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The Way to Cook

1985 · 1 season

Calm, methodical instruction from a warm, authoritative teacher; soothing to watch and genuinely useful, like a patient masterclass in your kitchen.

Overview
From deglazing a sauce and degreasing a stock to thickening a soup and unmolding a timbale, all the important techniques that make for good cooking are here. Now, at the press of a button, you have instant access to whatever recipe or information you need. Watch Julia do it and you’ll be empowered. Bon appétit!
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • education
  • art
Places
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness0
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Russell Morash
Written by
Julia Child
Starring
Julia Child
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 58 min each
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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