elBulli 2006 Makeability Survey

Once again the 2006 elBulli catalog  is surprisingly accessible and with relatively few unusual ingredients. 48 of the 121 recipes can be made in a reasonably well equipped kitchen in the United States. The biggest contributors to "un-makeability" are the chamber vacuum and liquid nitrogen.

Here's the 2006 catalog. Recipe number and name are on the left. The following columns contain an X if the named gadget is needed. Rows marked in green are what I consider "makeable", that is they do not require a chamber vacuum, freeze dryer, Thermomix, Paco Jet, or liquid nitrogen.

Notation:

-LYO - refers to freeze drying or lyophilization. In many cases the ingredient being freeze-dried is available commercially.
-CRU - refers to the chamber vacuum.
-nitro - Yep, liquid nitrogen