LostInSpace wrote:
Who likes cooking? Do you follow recipes, or do you wing it? Do you experiment with recipes?
I like cooking, but I only cook using recipes which are carefully laid out, with all the measurements and times clearly stated (I hate it when it says "a pinch" or "to taste"). I also find that I have difficulty with the prep- it always takes me about 5X as long as the writer estimated for me to get everything ready! I swear those prep times are complete fictions. So anyway, who else likes to cook, and what is your particular style? I would guess that Aspies are not the type to "wing it" in general.
I may wing it when it comes to the dish itself, but the ingredients do not vary very much. I do not like cook books and magazines for the mere fact that the dish never comes out exactly like the pictures.
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Most cooking is rather simple once you learn the effects of heat on various ingredients. The main problem is to learn the limits of variation and they are usually rather wide. Then it is fun to experiment and try different variations. Baking is rather rigid as a small variation in heat or ingredients can cause a wide variation in results but once the basics are mastered then the limits of variation can be explored with interesting results. The main thing is not to be afraid to experiment. If something turns out badly, most ingredients are not all that expensive. Throw it out or feed it to the birds and try again.
Yeah the main reason I stick to ingrediens i know is that i dont take the unpredictability of how they will cook well or how they taste together well.