Ratio Quotes

“I believe it's a cook's moral obligation to add more butter given the chance.”
― Michael Ruhlman, Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

“He says that everything a cook needs to know—everything, mind you—is contained in five books: Escoffier, Larousse, Hering’s Dictionary, La Repetoire. I tell him that’s only four. “And Câreme,” he says. He pauses. “No one wants.”
― Michael Ruhlman, Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

“breads”
― Michael Ruhlman, Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

“Old-Fashioned Pound Cake (Creaming Method)”
― Michael Ruhlman, Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking