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McPhee

McPhee

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Found this series of lectures by Harvard University on iTunes. Fantastic stuff!

http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/science-and-cooking/id399227991

Currently watching Joan Roca explain Sous-Vide and other techniques used in El Celler de Can Roca. Finding it really fascinating.

Truth be told, I'd love to be on a course like this one, but there's no such thing in the UK. There's 'Food Science' (essentially nutrition, health and food safety), 'Food Technology' (how to mass produce food) and Culinary Arts (how to run a restaurant/catering operation). I can't find a single course anywhere in the country that links science with actual cooking, it's either/or.
 
Dave Arnold's Cooking Issues podcast is well worth a listen if you like this stuff - not as science orientated but very good for evidence-based cooking (you'll note he did the first lecture in the series :))
 
glitch said:
Thought about doing something like this?
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Thanks a million :D Made my day!

My parents gave me an IOU for a cookery course for Christmas and I've been stuck for what to do. I've worked as a butcher, fishmonger and baker, ruling out a lot of basic skills courses. I considered cookery classes at places like Leiths, but I'm not sure they're good value for money. Was leaning towards Curing and Smoking at the School of Artisan Food, but that one you posted sounds like a better idea. A chance to play with stuff I wouldn't normally have access to :D
 
While we're on this topic I'd like to recommend the book 'McGee on Food and Cooking' as an awesome cookbook/textbook on the subject. One of Heston Blumenthal's desert island books too.
 
Man just finished the first one, absolutely amazing. These really are must watch if your into sciencey stuff. It does get a lot better after the first 20min boring introduction.
Amazing find OP
 
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