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There is one thing that current “AI” really excels in and I am using it almost daily, and that is cooking.

Really, if you are not a proficient cook, try it. Not only for finding recipes, but for everything else - extending, replacing ingredients, even feedback on your kitchen setup (like how to use your appliances correctly).

I frequently find myself in a shop wondering what to cook with the ingredients I already have at home, asking what should I buy.

I am not very big fan of LLMs, even though I use them every day at work, but this has simplified (and bettered) my life in very meaningful way.

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Hurvajs Rumcajs 8mo ago

Interesting, not that I need it, because I like to improvize when cooking.

So you didn't get any "you can substitute vinegar for bleach" or something like that?

Ave Delphina 8mo ago

Never (or not yet 🤷‍♀️). Best results I have with prompts like these:

I have cooked a sauce according to *this* recipe, but it came too sour, what should I do?

I don’t have fresh “spice or ingredient *, what can I use instead?

I really like *ingredient, spice, taste”, how would it come with this recipe?

And so on.

The point is that sometimes it tells you - you can use this, but don’t forget to add this or cook in a slightly different way.

Ave Delphina 8mo ago

Interesting point with improvisation. My mindset is that I should first learn to do a meal properly and only then improvise, but it seems that most people are improvising as they go.

Hurvajs Rumcajs 8mo ago

There are dishes that I never tried to cook, because I don't really care for them. But the things I like are variations on a few principles. Often heavily influenced by a season (what is available from the garden at that part of the year).

Ave Delphina 8mo ago

I understand. My point is - let’s take few basic recipes that are proven by time and learn what this combination tastes like. Then - feel free to experiment. For me it is like learning a language. You need to learn the basic words to be able to understand others and only then you can create your own sentences and express yourself. For me it’s easier to improvise if I already know the basic structures.