Strict Recipe Follower, or Experimenter?

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What Kind of Cook Are You?

Strict Recipe Follower
12
12%
Experimenter
29
30%
Hybrid
57
58%
 
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Kidd Essence
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Post by Kidd Essence »

Once I get a recipe down, I don't mind experimenting. But until I can make it with my eyes closed, I prefer to stick with the recipe given to me.
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Post by abbiegault22 »

When it comes to a baking recipe like a cake, I'm a strict recipe follower unless I'm adding in extra chocolate chips. When it comes to cooking veggies and chicken I am definitely an experimenter!
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Post by havillah108 »

I'm more of an experimenter than a recipe stickler. I usually modify a recipe to suit my family's taste preferences.
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Post by Preye I »

The first time I will be a strict recipe follower just to make sure I get everything right and not mess up. But after I taste it I will start to experiment and add less or more ingredients here and there.
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Post by sayoniwrites »

I am a hybrid cook. I tend to follow a recipe if I am trying something new. After I get familiar with it, I will experiment with the recipe.
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Post by Bibliophile_96 »

🤣🤣I have never stuck to a recipe even once. I am always tweaking something and most of the times people love what I prep. Once in a while though, I am blaming myself and wishing I followed what was stipulated 🤣🤣
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Post by Janelydia Mwangi »

Experimental it is! This reminds you of science projects way back in school that got you discovering more so is the kitchen a lab. Mixing contents always gives something new.
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Post by Nyavaloesther »

I am naturally an experimenter. it usually take a number of trials before I get things right, but I believe there are number of ways to make a particular food and it is going to be delicious. So yeah I do not really follow recipes, as long as I use the right ingredients my food most of the time turns out to be amazing
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Post by Simeon Amana »

I’m an experimenter
I only follow recipes strictly when I’m trying it for the first time. Afterwards, I tweak it to make variations tailored to my taste, if need be.
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Post by Helen Akoth »

I experiment a lot. I believe cooking is an art, and I usually come up with unique outcomes that I end up loving.
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Post by Aeesha Bashir »

Absolutely a hybrid. When I'm cooking savory recipes I'm more of a wing it kinda person but I'd it's a dessert I'll probably follow the recipe a bit closely.
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Post by honeybear_11001 »

Since I know I'm not a good cook, i tend to follow the recipe strictly. I even wrote it down. If maybe i find that the recipe contains an ingredient that I dont own, i just skip it or improvise with something very similar.
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Post by Matlhodi Nozwayo »

I am a huuuge experimenter. I will definitely use recipes here and there just to get the basic techniques and ingredients to delicate dishes, but I will always get comfortable and take over the whole recipe to make it mine.
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Post by Stephanie Kanu »

I read a recipe, sometimes even write it down, then I go ahead and cook without the recipe. I leave out a lot of ingredients and add some of my own. Usually, I end up with a messy variation of the recipe but for me, that's what makes it fun. I think cooking should be fun and creative.
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Post by Almira789 »

I could be both. To inherit a recipe, I often watch videos concerning about the dish. However, for it to be unique, I will accompany it with my own kind of experiments.
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