I Do Like Artfully Breaking Rules.

I Do Like Artfully Breaking Rules.

A Home Cook Who Relies Too Much On A Recipe Is Sort Of Like A Pilot Who Reads The Plane's Instruction Manual While Flying.

No Matter How Much Creativity Goes Into It, Cooking Is An Art. Or Perhaps I Should Say A Craft. It Abides By Absolute Rules, Physics, Chemistry, Etc. And That Means That Unless You Understand The Science You Cannot Reach The Art. We're Not Talking About Painting Here. Cooking's More Like Engineering. I Happen To Think That There Is Great Beauty In Great Engineering.

Unless Your Kid Is Pele Jr., They're Not Going To Be Able To Feed Themselves From Soccer. If Your Kid Knows How To Play Soccer, But Not Make Dinner, You Have Done Them A Disservice.

Basting Is Evil. Basting Does Nothing For The Meat. Why? Skin. Skin Is Designed To Keep Stuff Out Of The Bird, So Basting Just Lets Heat Out Of The Oven. That Means The Turkey Will Take Longer To Cook... So Don't Touch That Door!