Bean Cookery
Internet Shaquille
Beans without measurements. The clearest argument for cooking by feel.
07
Egg and Rice Bowls, Two Ways | Kenji's Cooking Show
J. Kenji López-Alt
Filmed on a phone in his own kitchen, deciding as he goes. That is the point.
08
How Chefs Make Cheap Meat Taste Expensive
Andy Cooks
Cheap cuts and what to do with them, from a chef who used them professionally.
09
The truth about cooking on a budget
Adam Ragusea
An honest look at what actually saves money in a kitchen.
10
How to Eat High Protein without Wasting your Money.
Ethan Chlebowski
Protein per pound, compared plainly. Practical if you shop for yourself.