/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.6483102]

>bring to boil

Is there any bigger meme in cooking?

[Anonymous No.6483148]

It was a good try, but you should have gone for something more subtle like
>heavy based pan
or
>pepper

[Anonymous No.6483152]

>let simmer

[Anonymous No.6483153]

>salt to taste

[Anonymous No.6483813]

>you'll need that later

[Anonymous No.6483819]

>>6483102
>>6483148
>>6483152
>>6483153
>>6483813
none of the above actually cook. Back to McDonalds boys.

[Anonymous No.6483822]

>using relative terms in a recipe like "medium heat", "a pinch", "handful", "cook until tender", "cook until done" and "stir often"

Im following a recipe because I dont know how to fucking make this dish, why isnt the fucking writer given exact directions based on measured time, temperature and mass of ingredients?

[Anonymous No.6483846]

>>6483822

Because most ingredients are natural products that vary in flavor and consistency. It's retarded to use exact amounts of seasonings, etc, because the flavor of those seasonings aren't consistent. Suppose you have a recipe calling for 1 teaspoon of chili powder. If your chili powder was made from milder peppers, or it's old and therefore lost a lot of flavor then 1 tsp might be nowhere near enough. On the other hand, if you have some good fresh stuff then 1 tsp may well be too much. Likewise meat takes different amounts of time to cook based on how old the animal was, what cut of meat you have, how thick it is, whether or not it's bone-in, and so on.

You're supposed to use your senses to pay attention to the cooking process and adjust accordingly.

[Anonymous No.6483849]

>>6483822
>medium heat
between the temperature required to simmer and boil your dish
>a pinch
The amount you can hold between your forefinger and thumb
>a handful
The amount you can hold in the flat of your hand (palm)
>cook until tender
apply heat until it is not tough and can easily be broken with light pressure
>cook until done
Apply heat until it is cooked to your liking
>stir often
stir at regular intervals when a skin or film appears
It isn't that hard anon, even for someone as educationally challenged as yourself.

[Anonymous No.6483851]

>>6483819
you're bad at 4chan

[Anonymous No.6483866]

>>6483822
That's why cooking is a skill that you have to learn.

Otherwise, thermapen.

[Anonymous No.6483874]

>salt and pepper to taste.
UUUUUUUUUUUARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH WHAT THE FUCK