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[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by Tio Gato

The most important thing about cooking is learning techniques, not recipes. If you can learn to braise, saute, bake, roast, grill, smoke, boil, etc.

Ain't that the truth. I would work on one thing at a time over and over until you master it and then move on. Each time, take note of your mistakes and what you liked.

I hardly ever use a recipe for normal "dinner" food; it's all techinques and common food associations/pairings for seasoning and what goes with what...

[Kreth]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

I hardly ever use a recipe for normal "dinner" food; it's all techinques and common food associations/pairings for seasoning and what goes with what...

I usually measure the first few times I try a recipe. After that I'll eyeball it. I do find on a lot of recipe sites like epicurious.com, cooks.com, recipezaar.com; people seem to overspice their dishes. So, I'll usually start on the low side and build from there. About a month after I gave up the cigs, I had to do the same with my own dishes as my taste buds came back.
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[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by Kreth

I do find on a lot of recipe sites like epicurious.com, cooks.com, recipezaar.com; people seem to overspice their dishes.

Wow, I would say the total opposite. You must have a sensitive pallette? Good for you!

[Kreth]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Wow, I would say the total opposite. You must have a sensitive pallette? Good for you!

Nah, I think I have the palate of a caveman: "Paprika good! Kreth like!"
Maybe it's the dishes I'm picking? For example, I found a recipe for a curry-battered fried chicken breast recipe on Epcurious, IIRC. I went with half the curry powder and it was still on the edge of "Damn!" (but delicious with a bit of ranch dressing as a dipping sauce).
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