We need an API for recipes
Based Cooking
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Re: Based Cooking
#92The owner of this website is a reactionary with a relatively popular YouTube channel in which he openly espouses and trades in racist talking points[1]. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eYFnH61tmytImy1mTYvhA
That explains, in part, the choice of "based" in the domain.
Re: Based Cooking
#93I like the idea of a simple recipe site generally, but I also like reading the user feedback on recipe sites. Is a recipe any good? Are there improvements? There is no way to tell on this site.
Simple- just fork the repo, add a paragraph on the recipe page, and submit a pull request!
With this method, you can be sure there won't be any low-effort comments.
Re: Based Cooking
#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
> but I can't see myself ever using a plain-text recipe with no clue as to who the author is and no reason to suspect that they know what they're talking about. Isn't this how recipes - outside of friends and family - have worked forever? Celebrity chefs are the minority. People normally just Google "air fryer fried okra" and click on one of the first three. A meandering SEO tale doesn't prove this person cook, it pr…
Nope, people got recipes from books and magazines, which were considered reliable gatekeepers. Looking back at some of the gelatin casseroles of the 60s, of course, casts doubt on some of that reliability.
Someday I need to try one of those quivering alien monstrosities. Maybe we're missing out.
Re: Based Cooking
#95The owner of this website is a reactionary with a relatively popular YouTube channel in which he openly espouses and trades in racist talking points[1]. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eYFnH61tmytImy1mTYvhA
I scanned his video titles and nothing racist jumped out- could you link to a particular example?
Just look at the thumbnails. Right-wing memes all around, including one with a MAGA hat.
Re: Based Cooking
#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Based" is a positive adjective in 4chan-ese. It's roughly analogous to "redpilled," and is used primarily (but not exclusively) by reactionaries and people in that general sphere. The owner of this website is one such person; the use of "based" is meant to be a (not so) subtle nod to his knowing audience.
Didn't "based" come from Lil B initially? I've heard the phrase "based and redpilled," but I've heard it separately. I interpret "based" as a compliment given to radical viewpoints that are completely impractical, without signaling assent. See Political Compass Memes for numerous examples. For example: anarcho-monarchism is based. It's a ridiculous ideology, and I wouldn't support it, but it'd be cool to meet someone…
Lil B tha Based God was definitely where I heard it first.
I think it was something with Lil Wayne a long time ago.
Most slang I can suss out but I don’t think I ever had any idea what it meant to be based then or now.
Grounded?
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#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Based" is a positive adjective in 4chan-ese. It's roughly analogous to "redpilled," and is used primarily (but not exclusively) by reactionaries and people in that general sphere. The owner of this website is one such person; the use of "based" is meant to be a (not so) subtle nod to his knowing audience.
Didn't "based" come from Lil B initially? I've heard the phrase "based and redpilled," but I've heard it separately. I interpret "based" as a compliment given to radical viewpoints that are completely impractical, without signaling assent. See Political Compass Memes for numerous examples. For example: anarcho-monarchism is based. It's a ridiculous ideology, and I wouldn't support it, but it'd be cool to meet someone…
Both of these viewpoints are true. While I wholeheartedly support the use of the word "based" in the sense that you put it, it is also slang in a certain online subculture and a nod to that subculture. OP was dead on about that in this case: the author's other works include "Why I don't use Cuck Licenses" and "Science vs. Soyence."
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#98> Only Based cooking. Can someone shed light on what "based cooking" is? It's rather tricky to Google for and am unable to figure out what the site's author means by that.
"Based" is a positive adjective in 4chan-ese. It's roughly analogous to "redpilled," and is used primarily (but not exclusively) by reactionaries and people in that general sphere. The owner of this website is one such person; the use of "based" is meant to be a (not so) subtle nod to his knowing audience.
Based is not really analogous to redpilled at all
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#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
> This is why most people's cooking sucks. I'd argue that recipes themselves are why a lot of people's cooking sucks. The recipes tell you what how much and how long but fail to account for the basics of seasoning, preparation and tool selection. If people apply a formal or acquired training to recipes they'd usually vary a lot from person to person much less the original recipe
The cookbooks I have I acquired thinking they were good sources of recipes, and they kind of are. But the real value I found, is the sections on "how to cook". Everything in those books on technique: from knowing how to convert tablespoons to volumetric ounces (yes, I'm American) to how to temper eggs. My favorite bread recipe book, for example, isn't my favorite because the recipes are the best, but because it taugh…
Yeah, I’ve had the same experience. I really like the Salt Fat Acid Heat [0] book for this.
It does have a section on recipes, but a solid half or more of the book is on technique, why certain ways work and others don’t, etc.
Lots of stuff that I imagine one would pick up by working in a kitchen or going to school for it, but could take a long time to figure out on your own.
0: https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Fat-Acid-Heat-Mastering/dp/14767...
Re: Based Cooking
#100Maybe I'm in a minority, because everyone always hoots and hollers about how they hate modern recipe web sites -- and I get it, 6 pages of memories of trips to grandma or whatever is ridiculous -- but I can't see myself ever using a plain-text recipe with no clue as to who the author is and no reason to suspect that they know what they're talking about. At that point I would probably go to SimplyRecipes, where at lea…
I don’t care about credentials, what I like is what Mouthwatering Motivation [0] does:
1. Jump to recipe link right at the top (almost all recipe sites I regularly use have this).
2. Ingredients are described with extra hints or reasons for using them
3. Equipment used
4. Tips for the recipe, sometimes possible substitutes
5. Storage tips
No annoying background, just a short intro and pictures for the basics and otherwise helpful text.
[0]: https://mouthwateringmotivation.com/2021/03/08/no-bake-keto-...