I'm so glad this helps for you!
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I’m so glad this helps for you!
I really enjoy just eyeballing things and making it up as I go, but I know not everyone likes to cook that way. I can absolutely see how trying to measure out a bunch of various spices would be tedious as fuck
This still applies to feelers, though; you can still feel out the ratios for the spice mix. The point is, either way, the spice mix is just 1 jar that you dump out onto the meal instead of 5.
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This still applies to feelers, though; you can still feel out the ratios for the spice mix. The point is, either way, the spice mix is just 1 jar that you dump out onto the meal instead of 5.
It really doesn’t, because the spice profile added to any dish should be reflective of the individual ingredient(a) taste, and it doesn’t matter what you buy and when nothing ever has a uniformity in its chemical properties. You can get two tomatoes off the same vine that are completely different acidity, just as one example.
So when people like me add spicing freeform, it’s because we are interfacing with the dish as it comes together, and we know what it needs more, or less of.
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I’m so glad this helps for you!
I really enjoy just eyeballing things and making it up as I go, but I know not everyone likes to cook that way. I can absolutely see how trying to measure out a bunch of various spices would be tedious as fuck
I was convinced this was an LLM-generated comment until the end. For the record, I’m with you on eyeballing spice measurements.
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I was convinced this was an LLM-generated comment until the end. For the record, I’m with you on eyeballing spice measurements.
The AI witch hunt, chill on that.
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It really doesn’t, because the spice profile added to any dish should be reflective of the individual ingredient(a) taste, and it doesn’t matter what you buy and when nothing ever has a uniformity in its chemical properties. You can get two tomatoes off the same vine that are completely different acidity, just as one example.
So when people like me add spicing freeform, it’s because we are interfacing with the dish as it comes together, and we know what it needs more, or less of.
Gotcha. To be fair, I actually use your individual method and have never made a spice mix, either, but that’s more because I’m too habituated to make one—not because I don’t think it’d work (since I don’t often taste-test anyway).
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I was convinced this was an LLM-generated comment until the end. For the record, I’m with you on eyeballing spice measurements.
Out of curiosity, why did you think it was written by an LLM?
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I guess it was the “I’m so glad this helps for you! I enjoy X… but I know not everyone…” followed by a strong affirmation of OP. I hate it because there is nothing wrong with talking this way but I can’t help being reminded of LLM-talk.
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The AI witch hunt, chill on that.
I mean it’s not like I was actively looking. It just reminded me of LLM-talk, that’s all.
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It really doesn’t, because the spice profile added to any dish should be reflective of the individual ingredient(a) taste, and it doesn’t matter what you buy and when nothing ever has a uniformity in its chemical properties. You can get two tomatoes off the same vine that are completely different acidity, just as one example.
So when people like me add spicing freeform, it’s because we are interfacing with the dish as it comes together, and we know what it needs more, or less of.
I’d also add that just the action of tasting, looking at your shelf of spices and adding as needed is so satisfying. Also the fact that you can experiment a bit with that.
It’s really my favorite part when cooking with spices
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I guess it was the “I’m so glad this helps for you! I enjoy X… but I know not everyone…” followed by a strong affirmation of OP. I hate it because there is nothing wrong with talking this way but I can’t help being reminded of LLM-talk.
I’ve learned that many aspects of the way I generally type align with LLMs, which I don’t love, but I hadn’t heard that sort of validation and politeness as an example of it
I think I can kinda see what you mean. But no, I’m an actual person
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I’d also add that just the action of tasting, looking at your shelf of spices and adding as needed is so satisfying. Also the fact that you can experiment a bit with that.
It’s really my favorite part when cooking with spices
That’s what I meant when I said interfacing… tasting each individual ingredient, and tasting it as a whole as it comes together. I love cooking this way!
