cooking is a science
thoughts on cooking...
i was just remarking to a friend today that cooking shares many similarities with research. you are only as good as your reagents (ingredients), equipment and protocol (recipe). armed with good ingredients and a good recipe, good results are sure to follow provided that you follow the directions accordingly. if you skip a critical ingredient, take shortcuts or mix things out of sequence, the results can be disastrous or disappointing. the endeavor would have been a complete waste of time. trust me, i learned this the hard way when i used to do exactly that when i first tried to cook or bake. and of course, you keep adjusting/adapting the protocol in order to optimize it (to your tastes, to improve on previous results, etc.)
you gotta admit, cooking is an art and a science.
yes, speaking of science, i should be working on my research related things and yet i'm currently adding to my blog...no, it's not a reflection of my priorities. just a reality of my procrastinating nature.
i was just remarking to a friend today that cooking shares many similarities with research. you are only as good as your reagents (ingredients), equipment and protocol (recipe). armed with good ingredients and a good recipe, good results are sure to follow provided that you follow the directions accordingly. if you skip a critical ingredient, take shortcuts or mix things out of sequence, the results can be disastrous or disappointing. the endeavor would have been a complete waste of time. trust me, i learned this the hard way when i used to do exactly that when i first tried to cook or bake. and of course, you keep adjusting/adapting the protocol in order to optimize it (to your tastes, to improve on previous results, etc.)
you gotta admit, cooking is an art and a science.
yes, speaking of science, i should be working on my research related things and yet i'm currently adding to my blog...no, it's not a reflection of my priorities. just a reality of my procrastinating nature.
