> fifty versions for sourdough bread ground from whole grains. It's a careful search algorithm in a high dimensional space, not cooking. I know the process, a

> fifty versions for sourdough bread ground from whole grains. It's a careful search algorithm in a high dimensional space, not cooking. I know the process, a bit. The way I see it is: first you _follow the recipe_ , until you think you understand it and are getting reasonably good results. Then tweak it and take notes of the resulting improvements or setbacks. Repeat for life. As you say, it's iterative and multi-dimensional.