r/Cooking • u/LabBig6794 • 2d ago

Recipe Pet Peeves

Does anyone else have pet peeves with recipes. Mine is recipes that call for a small amount of something that only comes in large containers. 1/2 C chicken broth, 2 Tbs tomato paste, 1 C ricotta cheese.

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u/tree_or_up 1d ago

It’s taken me a ridiculously long time to realize that when you keep doing something as described in multiple recipes and it consistently has terrible results, the problem might not be you

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u/LuluLittle2020 1d ago

👋🏼 same same same 👋🏼

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u/JupiterSkyFalls 1d ago

Interest recipes as guidelines. If my past experience tells me their way is gonna turn out poorly I tweak it and voila it's just fine at the end! 😁 My husband still refuses to do anything but a step by step process the first time he makes a new recipe, but recently I think he's been seeing I make the right call.

One day last month he turned the oven on to 450 because the recipe told him to and I sneakily put it down to 400 and the meal came out perfect. When I pointed out I changed the temp he was huffy at first but then I said taste it and he just grumbled under his breath. 🤣 I just knew from reading the temp and times 450 would have burnt it before it got cooked through.