The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life

by Tim Ferriss

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Building upon Timothy Ferriss's internationally successful "4-hour" franchise, "The 4-Hour Chef" transforms the way we cook, eat, and learn. Featuring recipes and cooking tricks from world-renowned chefs, and interspersed with the radically counterintuitive advice Ferriss's fans have come to expect, "The 4-Hour Chef" is a practical but unusual guide to mastering food and cooking, whether you are a seasoned pro or a blank-slate novice.

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Винаги съм смятал, че хората, които казват "Аз не мога да готвя", всъщност казват "Аз не искам да готвя". Който може да чете, може да готви... ако иска. Следването на проста рецепта, даже от доста тъп човек е изненадващо лесно и повечето рецепти изискват доста минимален набор от уреди за готвене.

4 часовият готвач има претенцията да ви научи "лесно и бързо" как да готвите - но не само е 700 странична тухла, а и е пълна show more с най-големите глупости относно лесното и бързо готвене, които някога съм срещал.

От жалкия хитрец, цар на схемички и далаверки Тимъти Ферис не очаквам друго, освен тотален и абсолютен боклук - и разбира се не само не останах разочарован, ами той даже надхвърли очакванията ми с последната си книга.

4 часовата седмица и 4 часовото тяло, въпреки като цяло абсурдната си теза и абсурдно количество лъжи, съдържаха поне по едно-две неща, които можеха да минат за полезни. При това бяха благословено кратки.

Не и настоящата книга - по-голямата част от нея, разбира се, няма нищо общо с готвенето, а представлява просто най-жалки хвалби на автора какви известни хора познава (нямаше по какъв друг начин да преведа name dropping :Р ) и разказване на разни негови преживелици с тях, които може да имат, може и да нямат връзка с готвенето, но доколкото познавам Ферис, сигурно повечето са ако не измислени, то поне силно преувеличават отношенията му със споменатите личности.

Всичко това можеше и да може да се преглътне, ако книгата "бързо и лесно" учеше човек да готви. Но разбира се, тя не го прави. За да се научим "бързо и лесно" да готвим като Ферис, първо трябва да се запознаем с измислената от него система за записване на рецепти, която може да не е по-кратка от обикновеното записване на рецепти (всъщност е по-дълга), но за сметка на това е 700% по-неразбираема.

После, трябва да си закупим споменатите от него уреди за готвене, като те са споменати не само като вид, но и като конкретна марка и модел. Едната ми баба беше чудесна готвачка с помощта на няколко емайлирани тенджери и тави и един стар очукан тиган - но Ферис има нужда от специални маркови белачки за моркови, силиконови шпатули и всякакви други джунджурии които даже не знам какви са.

Честно казано, чета книгите на тоя измекяр само заради rage фактора - праведният гняв е приятна емоция, ако не прекаляваш с нея и я насочваш в безопасна посока ;)
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I'm sure there's some good information in here. Presented as a book about cooking, it's really about acquiring skills quickly, something I wish I were better at. But I found this one difficult to swallow, in no small part due to Ferriss's "CE-Bro" persona. I think there's something to be said for not doing things in the fastest way possible, and there's joy and pleasure to be taken in process. This is especially true for something as sensual as cooking.
Beginner, intermediate,or expert you have to appreciate the depth of this book. For one its gorgeous, put together in such a way that anyone could follow. And differing from your traditional cookbook, Tim proclaims this is a book about learning, and he's got that right and then some.

He starts with an instruction into learning techniques to master any new skill, language, or career. Then he dissects going to culinary school into sections that make sense and work. From the domestic to the professional you leave the classroom seeing everyone unfolded before you to go back and master what you want, it's Alton you now.

This is the very first cookbook that I've actually read from the first page all the way through to the end including the show more appendix. I read every recipe including the shorthand and steps to completely grasp the information being offered here. After devouring everything that was provided here, now ill step into each section and start learning these methods knowing by the end I won't be a culinary genius, or even a decent cook, but I can damn well impress my family and friends that I can survive in my own kitchen. show less
Beginner, intermediate,or expert you have to appreciate the depth of this book. For one its gorgeous, put together in such a way that anyone could follow. And differing from your traditional cookbook, Tim proclaims this is a book about learning, and he's got that right and then some.

He starts with an instruction into learning techniques to master any new skill, language, or career. Then he dissects going to culinary school into sections that make sense and work. From the domestic to the professional you leave the classroom seeing everyone unfolded before you to go back and master what you want, it's Alton you now.

This is the very first cookbook that I've actually read from the first page all the way through to the end including the show more appendix. I read every recipe including the shorthand and steps to completely grasp the information being offered here. After devouring everything that was provided here, now ill step into each section and start learning these methods knowing by the end I won't be a culinary genius, or even a decent cook, but I can damn well impress my family and friends that I can survive in my own kitchen. show less
I really enjoyed this book. I loved the accelerated learning bits an the wild food section. The unbridled joy of life and food comes through in this book. Fab.
Wow! The second time I've checked out this book from the library and will most likely end up buying it. Timothy Ferris gives you more than you anticipated. The books come loaded with information. A lot of it off target, but take what you can and leave the rest is my philosophy. Plus, it's a great bonus for those that can use it.
This was a great read with all kinds of different information. Tim has some great advice about experimenting and learning. I keep his list of flavors/spices in my own spice cupboard and refer to it often.

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Timothy Ferriss is an American author and public speaker. In 2007, he published The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, which was a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller. Ferriss grew up in East Hampton, NY and graduated from St. Paul's School. He received a degree in Neuroscience and East show more Asian Studies from Princeton University. Before the release of the 4HWW, Ferriss was an unknown. He marketed the book heavily through bloggers with whom he created personal relationships. He has since been praised for this technique. He has also taken the position that technology such as email, instant messaging and internet-enabled PDAs complicate life rather than simplify it. His teachings fit under the umbrella of what he calls "Lifestyle Design," which he positions as an alternative to the "deferred-life" career path where one would work a 9 to 5 job until retirement in their 60s. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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