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Course 399 · Lesson 06

Cooking by Ratio: The Chef's Path Beyond the Recipe

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Cooking Time and Its Variables

399.6 Lesson 06 of 08 3 quiz questions 1 assignment

A ratio tells you what to combine, but not how long the heat will take to finish the job. The book devotes its final cooking chapter to that question, and its honest headline is worth pinning above your stove: figuring out how long it takes to cook something is “more art than science.” Many variables come into play — cooking temperature, technique and method, the size of the cookware, weather, humidity, altitude, and the type and thickness of the meat. We cannot address them all, so this lesson breaks down the three the book treats most carefully.

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