From Scratch with Michael Ruhlman

The Egg

Host Michael Ruhlman hears stories and tips about the egg, from chef Eric Ripert's disastrous first attempt at a classic egg sauce to Kenji Lopez-Alt's boiled egg experiments. And finally, Brian Polcyn makes Hollandaise sauce the old-fashioned way: by hand. Special thanks to our guests Eric Ripert, Kenji Lopez-Alt, and Brian Polcyn. Books mentioned in this episode: Eric Ripert's "32 Yolks": <a href="https://www.amazon.com/32-Yolks-Mothers-Table-Working-ebook/dp/B01208NZZG/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=eric+ripert+32&amp;qid=1573612040&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">https://www.amazon.com/32-Yolks-Mothers-Table-Working-ebook/dp/B01208NZZG/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=eric+ripert+32&amp;qid=1573612040&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1</a> Eric Ripert's "A Return to Cooking": <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Return-Cooking-Michael-Ruhlman/dp/1579653936/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=eric+ripert+a+return+to+cooking&amp;qid=1573612058&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">https://www.amazon.com/Return-Cooking-Michael-Ruhlman/dp/1579653936/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=eric+ripert+a+return+to+cooking&amp;qid=1573612058&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1</a> Kenji Lopez-Alt's "The Food Lab": <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Food-Lab-Cooking-Through-Science/dp/0393081087">https://www.amazon.com/Food-Lab-Cooking-Through-Science/dp/0393081087</a> Michael Ruhlman's new book "From Scratch": <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scratch-Meals-Recipes-Dozens-Techniques/dp/1419732773">https://www.amazon.com/Scratch-Meals-Recipes-Dozens-Techniques/dp/1419732773</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Better cooking comes from deeper understanding. This instructive food series from acclaimed cookbook author Michael Ruhlman highlights essential kitchen techniques, ingredients and ideas. It draws from Ruhlman’s best-selling books, decades of experience and personal relationships with the country’s best chefs. Driven by an insatiable curiosity to learn and teach, Ruhlman approaches his topics every episode by exploring the stories of one notable chef, and one non-chef with surprising connections to the focal ingredients – all with the goal of getting listeners to engage with food more fully, and to cook more confidently.