Raymond Blanc: How to Cook Well

Name: Raymond Blanc: How to Cook Well
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Raymond Blanc

Raymond Blanc believes becoming a good cook is all about mastering the basic techniques. Raymond taught himself to be a Michelin star chef. But first, he had to understand what happens to food when you cook it different ways. Once you know what is happening when you roast, fry, poach etc then you can cook anything. After forty years of trial and error, Raymond wants to share what he has learnt. Each week he takes a different technique and shows five delicious dishes using that technique. The recipes range from simple to ambitious and Raymond delivers it all in his easy, warm, inimitable way.

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Ended

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Raymond Blanc: How to Cook Well

First Air Date

July 9, 2013

Last Air Date

August 13, 2013

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English

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BBC Two

S01E06

BBQ & Grill

Raymond Blanc says that a good cook is one who understands the basic techniques of cooking. Raymond had to teach himself to be a Michelin star chef. He found out for himself what happens when you cook food in different ways. Now, after years of trial and error, Raymond wants to help us to cook well and become confident in the kitchen. Each week he takes a different technique and shows five delicious dishes using that technique. The recipes range from the simple to the ambitious. Raymond delivers them all with a passion and enthusiasm that belies his years at the top. This time he explains explains grilling, either on the stove or outside on the barbecue, where food is cooked on or over flames, glowing coals or hot bars. For Raymond, grilling is a simple method which can produce ambitious dishes. He skips between the stove in his restaurant kitchen and a barbecue in the vegetable garden.

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