Posts tagged: skill

If You’re Gonna Read, Read Something Productive

One of the best advice I ever got was some­thing my aunt told me back when I was still a uni­ver­sity stu­dent. I have always been an avid reader, but at that point I had got­ten to read­ing a lot of fic­tion and not much else. I was on a trip to visit a number […]

Wednesday August 25th, 2010 in , , , , | 5 Comments »

& Vegetables">Knife Test: Peeling Fruit & Vegetables

I have to admit that my knife skills need a lot of work. By this, I mean my skills using knives in my hands, as well as my skill sharp­en­ing them to their full poten­tial. Peel­ing fruit & veg­eta­bles is actu­ally a very good indi­ca­tor of a chef’s knife skills — how sharp has the […]

Monday May 17th, 2010 in , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Good Cookbooks Have Named Authors

I spend money on cook­books even though there are free recipes online, and free recipes in papers and mag­a­zines.  I spend money on cook­books with named authors even though the com­pi­la­tions by Best Cook­ing Ever Mag­a­zine are cheaper, and com­pi­la­tions titled Best Asian Food Ever are easy to find.  Why do I do this?  Because […]

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