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Funny you'd say that. Other people say cooking is art, while baking is a science. No room for errors.
by mr_mitm 8mo ago
Funny you'd say that. Other people say cooking is art, while baking is a science. No room for errors.
- malfist 8mo agoBaking bread is fun because its not science. It had guidelines but thats it
- mr_mitm 8mo agoScience can be fun!
- bibouthegreat 8mo agoCooking is art, baking is a very easy science (weight things and check the temperature), pastry is another thing. That requires talent, experience and a lucky star.
- deadfoxygrandpa 8mo agoif there was no room for "errors", how is it possible that there are tens of thousands of different bread and cookie recipes and stuff like that?
- mr_mitm 8mo agoBecause while the recipes are easy to follow, you can't fix a baked dough. If you messed up the salt, the yeast, etc. that's it. Cooking is more forgiving in that sense.
- bigstrat2003 8mo agoThose people are dead wrong on both counts. Cooking meals benefits more from precision than they claim (if you want reproducible results you best be measuring!), and baking does not require as much precision as they claim (I estimate ingredients all the time when baking and my bakes come out great). There's a lot of mysticism around baking online, but in truth it's very easy. Just follow the recipe and you'll be ok. You don't need to carefully weigh ingredients and stuff like people say.
- mr_mitm 8mo agoIt depends, I guess. When I make pizza dough, I use around .1% yeast. Using .4g instead of .8g would make a huge difference, and getting that right without carefully weighing it is neigh impossible.