Ladies or Gentlemen! When You Follow a Recipe, Does it Work??

Hi artistry..I'll give you the advice I was given in cullinary school. (I just graduated last June) When you are first learning, its best to follow a recipe exactly. When it's finished, taste it and make mental notes how you would change it next time. You may be pleased with the end result and find no need to change. There are no rules in cooking. You should always make it your own and taylor any recipe to your liking. A recipe is ment to guide you, it is not set in stone. I love to play with ingredients and try different things. Sometimes it works, sometimes it dosen't. It should always be fun and if you like cooking there are no limits to the things you can do. In the beginning, (because I was taking cooking very seriously with the hopes of earning good money some day) I kept a notebook with the recipe and the changes I made, if they were successful. I found that if i didnt it was hard to remember just what I had done last time. Play around with it. Think about what else might work with whatever you are making. Its fun to experiment and even more fun to eat! I'm happy to help you in any way I can in the future. I'll request you as a friend and you can pm me anytime you are stuck or would like advice..Happy cooking and remember "Make it your own" J

Results when trying new recipes do vary, depending on both ingredients and directions. Re cooking, particularly, there's some flexibility, but baking is much more exacting and precise. Usually, my first try of a new dish is to test it, even if it's a recipe I "invented" myself. I'm getting to the point, though, where I don't feel like experimenting too much on my own. I don't like "disasters" because I don't like to waste food, even in small batches, especially now with money so tight. That being said, I am happy with a few standards I have "invented", such as my tuna casserole, which everyone in my family likes. When I try a new recipe, I follow it exactly to get an "expected" result. If it doesn't agree with my tastebuds, I'll either modify it to my taste, if I think it's worth saving, or chuck it. Most dishes allow for variations in seasonings, amounts, substitutions, or modifications of a little of "this or that". Sometimes, even my old standards seem to taste a little bit different - go figure. But, mostly, things are consistent. Because I enjoy cooking and its corollary, eating, I still get interested and excited about finding and testing new recipes. I get disappointed in myself when I "create" a disaster of a recipe! And, now that it's cookie baking season, I'm trying a few new ones, cause I hope they're easy!

In most cases i seem to succeed if i have all the rawmaterials prepared before i start cooking the recipe, but sometimes it also happens that it doesnt taste exactly as i would expect before i start the cooking, so a recipe can also disapoint you. Once in a while my cooking doesnt succeed and i burn it, or added to many spicies...

I always follow recipes to a T. Also I was raised in a family where cooking was prominent. Sometimes with recipes there needs a small adjustment whether it be the amount of milk or flour, so occasionally I'll follow a recipe and it will come out not quite as I planned so the next time i'll use a little bit of improvisation to make it better.

I always follow the recipes completely and I always get what was in the picture next to the recipe. Unfortunately, some recipes have disappointed me, but that's the recipes' fault, not mine, because I use all the right ingredients and do it right. Sometimes I just don't like the taste. I'm very picky when it comes to food and that's why I don't like some of the recipes. Other people do like them though.

Whenever I follow a new receipe it always works, because it's going to be something from a book or the supermarket promotion so they always have to make sure it works, BUT the taste is always not how I want it! :)

I do typically get the result that I was hoping for the first time that I try a recipe for the first time. It is the second or third time that I don't get a result that I am happy with. You see, the first time that I try out a recipe, I follow the recipe to a T, however, the next several times that I am working with that particular recipe, I tweak it a little bit each time so that I can go from a textbook recipe to something that is truly my own.

It mostly work for me. When following a recipe, I always make sure that it has a step-by-step pictures so I have an idea what to do. So far the results are satisfying. The cookbook also plays a big role, I suppose, that's why I only choose the credible ones. Oh, also make sure that the ingredients are fresh.

Most of the recipes I have are family recipes so I do follow them to a T. I rarely use box mixes to make cookies and cakes. I love to use my family recipes when cooking because it brings back a lot of memories. I was given a cook book with family recipes as a bridal shower gift. This is the one gift I cherish the most.

Recipes are just guides. Common sense is also needed whenever cooking. You can tweak recipes a bit... except for baking. Baking is an exact science and recipes should really be followed because it's going to be too late already if you forgot something and it's already inside the oven. Cheers!

Not always. Because the creator's tastes are not always prescribed in accordance with our tastes. And sometimes, we often make mistakes in making the food, so the taste and shape can be different from the recipe.

When i am confident then only i follow the recipe. If it is long process or difficuilt then i will not try that recipe.

First, i will see if the recipe is possible for me to finish it. As you know, some material on the recipe are hard to buy on the market.If i can get all the materials , i will decide to have a trail. Usually, the recipe works.I follow the instructions step by step strictly.So finally,i can get the result,when i heard my husband said"it is nice",i feel very happy.

Sometimes, but most of it no. Maybe because I'm not good in cooking. But atleast I tried right? One of the good things happen to me when I was trying to make a Cake is when I made a cake a lot more different than the original one and it taste delicious. Maybe experimenting some recipes will help.

Not really, do youtube tutorials on dish considered as recipe? lol ^_^ I've tried making sushi but it's kinda weird. haha but it's fine though still edible ^_^

I love cooking. And just like you, I do follow recipes sometimes in those things I haven't tried cooking before and I would say I get the result I wanted. It is also something delectable and sumptuous. The secret in cooking is not merely following the recipe but making modification into it as you cook. I mean, you don't have to follow every single detail of the recipe. You can change or modify details on the recipe itself and that would make a well-cooked food. Don't just follow recipes, change something if you think it needs a change.

It happens sometimes.. :( First, I will search for a recipe and do check it all many sites and if get a satisfactory one then I will try for it. One dish I remember, it was a fish gravy. I tried and it came out very well, but do not know my husband did not like it. I was little upset on that day.:((

I really don't know how to cook and online recipes just keeps me in the line. I cook while reading the recipes and I'll just adjust for how many serving it would take :D

I usually get the result I was looking for when I make up a recipe. It takes a lot for me to screw it up. Although I usually modify a recipe. Last night I made a recipe for the first time which was basically breaded chicken, linguini and olive oil. I added mushrooms, yellow squash and red bell pepper. It was delicious. I'm sure it would have been just fine without the veggies but I find that it's always missing something if it's that plain.Like everyone else has stated, play around with the recipes and make them your own.