The Basics This is the bare bones of what you absolutely need to know before you really start cooking. Kitchen Safety Substance, Structure and Transmutation Tools of the Trade Measurement and scales Bread for the masses Rice The Clopen Cure The handy guide to eating out Crisis Prime Cuts of Beef Roux Brown Rice That doesn’t suck Mirepoix Brining How to Cook a Turkey Pie dough The Booze guide How to toss a Salad The mighty Garlic