Things in recipes that amuse you
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just_Tomek wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »just_Tomek wrote: »
Yes I've seen that in recipes that have beaten egg whites , eg lemon meringue pie.- beat until standing in stiff peaks.
I haven't found it confusing - but I guess it could be if you don't know what stiff peaks refers to.
This is why I love recipes with pictures and try to post pics with all of mine for each step along the way.
Learning basic cooking techniques (like how to beat egg whites or heavy cream) goes a lot further, and opens you up to so many more dishes, than looking for recipes with photos.
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I find it amusing when there is a recipe and people write reviews after making the recipe...but have completely butchered the recipe and then give it like zero out of five stars. If you follow the recipe 100% and it flops, that's fair, but otherwise, not fair. I saw a hilarious joke a few years back pertaining to this but have never been able to find it again. If anyone know what I'm talking about, please post it.5
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I find it amusing when there is a recipe and people write reviews after making the recipe...but have completely butchered the recipe and then give it like zero out of five stars. If you follow the recipe 100% and it flops, that's fair, but otherwise, not fair. I saw a hilarious joke a few years back pertaining to this but have never been able to find it again. If anyone know what I'm talking about, please post it.
Something like this but with a rating of 0/5 stars because it didn't taste good?6 -
Yes, similar, but I think it was making fun of allrecipes.com for some reason.0
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It's annoying when a certain blogger always says "This is the BEST recipe for **** ever!" for every recipe she shares. Ok... if you say so.2
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I like it on a packet of peanuts it says may contain nut😂well I would hope so 😂6
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GlenStevens1976 wrote: »I like it on a packet of peanuts it says may contain nut😂well I would hope so 😂
My favorite story like that was back in the early 90's when caffeine was the big bad chemical and many drinks came out with a caffeine free version and those that never had it were advertising that fact. A gentleman came up to the cash register stating that he did NOT want the caffeine free 7-UP, he wanted the regular. Could not convince him that he was getting the regular and they put "Caffeine Free" on the box just to show people that it does not contain any. He left the store without buying it.4 -
GlenStevens1976 wrote: »I like it on a packet of peanuts it says may contain nut😂well I would hope so 😂
My favorite story like that was back in the early 90's when caffeine was the big bad chemical and many drinks came out with a caffeine free version and those that never had it were advertising that fact. A gentleman came up to the cash register stating that he did NOT want the caffeine free 7-UP, he wanted the regular. Could not convince him that he was getting the regular and they put "Caffeine Free" on the box just to show people that it does not contain any. He left the store without buying it.
I've found the same thing happening now with "Gluten Free." Stuff gets labelled as gluten free that never, ever, contained any in the first place!4 -
I find it amusing when there is a recipe and people write reviews after making the recipe...but have completely butchered the recipe and then give it like zero out of five stars. If you follow the recipe 100% and it flops, that's fair, but otherwise, not fair. I saw a hilarious joke a few years back pertaining to this but have never been able to find it again. If anyone know what I'm talking about, please post it.
Whenever I see something like that on a recipe site, I flag it as inappropriate. At least on the sites that allow it. Whether they rated it 5 stars or 0.
The site I use the most, I use the review section to leave myself notes for the next time I see the recipe. That way if there was a glaring mistake, I know not to make it the next time.1 -
I remember seeing a bag of apples labeled as fat free in college, someone brought it in during our health class because they found it funny2
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GlenStevens1976 wrote: »I like it on a packet of peanuts it says may contain nut😂well I would hope so 😂
My favorite story like that was back in the early 90's when caffeine was the big bad chemical and many drinks came out with a caffeine free version and those that never had it were advertising that fact. A gentleman came up to the cash register stating that he did NOT want the caffeine free 7-UP, he wanted the regular. Could not convince him that he was getting the regular and they put "Caffeine Free" on the box just to show people that it does not contain any. He left the store without buying it.
In this same vein packaged iced tea being labeled diet drives me crazy. Straight tea has 5 calories, it's the packaged sugary stuff that should be labeled differently.2 -
Made something today. First instruction, ingredient that wasn't listed. Also, there was no amount listed. So I checked the recipe comments. First question/comment was "How much milk?" Response, "Enough to moisten." About threw my laptop at that one...5
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When you go to a recipe on a blog and they've written their entire life's story before getting to the actual recipe.
When people leave a rating and comment but they haven't even made it yet. I see a 5 start rating and the comment is something like "THIS LOOKS SO GOOD I CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE IT!" GTFO of here.
I guess I should stop getting recipes from blogs.10 -
Recipies that call for bread crumbs...say soak them in milk...then squeeze the milk out...WTF ??1
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forestdweller1 wrote: »Recipies that call for bread crumbs...say soak them in milk...then squeeze the milk out...WTF ??
Makes sense so the final dish is not too dry. When a recipe calls for that I just use crumbs I make from fresh bread.2 -
When chefs say - "...just a splash of oil or just a bit of butter..." The 'splash' is probably more than 1/4 cup+ of oil and 'a bit' is usually a stick or two of butter.2
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Not exactly a recipe but a photo of a recipe on Pinterest...
Scrolling through I saw what looked like spicy meatballs (or vegetarian’meat’ balls) pictured on a crispy poppadum. Looking closer it freaked me out because the balls looked like they’d been made with tiny worms! 😱
Turned out to be chocolate truffles covered with chocolate vermicelli on a sheet of very crumpled parchment paper but it did shock me for a few seconds! 😂1 -
Recipes that tell me to fry some onions or similar, then prep everything else 'while those fry'.
I don't know how fast you chop, but if I do that those onions are gonna be burned little black strips before I'm done.10 -
Recipes that tell me to fry some onions or similar, then prep everything else 'while those fry'.
I don't know how fast you chop, but if I do that those onions are gonna be burned little black strips before I'm done.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I have learned that most recipes which actually involve chopping to prep will take me about twice as long to make as the recipe claims. "30-minute meal" means 1 hour when I'm cooking.5
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