At least that's how I've always thought of them.
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When I started cooking I compared it to making things work on Linux. It was always combining 3 different how-to guides with a bit of my own knowledge to make it work somehow 😂
#nerd
That's a good analogy. I kind of do the same thing when I'm trying something I've never done before. I look up like three or four recipes and kind of figure out the median between them and go from there.
I find technique has been my major focus. If I can brown/toast/ salt something it can be an extra up lite of otherwise blah food.
Realizing that the slightly burnt stuff on the bottom of the pans wasn't something to clean off later, but flavour to make part of the dish was a revelation to me. More taste and easier cleanup, it's a win-win.
#fond #deglaze