Re:Based Cooking
by spaetzleesser on Thursday March 11, 2021 @01:33AM
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I think of myself as a pretty decent cook but without some rough measurements I don’t find the recipes very useful. When I look at the gnocchi recipe I have no idea how much flour to take for an amount of potatoes for example . It is a little like watching my mom who just seems to throw things together until it’s right. Every time it’s perfect but she can’t explain what she does. You need a lot of experience for this.
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I don't disagree. I believe my point was slightly missed by most.
Any other recipe site you visit today will have you scrolling for days just to find the ingredients amid ads and filler backstory.
I just love that this bucks that trend.
As for the quality of recipe, well, the site invites you to contribute.
Re:Based Cooking
by vineyardmike on Thursday March 11, 2021 @03:38AM
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Sure it’s nice that it bucks the trend.... but it also bucks the usefulness!
The thing is that cooking, as it's (usually) based on products that have some intrinsic variability in them ( plants, dead animals... ) hence the recipe cannot be made fully deterministic. I know for gnocchis for example, the amouny of flour needed depends on the moisture content of the potatoes which depend on the variety uses, and how long they've been stored... Also depends on the flour you use. Until you get the dough texture "just right". Agree with many comments here that this makes a cooking an art.
Re:Based Cooking
by spaetzleesser on Thursday March 11, 2021 @11:24AM
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It’s pretty much a given that in most recipes the quantities are a rough estimate. But at least you have starting point. With gnocchi I have no idea where to start and I have never seen them made so I simply don’t know what’s “just right”.