Former Microsoft CTO Builds Kitchen Laboratory

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 17, 2009 @07:39PM from the what-do-you-want-to-eat-today dept.

circletimessquare writes "Nathan Myhrvold, former CTO of Microsoft, is self-publishing a cook book with scientific underpinnings. The man who presided over the original iterations of Windows has built a laboratory kitchen, hired 5 chefs, and plays with misplaced lab equipment: using an autoclave as a pressure cooker, using a 100-ton hydraulic press to make beef jerky, and using an ultrasonic welder for... he's not sure yet. The article includes a video on how to cryosear and cryorender duck. 'It's basically like a software project,' Dr. Myhrvold said. 'It's very much like a review we would do at Microsoft.' Is it possible to BSoD food?"

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Dear Microsoft by Dunbal · 2009-11-17 19:58 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Thou shalt not brute-force cooking.
REAL chefs will have no interest in your stupid book.

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Think of the starving people in the world by Anonymous Coward · 2009-11-17 20:00 · Score: 0, Flamebait

This guy is treating food like he treats money -- something to play with instead of use for the benefit of Man.