“I agree w what cobble was getting at… cooking is more improvisation, baking more precise. Mrs. D is a very good baker, I am not but can cook pretty well. What a team!â€
Right – but if you’ve got the chops to improvise, I’m gonna guess you could probably measure two cups flour, one teaspoon baking powder, and mix it with 2 eggs.
I know professional bakers, they all use recipes. If everything is not in the correct portion or the cooking temp and timing is off you get brownies that make holes in your floors.
So this very nice looking (and well endowed) 28 year old white guy from Williamsburg sends me pics and wants to hook up with me and do all sorts of nasty things. I’m just not attracted to him at all cuz he’s white. Is there something wrong with that.
Cooking v. Baking: It really is two different skill sets. I’ve never been a very good cook until the past couple years where I caught up a little bit. But it took quite a bit of practice to get certain techniques right, but I need to follow a recipe, I can’t improvise all that much with cooking. Baking just comes more naturally to me.
BH makes nice biscuits.
The day I successfully bake a pie from scratch, is the day I consider myself a good cook.
DeLepp….hahahahaaa.
“I agree w what cobble was getting at… cooking is more improvisation, baking more precise. Mrs. D is a very good baker, I am not but can cook pretty well. What a team!â€
Right – but if you’ve got the chops to improvise, I’m gonna guess you could probably measure two cups flour, one teaspoon baking powder, and mix it with 2 eggs.
For a long time I tried to bake a ciabatta style loaf of bread and it wouldn’t come out right.
Finally I found the Sullivan Street Bakery recipe and it’s really great…and none of that time consuming multiple kneadings and risings.
I know professional bakers, they all use recipes. If everything is not in the correct portion or the cooking temp and timing is off you get brownies that make holes in your floors.
So this very nice looking (and well endowed) 28 year old white guy from Williamsburg sends me pics and wants to hook up with me and do all sorts of nasty things. I’m just not attracted to him at all cuz he’s white. Is there something wrong with that.
Fake tan and a sombrero.
Cooking v. Baking: It really is two different skill sets. I’ve never been a very good cook until the past couple years where I caught up a little bit. But it took quite a bit of practice to get certain techniques right, but I need to follow a recipe, I can’t improvise all that much with cooking. Baking just comes more naturally to me.
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I often wondered if there is something gender-related with a lot of great bakers being women, most great cooks men.
well duh. it’s pretty damn gay for a guy to bake cupcakes
*rob*