The Ultimate 80/20 Guide To The 4-Hour Chef: Tools, Tricks, Cheats Summaries and Tables

Each of the product recommendations below are from Tim Ferriss in The 4 Hour Chef.  They are organized by chapter for convenience.
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 Meta Learning (Links and Resources Coming Soon!)

D.S.S.S (DISS) The recipe for learning any skill

C.F.E (Café) Secondary principles that are helpful but not required.

Deconstruction: What are the minimal learnable units, the LEGO blocks, I should be starting with? Selection: Which 20% of the blocks should I focus on for 80% or more of the outcome I want? Sequencing: In what order should I learn the blocks? Stakes: How do I set up stakes to create real consequences and guarantee I follow the program?

Compression: Can I encapsulate the most important 20% into an easily graspable one pager? Frequency: How frequently should I practice?  Can I cram, and what should my schedule look like?  What growing pains can I predict?  What is the minimum effective dose (MED) for volume? Encoding: How do I anchor the new material to what I already know for rapid recall? Acronyms DiSSS and CaFE are examples of encoding.

The Domestic

The 4-Hour Chef – Domestic The 80/20 Pantry	The 4-Hour Chef Top Gear – Domestic The Basics
The 80/20 Pantry Partanna Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 17-Ounces In Situ Extra Virgin Olive Oil McEvoy Ranch Certified Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 2008 Traditional Blend – California – 250 ml Extra Virgin Coconut Oi – 32 oz – Oil La Tourangelle Grapeseed Oil, 16.9-Ounce Cans (Pack of 3) Macadamia Nut Oil Purity Farm Organic Ghee, Clarified Butter, 13-Ounce Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, 8.5 ounce Boxes (Pack of 2) Diamond Crystal KOSHER SALT – 1 box, 3 lb Tamari Soy Sauce, Wheat Free, Organic, 10 oz Spicy World Peppercorn (Whole)-Black Tellicherry, 16 Oz. bag Columela Vinagre de Jerez, Sherry Vinegar, 25.4-Ounce Glass Bottles (Pack of 2) Champagne Vinegar – 25 oz Edmond Fallot Tarragon Dijon Mustard 7.4 Oz Mustard Strong with Fresh Tarragon 7.00 oz. Plantin Black Truffle Mustard, 3.5-Ounce Jars Fauchon Truffle Mustard Carmelina ‘e San Marzano Italian Peeled Tomatoes in Puree , 28-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12) NOW Solutions Glycerine Vegetable, 16-Fluid Ounces Michel Cluizol Noir Infini 99% Cacao Francois Pralus Le 100% Tablette	The Basics Towels by Doctor Joe Blue 16″ x 25″ New Surgical Huck Towel, Pack of 12 Lodge LCC3 Logic Pre-Seasoned Combo Cooker PanSaver EZ Clean Multi Use Cooking Bags and Slow Cooker Liners Rada Cutlery Chefs Dicer, Made in USA, Aluminum Handle (R129) Tramontina ‘Old Colony’ Stainless Steel 6″ Household Meat Cleaver Dexas Heavy Duty Grippmats, Set of 4 (alternative: MIU Flexible Cutting Board, Set of 5 ) Bialetti Aeternum Saute Pan, 8-Inch OXO Good Grips 5-Pound Food Scale with Pull-Out Display, Black Star Peeler from Zena Swiss Kuhn Rikon Original 4-Inch Swiss Peeler, White Wilton 570-1121 Easy Flex 3-Piece Silicone Spatula Set, Blue (alternative: Rachael Ray Tools 3-Piece Spoonula Set, Orange ) OXO Good Grips 12-Inch Locking Tongs with Nylon Heads Kuhn Rikon SoftEdge Slotted 12-Inch Spatula, Red Edge and Handle Gray Kunz Sauce Spoon Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls – Set of 4 Chrome Plated Steel Footed Wire Plate Steam Rack Microplane 40020 Classic Zester/Grater Polder Digital In-Oven Thermometer/Timer, Graphite (alternative: RT600C Super-fast Water-resistant Digital Pocket Thermometer ) DeLonghi DHB716 380-Watt Tri-Blade 2-Speed Handblender Breville BSB510XL Control Grip Immersion Blender Winware Professional Aluminum 24-Quart Stockpot
The 4-Hour Chef Top Gear – Domestic Extras and Upgrades	The 4-Hour Chef Top Gear – Domestic Shopping Spree
Extras and Upgrades OXO Good Grips 15-inch by 21-Inch Cutting Board, Black Edge John Boos RA03 24-by-18-by-2-1/4-Inch Reversible Maple Cutting Board Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlic Press Nutribiotic – Gse Liquid Concentrate, 2 fl oz liquid Isopropyl Alcohol (99% by Volume) 16 oz Plastic Container Tolco Empty Spray Bottle 8 oz. Frosted Assorted Colors Magnum Peppermill – 6-Inch OXO Good Grips Salad Spinner	Shopping Spree MIU France Stainless Steel Magnetic Knife Bar, 20-Inch Messermeister 16-1/2-Inch Bamboo Knife Magnet Anchor Purity Wrap Whitmor 6056-344-N Supreme Cart, Chrome Cuisinart CRUH-6 Chef’s Classic Cookware Universal Pot Rack Hooks, Brushed Stainless, Set of 6 Cuisipro Measuring Spoons Fissler 020 081 18 000 Magic Smooth-Edge Can Opener Rosle Can Opener iSi North America B10001 Silicone Scraper Spatula, Red Proctor Silex K4070 1.7-Liter Automatic Electric Kettle Hamilton Beach 10-Cup Stainless Steel Electric Kettle Zoo Med Stainless Steel Feeding Tongs, 10-Inch Amco Enameled Aluminum Lemon Squeezer Kinetic Glass lock 3 Piece Square Glass Food Storage Set With Locking Lids Hamilton Beach 70450 8-Cup Food Processor Hamilton Beach 70610 500-Watt Food Processor, White Back to Basics SE3000 Smoothie Express Lifestyle 26-Ounce Smoothie Maker Hamilton Beach 51102 Single-Serve Blender with 2 Jars and 2 Lids Cooktek Heritage Single Countertop Induction Cooktop DUXTOP 1800-Watt Portable Induction Cooktop Countertop Burner 8100MC Vitamix Vita-Prep 3 Vita-Mix Vita Prep 3 SousVide Supreme Sous Vide Water Oven PolyScience Standard Immersion Circulator, 120 VAC Big Green Egg Smoker Weber 721001 Smokey Mountain Cooker 18-1/2-Inch Charcoal Smoker, Black
The 4-Hour Chef Top Gear – Domestic The Obsessive World of Knives
The Obsessive World of Knives Wusthof 4183-7 Wusthof Classic 7-Inch Santoku Knife, Hollow Edge Miyabi Kaizen 6-Inch Chef’s Knife MAC MTH-80 8″ Chef’s Knife w/ Dimples Shun DM0706 Classic 8-Inch Chef’s Knife Koring Knives Berti Knives