What type of a cook are you ?

[fundj&e]

i only do 2 recipes always the same,  the rest of the time its like mum, remember when you made that curry last week it was awesome can you make it again.................................... Who the hell remembers how i made that curry   

[judydawn]

I am an average cook but I can read and follow a recipe so that I can be an awesome cook 

[fundj&e]

I am bad at reading and following recipes. i skip lines and sometimes pages.slowly i am geting better thanks to this forum. I really did not have a recipe for my sexy legs and now i do ,so next time i make it i can look it up .     

[meganjane]

I am bad at reading and following recipes. i skip lines and sometimes pages.slowly i am geting better thanks to this forum. I really did not have a recipe for my sexy legs and now i do ,so next time i make it i can look it up .     

A recipe for my sexy legs??  Where?? I want that recipe!!

I'm an intuitive cook. I will read 5 or 6 recipes, put them away and make my own up (except for cakes and biscuits). I modify cake and biscuit recipes (and make notes of what I've changed) once I've made them once and end up developing my own recipes from these modifications.

Since having my TMX, I write everything down as I make something new, even when  I'm not using the Thermomix for that particular dish. I check measurements and make notes. This has really helped when I've made something wonderful and want to make it again!

[Very Happy Jan]

A messy one 

[meganjane]

A messy one 

I used to be a messy cook!!  I now fill my sink with hot soapy water and wash everything as I go.

[Bedlam]

A happy confident cook until I cook for anyone other than family then I become insecure.

[Frozzie]

Im a cook who can easily follow a recipe but also make a dish up as I go but my downfall is not noting things down as i tend to add and taste etc and dont take note of how much of what I have added lol...but I am getting better since thermomix...I consider myself as do those around me a good cook but I have my successes as I do my failures..comes with the territory of experiementing I think and also frame of mind...I also hate to cook the same thing twice..like to always have something different unless I feel like an old fav 

[andiesenji]

I often cook by eye and taste - fingers feeling how a dough is working, sniffing for aromas.

Recipes are often altered at a whim - sometimes I have alternate ingredients or just "because" -

I don't rely on writing down, if it is a recipe I think I will want to repeat I make audible "notes" as I go. 

Possibly I have mentioned in prior posts in another topic that I have a little digital dictating recorder and it's easy for me to make audible "notes" then transcribe the notes later.

There is usually no one around to wonder why I am talking to myself and if there is, it is easy to explain.  Also I have converted quite a few friends to this way of keeping track of things.
I have it with me when I am doing household tasks to make shopping notes - saves having to run to the market at an inopportune time.
The one I have is voice activated and rechargeable and has a USB cable so I can transfer the file to my computers.

[SuzieG]

I'm pretty much by the recipe...even before Thermie.

I wish I knew intuitively what flavors will go well with each other. I'm in awe of these kids on junior master chef!

[johnro]

Stop these ever so interesting posts especially when I cannot be in on them all day!!!!!!!!   

[judydawn]

  You can still join us on weekends or during your insomniac moments Robyn

[CreamPuff63]

I wish I was an intuitive cook, but alas I follow a recipe to the letter. If the dish doesn't work out, I go back through to find out at what stage it could possibly have failed. If I think its my fault, I might make the recipe again or look for something similar that I think will work next time. For every recipe that works out I give a tick and a comment, and its only the last couple of years that I have made neat alterations or tips in a recipe book for future reference. I would never be able to go on Masterchef or similar because I need a recipe to go by. Having said that, I know a lot of general things about cooking and most likely am a better cook than average because I enjoy cooking and seeing people enjoy the fruits of my labour. My style of cooking would fit into the "Homestyle" category. I don't have time to make confits or fiddly things as I run my own business and spend a lot of time on this forum 

[Amanda]

I'm a lazy cook, an intuitive cook, an adaptive cook AND a by the book cook!
I strive for maximum impact with minimum effort, generally like to follow a recipe for the first time then I tweak like crazy, am very happy to substitute where possible/desirable and tend to cook by smell or taste adding different ingredients to boost the flavours of my dishes.
I tend not to write things down until after the event.  This is not always successful as I often don't quite remember what it was I did to take the dish up to the next level.  
I also tend to struggle a bit from season to season as I try to remember what it was that I cooked the previous year. Again, note taking would probably be useful.

[Lellyj]

I need a recipe, although I do tweak and substitute.  I believe that being a good cook is also about knowing what to cook.  Until thermomix came into my life I had about 3 standard cake recipes and a few biscuit recipes which I always cooked and people thought I was a wonderful baker!  When I started working full time, my husband (for a short spell, anyway) endevoured to cook more and wouldn't take any guidance from me.  Frequently, he would be disappointed with his efforts, but when I looked at the recipes he'd chosen from the internet, I would think no wonder, I can tell that would be bland, or that would be difficult.  I can usually tell if something will work or be to our tastes by looking at the recipe. 

I like how Amanda said she doesn't take enough notes and finds it hard to remember from season to season what she cooked last year, I'm like that too.  I've been trying to remember what I used to cook BEFORE Clancy, so I could do some more converting and sharing with others who have generously shared their recipes . . . but other than my favourite chocolate cake and lamb curry which I've already put up, I can't remember what I used to cook, apart from a few key dishes which aren't really suitable for conversion!!