• Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk
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      11 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!

      [Come on over to !recipes@feddit.uk and !cooking_with_fire@feddit.uk - both could do with more regulars!]

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        1 hour 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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        11 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!