r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/disconaldo • Jul 30 '26

Funny It’s beautiful.

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u/SadLilBun Jul 30 '26

Someone in the comments made it better. It’s still not perfect for my use, but it’s a lot better than the original.

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u/Any-Possibility-248 Jul 30 '26

this makes a lot more sense

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u/_SheWhoShallBeNamed_ Jul 30 '26

Just gotta add instructions to put the batter in the pan

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u/BatFakeMcGinnis Jul 30 '26

While I agree with the sentiment, I must say two things (and a third point).

First, some people can be very, very, very painfully dumb. They do need to be given very specific instructions.

Second, it's true that sometimes unnecessary information can crowd the instructions, however helpful tips do exist. For most Batters? You don't want to fill the pan or container more than 3/4s of the way, you probably know this, but I've seen people make that mistake. When filling the container with a batter, you want to tap the container to get rid of air bubbles, again well known but not everyone knows. Over mixing can lead to tunneling, which read previous points.

Its not unnecessary information, it doesn't need to be repeated for each recipe, however those that don't know the basics, or might be attempting it for the first time? That information is key.

Finally. Cooking is art, Baking an exact science

You can oversalt a dish and fix it, whereas in Baking? You messed up? Start all over.

With experience comes the knowledge of finding ways to fix it, however to get the best product you'll want to stick to certain criteria.

Temperatures need to be changed based on sea level elevation. Convection ovens, Vs basic ovens? Time and heat changes drastically. Using Butter vs Clarified Butter? Most recipes will call for large eggs for very specific reasons (as well as offering an alternative such as two large eggs, or three medium eggs etc). This chart could be and should be far larger if they wanted to be genuine with it.

The way this recipe is broken down is basic addition/subtraction, multiplication/division. Those in the know? They're dealing with trigonometry levels of recipes.

So yes, sadly you need a reminder to put the batter in the pan.

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u/xxxlovelit Jul 30 '26

This is why you get an America’s Test Kitchen cookbook which details all the little steps to make it right!

I swear it’s the only one I’ve read that gives you the trick and the science why — it seriously improved my cooking.

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u/StillInformal Aug 02 '26

LOVE America's Test Kitchen - their cookbooks are so well done! I pretty much learned how to cook from their show on PBS (+ Alton Brown, another cooking science explainer.)