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Please don't think I'm here to complain about rizz or skibidi toilet etc. Thats all fine by me.

The term I dislike strongly is 'eeeh' before you make a statement disagreeing with someone. (This is over text only). Now maybe I've been pavloved bc it's always used by someone disagreeing. But I'm happy with people disagreeing with me normally its just the 'eeeh' or 'erm' that annoys me.

So what's a random term that annoys you?

PS. Saying "eeeh actually 'eeh' is a perfectly fine term" would be a ridiculously easy joke and I will judge you for making it. And I know atleast one person will. Especially bow that I've said all this.

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[โ€“] Nemo@slrpnk.net 14 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

The entire way recipes are written is trash.

"Add the flour and stir gently": How much flour? Why do I have to scroll back up to check?!

[โ€“] bstix@feddit.dk 7 points 4 weeks ago

It makes sense to have the ingredients first for making a shopping list and prepping. However, I do agree, with recipes being online, it should be a small task to include the quantity in the description too, even if it is adjustable for different servings.

[โ€“] joe_archer@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Because the amounts can vary based on the number of servings, but the method doesn't.

[โ€“] Nemo@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm doubling the amounts anyway, just give them to me in-line!

[โ€“] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 6 points 4 weeks ago

As much as I despise the fat-tongued mockney, Jamie Oliver's website is the only one I've seen that has the ingredients and method on two tabs so you can flick between them

Dunno why they're not all like that

[โ€“] howrar@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Normally, portioning out the ingredients would be the first step of the process and is all done at once.

[โ€“] SatyrSack@feddit.org 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Probably not normally, but ideally. I doubt mise en place is all that common in most homes.

[โ€“] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I see that you don't bake much. ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] howrar@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I bake quite a bit and I don't do my mise-en-place either when it comes to baking, but that's not a problem. The way recipes are formatted works well for my process as well. I read through the steps ahead of time if it's a recipe I am unfamiliar with, then I'll just have the ingredients list open while I'm doing the prep. The things I make are pretty basic (cookies, cakes, muffin, etc) and the steps are all identical. Mix wet, mix dry, mix everything, bake.

I personally find that having less repeated information makes things easier and faster to read. The recipe says "add flour", you know that it's all the flour. If the recipe says "add flour (1 cup)", then I have to check back in the ingredients list to figure out if that's all the flour or only part of it. Then the more info you add to clarify, the harder it is to skim while you're cooking.

[โ€“] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I agree that many recipes are poorly written. Especially non professional stuff from the web.

Still, I'd hate to prepare anything without having weighed all my ingredients beforehand.

[โ€“] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 weeks ago

How many tablespoons do you think I own?