Yahoo/food: info. or clickbait?

[Naftal]

I trust eG. But, is this reliable?

 

 

 

 

https://www.yahoo.com/food/57-things-you-can-do-to-be-a-better-cook-right-now-109888270484.html

[Smithy]

I flinched when I saw it was on a Yahoo! site and had a title that began with "57 things..." So many of those articles turn into clickbait slide shows, and I just don't have that much patience. This article, from Epicurious, was succinct and short. I think it has a lot of good tips, although there are bound to be disagreements about some of them. For instance, I *like* my salad spinner, thankyouverymuch. :-)

[Shel_B]

There are a number of good ideas in the article, many of which are probably known by most of us here at eG.  However, it wouldn't be surprising if most everyone picks up a new idea or two.

 

eG isn't that different than other sites.  There is misinformation here, too.  Not too long ago I followed some expert advice and completely ruined an expensive-to-make dish.  Just chalked it up to my personal learning curve, and learned to trust my own instincts a bit more.  Of course, I've received plenty of good advice here as well, quite a bit more than bad advice.

[gfweb]

A food-related listicle from Yahoo. How 'bout that.

 

Might be an interesting eG thread of its own. "Ten most important cooking tips according to eG people"

[pbear]

Promotional (for Epicurious) but not click-bait.

 

As for content, they managed to overlook getting a kitchen scale, which should have been something like #2 on the list.

[liuzhou]

As for content, they managed to overlook getting a kitchen scale, which should have been something like #2 on the list.

 

But they did suggest buying metal measuring cups as plastic ones may be inaccurate. Al cup measurements are inaccurate!

 

I did laugh at their suggestion that I only buy avocados from Mexican grocery stores. My nearest Mexican store is probably in Mexico. Not terrible useful when I'm in China!

10 Things I Hate

 

1. Lists.

[Dave W]

Char=flavor huh?

[Porthos]

I think there are some interesting points in this. It doesn't seem like click-bait to me.

 

Point 31 about cuttting boards: I'm firmly in the plastic boards catergory and have been replacing my boards with no-slip versions. My favorite smaller board is the red Kitchen Architek board avaiable at Target. It has a pattern of rubber feet on the back side.

[Naftal]

But they did suggest buying metal measuring cups as plastic ones may be inaccurate. Al cup measurements are inaccurate!

 

I did laugh at their suggestion that I only buy avocados from Mexican grocery stores. My nearest Mexican store is probably in Mexico. Not terrible useful when I'm in China!

10 Things I Hate

 

1. Lists.

Liuzhou- You raise an interesting point: In this age of the internet can any* best of/most important* list be considered complete if it comes from a purely Euro-Centric viewpoint?