On the merits of discipline
It's become a sort of tradition now for me to watch the early morning cooking shows on the Food Network every Saturday. That's when all of the worthwhile shows shine.
Whenever I come across a dish that looks particularly pleasing, interesting, and/or easy, I immediately hop to its web page and bookmark it. It didn't occur to me until now that the Food Network allows its viewers to comment on and rate the recipes on its shows. Curiosity piqued, I started to go back through my folder of bookmarks to see what others had to say about some of my favorite gleaned recipes.
Oh my god.
Some of these people are just goddamn retarded. Now, granted, there are some commentators who seem to legitimately know what they're talking about. They'll recommend a seasoning swap or alternative cooking methods to bring out more flavor or create better texture. Those comments are invaluable to folks like myself who are (basically) still novices.
But then there are the idiots who just need to shut the fuck up.
"I would not recommend this at all. I used dried tarragon instead of fresh, left out the nutmeg, and substituted savoy cabbage for the spinach, but it wouldn't have mattered if I had followed the recipe to a T. It was horrible."
Um. You are retarded. Fresh and dried do not have the same flavor. And what the fuck? Since when are cabbage and spinach swappable?
(Lady who gave a recipe 1 out of 5 stars) "This was not fast at all. Took me and my sister over 3 hours to make this."
Bitch, this isn't fucking Rachael Ray or a Thirty Minute Meal. This is gourmet cuisine. Pull your head out of your ass, not everything is as fast as motherfucking Hamburger Helper.
"I didn't like this dish at all! The flavor was terrible, and it didn't come out at all like it did in the show. Even my husband who will eat anything couldn't finish this when I made it! We had to throw it out."
Lady, maybe you're just a terrible cook. It happens.
Just another example of everyday stupidity.
Whenever I come across a dish that looks particularly pleasing, interesting, and/or easy, I immediately hop to its web page and bookmark it. It didn't occur to me until now that the Food Network allows its viewers to comment on and rate the recipes on its shows. Curiosity piqued, I started to go back through my folder of bookmarks to see what others had to say about some of my favorite gleaned recipes.
Oh my god.
Some of these people are just goddamn retarded. Now, granted, there are some commentators who seem to legitimately know what they're talking about. They'll recommend a seasoning swap or alternative cooking methods to bring out more flavor or create better texture. Those comments are invaluable to folks like myself who are (basically) still novices.
But then there are the idiots who just need to shut the fuck up.
"I would not recommend this at all. I used dried tarragon instead of fresh, left out the nutmeg, and substituted savoy cabbage for the spinach, but it wouldn't have mattered if I had followed the recipe to a T. It was horrible."
Um. You are retarded. Fresh and dried do not have the same flavor. And what the fuck? Since when are cabbage and spinach swappable?
(Lady who gave a recipe 1 out of 5 stars) "This was not fast at all. Took me and my sister over 3 hours to make this."
Bitch, this isn't fucking Rachael Ray or a Thirty Minute Meal. This is gourmet cuisine. Pull your head out of your ass, not everything is as fast as motherfucking Hamburger Helper.
"I didn't like this dish at all! The flavor was terrible, and it didn't come out at all like it did in the show. Even my husband who will eat anything couldn't finish this when I made it! We had to throw it out."
Lady, maybe you're just a terrible cook. It happens.
Just another example of everyday stupidity.
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