On 5/1/2010 11:07 AM, George wrote:
> 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.

Oddly enough, neither could I. :-)

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