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    PixiePerson: I love, love, love cooking. I enjoy both cooking by common sense and Cooks Illustrated. Though, I find myself rebelling more and more against CI sin... more »
    Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): I DON'T COOK. I am a student who lives on instant noodles, sushi and the occasional M&S ready meal. And, you know what? I'm proud of it. May my vi... more »
    the_mighty_lush: hahaha - I'm a history post-grad and the only thing I want to post right now is 'people from the middle ages weren't 'ignorant'... just because scienc... more »
    Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: There's a lot of bullshit in folk wisdom that has been disproven by food scientists(leaving the cherry pits in the clafouti for flavor, not washing mu... more »
    JBae (née JSouth): Apparently Jeffrey Steingarten is an ass in person, but his writing is brilliant and hilarious and scientific all at once. "The Man Who Ate Everythin... more »
    the once and future estrojen: Damn it! I sign off for a few hours and y'all start talking about my beloved Alton Brown, the soft-serve-coiffed Marcel, recipe exchanges and cookbook... more »
    Red-headed bookworm: This article makes me kind of sad. I hate seeing a post of a woman complaining science is too hard. It seems to reinforce stereotypes. more »
    phoblog: At the risk of repeating other comments since I haven't read them all: maybe science class would be LESS confusing if more of it were based on these e... more »
    Cerridwen: Only two times have I overtly used "science" in cooking: 1. When adding salt to pasta water (salt solution has a higher boiling point, so it cooks the... more »
    Ratinski: I love baking. Nothing relaxes me more than mixing a batch of cookies (or muffins, which I can't make right now because I'm out of baking powder and ... more »
    Liz11685: My mother is a science teacher and totally plays into these ideas. She also taught me to cook really well, where she is more afraid of seasoning and t... more »
    quietgrrrl: Since the saying was referenced in this article title... I HATE when people say "You can't have your cake and eat it, too." WTF is the point of having... more »
    SarahMcL: I'm totally intense about cooking/baking, but it's because I need to spiritually commune with the ingredients, listen to what they're saying, and deci... more »
    labeled: Just for fun (AND service-y - public domain rocks): [www.pdphoto.org] The guy has a public domain photo site (that you may have have run across if you... more »
    mythago: "I wondered how many of these truisms had a scientific underpinning and how many were but myths." I wonder how Kenneth Chang had the balls to pretend ... more »
  • #thejezebeldiet

    And Eat It, Too: In Defense Of Kitchen Ignorance

    Says one killjoy in today's New York Times, "Cooking is chemistry, and the only way to know for sure is to employ the scientific method." Um, no thanks. Pass the butter. More »
  • #thebadgirlsclub

    10 Most Ignorant Things Said On Bad Girls Club