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Re:Why are online recipes always so long-winded? by denton-scratch on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @03:13PM (#34616891)
I've never seen a recipe that was "correct". I don't even know what that would mean. As far as i'm concerned, a recipe is a suggestion. If I don't know how to make a dish, I read several recipes, and then brew my own.

I don't think most online recipes are "correct", especially chili recipes that call for Heinz baked beanz. Wut?

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Re:Why are online recipes always so long-winded? by JohnFen on Thursday February 02, 2023 @11:41AM (#34629048)
You are clearly skilled at cooking. For people like myself, who are not so blessed, rigorously following recipes is the only realistic path to producing decent dishes.

So, for me, a recipe can indeed be correct or not. My definition of "correct" is narrow, though -- if it produces a dish I enjoy, it's correct. Otherwise, it's not.

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