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Michael Ruhlman
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Michael Ruhlman writes Ruhlman, a personal blog at ruhlman.com about culture and writing. Since 2010, 9 different Hacker News readers have linked it 45 times, most often “So You Wanna Be a Chef (2010)”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-01-09, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Michael Ruhlman's cooking writing, including a chicken stock recipe and his books on cooking ratios, such as Ratio. Commenters cite these as sources or suggest them to other cooks.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Welcome to my website. Here you’ll find information on my newsletter, all my books, my complete bio, contact information, and recommendations for my favorite kitchen tools and household goods. About Ruhlman's Newsletter My newsletter covers what I love most: food and cooking, recipes, books we’re re
Most-linked posts?
- So You Wanna Be a Chef (2010)2 people · 9 mentions · first linked 2016-03-23
- /2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-02-05
What Hacker News says?
Let me linkbot those books and authors: Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking by Michael Ruhlman, 2010, ISBN 978-1416571728 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ratio/Michael-Ruhlman... . There's also a mixed-drinks companion book from 2023, The Book of Cocktail Ratios: The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails with ISBN 978-1668003398: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Book-of…
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on “Phase behavior of Cacio and Pepe sauce”Submitted So You Wanna Be a Chef - Anthony Bourdain as a story · 259 points
HN discussionHere's Ruhlman's take (he wrote Keller's cookbook, and also "The Making Of A Chef", from which I learned that stocks are adequately clarified only when you can read the date off a dime at the bottom of the pot). http://ruhlman.com/2011/04/easy-chicken-stock-recipe/ I skim once or twice, but really I just roast bones, stick 'em in a pot, cover with water, and leave it in the oven all day. I roast a lot of chickens; a…
Comment linking /2011/04/easy-chicken-stock-recipe/
on “Rice Cooker Hacks - The Ebert Way”Submitted So You Wanna Be a Chef (2010) as a story · 138 points
HN discussion> For example, the article posted the other day about suicide in Greenland wouldn't have been posted here years ago. Really? Top articles from 2 random months in 2010: http://www.economist.com/node/16636027?story_id=16636027 http://www.damninteresting.com/the-american-gustation-crisis... http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color... http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/dispatches/2... ht…
Comment linking /2010/09/so-you-wanna-be-a-chef%E2%80%94-by-bourdain-2/
on “Most popular links in Hacker News comments, 2006–2015”Submitted How to eat a tomato (2011) [pdf] as a story · 57 points
HN discussionFor processed (cured) meats, they must assuredly mean sodium nitrite (which sodium nitrate turns in to) and/or salt is known carcinogens. In which case, it should be "sodium nitrite known to cause cancer". Also, people should know that even "no nitrates/nitrites added" doesn't mean devoid of nitrates or nitrites, because most companies add tons of celery salt, and, for the most part, you end up with an equivalent am…
Comment linking /2011/05/the-no-nitrites-added-hoax/
on “Processed meats as bad as cigarettes: bad reporting on good science”Submitted Homemade Pasta. Now Is the Time (2021) as a story · 45 points
HN discussion“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.” - Brian O'Driscoll Michael Ruhlman, the author of the linked tomato article has written a number of terrific books [0]. 'Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking' [0], in particular, might appeal to the crowd here. His blog [1] is worth following by foodies. [0] https://ruhlman.com/ruhlmans-books/ […
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on “How to eat a tomato (2011) [pdf]”Submitted So You Wanna Be a Chef (2010) as a story · 19 points
HN discussionSubmitted So You Wanna Be a Chef – By Bourdain (2010) as a story · 18 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Fallacy of “Follow Your Passion” as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Homemade Pasta Now Is the Time (2020) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Humanizing Impact of Soup (2013) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Humanizing Impact of Soup (2013) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Ways to Eat a Tomato (2011) [pdf] as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted 39 Ways to Eat a Tomato (2011) [pdf] as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Humanizing Impact of Soup (2013) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted So You Wanna Be a Chef – By Bourdain (2010) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted So You Wanna Be a Chef – By Bourdain (2010) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Humanizing Impact of Soup (2013) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted So You Wanna Be a Chef – By Bourdain (2010) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Humanizing Impact of Soup (2013) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted America Has a Serious Eating Disorder as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Cook Your Own Food. Eat What You Want. (Think for Yourself.) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to Eat a Tomato (2011) [pdf] as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Humanizing Impact of Soup (2021) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Homemade Pasta Now Is the Time (2021) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Humanizing Impact of Soup (2013) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to Eat a Tomato (2011) [pdf] as a story · 1 points
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