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ctucker
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Joined: May 22, 2008
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:24 am |
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Ok I just need to express my annoyance with recipes on the internet asI have found a few now that are useless to me because of this problem...
People keep listing amounts in boxes, bags and cans of something
"a box of raisins" or "a bag of coconut" or "a can of condensed milk"
All of these come in different sized bags, boxes and cans. Here in my part of Canada icing sugar coms only in a bag (and in 2 different sizes), yet I keep seeing people post about boxes of icing sugar...no way for me to know how much that is. A box could be anything from a cup to 4 cups or more.
Anyways, just needed to vent in hopes that somebody would understand my frustration. |
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indydebi
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
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Location: Indianapolis IN
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:54 am |
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omg, I'm with ya on that one, sista!!!
I've "edited" some cookbooks .... they were very amateur; it was a company thing where the employees brought in their recipes and we put together a Company Cookbook (moral booster thing). Anyway, I screened the recipes for just this kind of thing. I have a low tolerance for the mindset that works in the "Well, *I* know what it means so then everyone else must know, too! No reason for me to actually explain it!"
How much IS a "capful"? 
What I also find irritating is when they use brand names of products instead of the product. "1 cup of Jiffy" ..... to the recipe writer, that could mean peanut butter. When I used this example in another thread, one of our CC'er in another country laughed and said "Jiffy" in her country is a toilet cleaner!! Not all products are available in all parts of the country. Not all products survive a lifetime. Saw one recipe that listed a name-brand item and I had no idea if it was syrup or hot taco sauce! |
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marybible
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Joined: Apr 01, 2007
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Location: Oak Ridge, TN
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:10 am |
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one thing that I found that "annoys" me about some recipes I have tried in the past is that fact that the recipe will say how much of something to use but that i can NEVER find that in the store. The "size" is either too much or too little. |
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kookyfaery
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Joined: Aug 07, 2008
Posts: 26
Location: Sacramento, CA
Birthday: Jan 18
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:27 am |
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That really does annoy me. I just started cooking
(yeah, dad always cooked, moved out, dad not there to cook for me any more) So I have no idea what i'm doing, and when people put 1 can of this or that, you go to the store and they have two different size cans. I generally can guess but one time I did guess wrong and it was a disaster.
I like knowing the exact amount using a measuring cup or spoon. That way I know I am not going to fudge it up.  |
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TexasSugar
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Joined: Sep 01, 2005
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Location: East Texas
Birthday: Dec 08
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:49 am |
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My gripe with internet recipe sites, isn't always the recipes, but the comments and rating systems. I love when someone rates a recipes with 4 or 5 stars but then their comment goes something like "This recipe was great, but instead of the 'this' we used 'that' and I doubled 'this', and left out 'that'."
It's like hello you are not rating the recipe, but instead one you made up yourself. Of course then there are those that change a bunch of stuff then give the recipes a low rating cause it didn't come out good. Makes you go "Hmmmm...."
Me and my friend were recently talking about recipes online because she doesn't know how to cook. Well she does, but very little. She doesn't have the back ground experince I got for cooking. She was saying that she wishes she could find real recipes that real people make that call for things you can actually find and know what they are. |
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cupcakeshoppe
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Joined: Feb 10, 2008
Posts: 1118
Location: Pinas!
Birthday: Oct 08
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:59 pm |
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I wish there would be reviews for the recipes here. |
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mamacc
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Location: RI
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:11 pm |
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| cupcakeshoppe wrote: | | I wish there would be reviews for the recipes here. |
Me too! I really like to read reviews. |
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jam7
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Joined: Feb 25, 2008
Posts: 85
Birthday: Jun 27
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:12 pm |
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When I first started cooking several years ago I inherited some old church cookbooks. Nothin' beats good tried and true recipes from Grandma, how can you go wrong?! But I kept getting frustrated because so many of the recipes called for "Oleo" and I couldn't find it anywhere! Months and months went by while I struggled to get dinner on the table without the elusive "Oleo". I finally confessed to my mom that I couldn't find the stuff, and she lovingly explained to me what "Oleo" was....DOH!  |
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wrightway777
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Joined: Jan 11, 2008
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Location: Georgia
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:14 pm |
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indydebi - just read the part about "Jiffy" as a toilet cleaner. Oh my thanks for the laugh tonight! Had to LOL!
cupcakeshoppe - I totally agree. I always look at comments on recipes on other sites and combine all the great comments to really make the recipe super crazy good. |
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SueB
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Joined: May 23, 2006
Posts: 185
Location: Madison Heights, VA
Birthday: Jan 05
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:17 pm |
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I love using allrecipes.com because they use the rating system. I have had good luck with every recipe I have tried there...but then I only try ones that have a 5 star rating and a lot of reviews. |
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lovely
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:30 pm |
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Oleo?? Am going to google it right now, and Jiffy in Australia is a harsh chemical cleaner like Indy said. Whew, glad I didn't come across those recipes but understand the problem. |
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floophs
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Joined: Aug 18, 2007
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:39 pm |
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I'm so glad this was posted. I posted something similar a month or so ago but it didn't get too many views.
I would also love to see a place where people can leave comments about the recipes on this website. If you're voting only 1 star...why? Is it too dry, tasteless, etc. On other websites where there are reviews, that's what I usually go off of. It will determine whether or not I make the recipe.
Two thumbs up for a place to leave comments!  |
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jam7
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Joined: Feb 25, 2008
Posts: 85
Birthday: Jun 27
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:52 pm |
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Ok one more thing...I love allrecipes. I'm on there all the time!! However I HATE when people rate a recipe before trying it. As in "I haven't made this, but...." Ughh!! If you haven't made it, why are you reviewing it?  |
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APrettyCake
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Joined: May 08, 2008
Posts: 124
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:55 pm |
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liapsim
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Joined: Jul 06, 2007
Posts: 154
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:58 pm |
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Great topic! I just looked at a recipe on here about 2 weeks ago and it just listed the ingredients....NOT HOW MUCH I NEEDED OF EACH ONE!!!! What, am I psychic now? I know whoever, expected me to "eyeball" it but come on!!!
And I'm with the rest of ya...a recipe review system. And if you are going to select a "star" you HAVE to put why it's that rating in order to submit it! No "2 star" but we don't know why it's that way!!! |
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