• Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk
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    19 hours ago

    I’m not entirely sure, a lot of it is instinctive. My weakness is baking because I’m mostly a ‘measure by eye’ kind of cook and baking requires more precision than that. I guess I also have quite a good ability to imagine flavor; if I can imagine how a combination of ingredients will taste then it’ll usually be a pretty good meal even if I’ve never tried it before.

    Also, I enjoy cooking which helps a lot. I like playing with good ingredients, learning how they react to different cooking techniques and so on. And I love to entertain and watch people eat food I’ve prepared. Food is love!

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      9 hours ago

      Wait so you are telling me that people don’t instinctively have this skill? Maybe I should take a stab at cooking sometime too lol

      I’m in a similar boat where generally everything I make comes out tasting pretty good even when I haven’t tried it before, I wouldn’t say anything has been like worldclass or anything but I also haven’t looked up much to level up my cooking.

    • CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al
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      19 hours ago

      Ahhh that’s a big issue for me. Even when I’m tasting a spice I can’t figure out how it’ll make the dish taste (unless it’s obvious like chilli). Good links thanks!