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Originally Posted by bughut  Silly me. I didnt notice your location.
Mature student then?
I was 28 when i eventually got the chance to go to college. Thought id feel odd amongst a class of 18 year olds, but it was great. |
I should start off by saying that it wasn't your fault that you didn't see my UK location entry, I only added that today as a result of the misunderstanding.
I'm not a student bughut. I'm just a fella in my 40's, who due to how our hours fall at home, has found it makes sense for me to do the lion's share in the kitchen. I grew tired of turning out the same stuff and so here I am, trying to raise my game.
I don't really need any more general purpose, recipe books etc. so much as I need practice and discipline, however 'Ratio' seemed like it might be an interesting variation on a theme. To be fair, I wouldn't even attempt to review it as such unless I'd gone through all the ratios and seen how they worked out for me in practice.
The tongue in cheek idea Alton Brown promotes that somehow Ruhlman is akin to a modern day Prometheus divulging secret ratios to the masses, is for me a tad overkill - but I can't bring myself to begrudge the author his publicity angle if there's a chance that I'll learn something that's less accessibly taught elsewhere.
I do look forward to experimenting with his ratios.... and if nothing else, then I think for me the style of the book lends itself to encouraging that.