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twovests wrote

If someone is "good at cooking", I'd say they have the confidence to operate in their own kitchen space, and the capacity to make a good handful of meals from memory without any mistakes. They should be able to determine if their ingredients are fresh or not. They should know enough to know the terminology, be able to piece apart what parts really matter in a recipe, and be able to bake a few things. They should also have some baking competency.

That said, "good at cooking" might just be something someone tells you when you use a lot of butter, sugar, or salt in the meal.

And, by god, they should be using a scale for measuring whenever possible.

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Alessia wrote

being good at cooking means you don't need to use a scale

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flabberghaster OP wrote

yeah as far as using a scale to measure goes that's probably a good call if you wanna be really speciifc. one cup of flour can have different amounts depending on how much if fluffs, for example. but i feel like.......................................... IME cooking is pretty forgiving. you odn't need to be down to the miligram

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twovests wrote

The scale is good because you don't need to dirty measuring cups or anything else. Everything in one or two bowls! Amazing feeling

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flabberghaster OP wrote

oh that's actually a really good call. when i measure flour i have a whole process where i take a measuring cup and a butter knife to level the measurement off but that means i have to dirty two things up each time i measure.

I'll have to look in to getting a scale. i don't like buying special kitchen tools though, so who knows. if i get one i'll let you know.

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