On 5/1/2010 2:52 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 5/1/2010 5:15 AM, blake murphy wrote:
>> all of us are not a comfortable with improvisation as you appear to
>> be, at
>> least the first time through.
>>
>> readers of any kind of instructions you write are likely to be in trouble
>> from time to time. be kind to them and be as explicit as possible.
>
> The problem is that experienced cooks don't think of "to taste" items in
> discrete units of measurement but more as a varying intensity of flavor.
>
> I could give estimated measurements but I have no idea how close to
> actual quantities it would be. My guess is that it would be off by a bit
> or a lot. Learning to season to taste is probably the first lessons a
> beginning cook should learn. In the end, our seasoning style is how we
> leave our mark on what we create and it is how we will be known as cooks.
>
> Effectively, this means that beginning cooks are mostly screwed as far
> as getting useful info on seasoning to taste from most experienced
> cooks. My advice is to get yourself educated pronto.


I couldn't have said it better.

>
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>