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I’ve only recently gotten into Kenji but he doesn’t come off as an asshole to me. Perhaps he’s grown up a bit since you last read/watch him?

tayo42 5y ago
According to the article maybe(especially if he's drinking less), I don't really seek out his stuff. I formed my opinion after he showed up and started something responding to a comment on reddit about recipes that had nothing to do with him.
- fknorangesite 5y ago
  > I formed my opinion after he showed up and started something responding to a comment on reddit about recipes that had nothing to do with him. Because this thread you're in has so much to do with you?
  - tayo42 5y ago
    I shared that his self admitted asshole behavior makes his content less appealing to consume. What's so bad here?
    - fknorangesite 5y ago
      He was just participating in an online community, the same way you were both in that thread and we are in this one. I saw your link; he wasn't being an asshole - he was providing clarifying information.
      - tayo42 5y ago
        Clarifying what? I was sharing my opinion, you don't get to tell me my opinion is wrong. Or clarify my opinion for me? That's pretty egotistical...
- tptacek 5y ago
  You could just provide a link. Then you wouldn't have to paraphrase or explain. I'd be really cautious about attributing people's personality traits to drinking; as insults go, that one's pretty grave.
  - tayo42 5y ago
    I managed to dig it up for you. https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/pwmw4u/lpt_some_recipe_writers_write_chili_powder_and/hejp1qd https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/pwmw4u/lpt_some_re... He shows up to flex his credentials, tell me my opinion is wrong? It was odd and rubbed me the wrong way. There's a thread in ramen about making tonkostu broth in a pressure cooker where I thought he came off arrogant. I'm not insulting anyone, it was brought up in the article
    - tptacek 5y ago
      I think he shows up to explain that you're wrong about what "chili powder" means in American recipes, not so much to flex his credentials, but either way, thanks for the link!
- SamBam 5y ago
  A link would indeed be helpful, I'm falling to understand what sounds like just acting like a member of the community, and participating in the forums even when it's not his recipe. (People do someone's argue about recipes on Reddit, after all.)
- randomcarbloke 5y ago
  He does seem to be a complete cock, he is revered and yet often wrong. He's your classic home-cook-gone-famous and with his support everyone thinks they're a god in the kitchen. Nothing turns me off a recipe or yt vid quite like "Kenji says".
jasonwatkinspdx 5y ago
Kenji takes some quite overt political stances that seem to flip some people out. I've never seen him be anything but gracious. He does pop in here occasionally when articles discuss him.

tayo42 5y ago

According to the article maybe(especially if he's drinking less), I don't really seek out his stuff. I formed my opinion after he showed up and started something responding to a comment on reddit about recipes that had nothing to do with him.

fknorangesite 5y ago
> I formed my opinion after he showed up and started something responding to a comment on reddit about recipes that had nothing to do with him. Because this thread you're in has so much to do with you?
- tayo42 5y ago
  I shared that his self admitted asshole behavior makes his content less appealing to consume. What's so bad here?
  - fknorangesite 5y ago
    He was just participating in an online community, the same way you were both in that thread and we are in this one. I saw your link; he wasn't being an asshole - he was providing clarifying information.
    - tayo42 5y ago
      Clarifying what? I was sharing my opinion, you don't get to tell me my opinion is wrong. Or clarify my opinion for me? That's pretty egotistical...
tptacek 5y ago
You could just provide a link. Then you wouldn't have to paraphrase or explain. I'd be really cautious about attributing people's personality traits to drinking; as insults go, that one's pretty grave.
- tayo42 5y ago
  I managed to dig it up for you. https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/pwmw4u/lpt_some_recipe_writers_write_chili_powder_and/hejp1qd https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/pwmw4u/lpt_some_re... He shows up to flex his credentials, tell me my opinion is wrong? It was odd and rubbed me the wrong way. There's a thread in ramen about making tonkostu broth in a pressure cooker where I thought he came off arrogant. I'm not insulting anyone, it was brought up in the article
  - tptacek 5y ago
    I think he shows up to explain that you're wrong about what "chili powder" means in American recipes, not so much to flex his credentials, but either way, thanks for the link!
SamBam 5y ago
A link would indeed be helpful, I'm falling to understand what sounds like just acting like a member of the community, and participating in the forums even when it's not his recipe. (People do someone's argue about recipes on Reddit, after all.)
randomcarbloke 5y ago
He does seem to be a complete cock, he is revered and yet often wrong. He's your classic home-cook-gone-famous and with his support everyone thinks they're a god in the kitchen. Nothing turns me off a recipe or yt vid quite like "Kenji says".

jasonwatkinspdx 5y ago

Kenji takes some quite overt political stances that seem to flip some people out. I've never seen him be anything but gracious. He does pop in here occasionally when articles discuss him.