Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes to caramelize onions?

Re:Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes... by salawat on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @06:17AM (#36042164)

...The world, for just a moment, was a far more interesting place. Then the realization that no, the Central Intelligence Agency does not have a crack division of crypto-culinary experts in the midst of a cold war, attempting to thwart or coordinate psyops in which they sabotage other nations morale through spreading deliberate, yet subtly disasterous cooking advice.

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Re:Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes... by ubercore on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @07:11AM (#36042634)

Thailand's culinary diplomacy program isn't _too_ far off

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Re:Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes... by inferiorhuman on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @06:27AM (#36042233)

Yeah, they use vacuum cleaner salesmen instead.

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Re:Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes... by madcaptenor on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @07:38AM (#36042894)

My kid goes to a camp that abbreviates its name as CIA (the C stands for Camp and the IA are the initials of some old rich guy) and it always throws me.

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Re:Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes... by jcranmer on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @11:01AM (#36045299)

I imagined it as them needing to have experienced chefs on hand to teach ethnic cuisine skills, so that deep-cover spies wouldn't be unmasked by their inability to make the local cuisine.

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