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Michael Ruhlman

Author of Ratio. Reads recipes as proportions, not instructions.

Cited in 2 places

  • Brown the butter first. You lose some of the chew, but you trade it for a depth that no rest can produce.
    Ratio — Scribner (2009)
  • Browning produces nutty, caramelized solids that change the whole flavor curve of the finished cookie.
    Brown the Butter? — argued for "Brown It"