When our youngest daughter was in high school, she brought a group of friends to our home who had never been there before. I had been working on a cake recipe and there were 16 cake layers all over the kitchen. They stood there in awe, jaws gaping, not knowing what to make of it. I handed them forks and said, “Get busy kids. You’ve got a lot of cake to eat.” They wanted to come over all the time after that. 😂
Really interesting Martin and definitely rings true for me as well. But I have also come to the point that I have to accept that recipes will never be set in stone and each iteration brings something new. So now I try and focus on being super clear at the outset about what I'm trying to develop and measure the tests against that. And once a recipe starts to "sing" for me (i.e. it is so right from all possible perspectives that having one bite practically makes me want to boogey in my kitchen) I know I am done. It doesn't meant there might not be alternative ways of getting to the same place, or other delicious additions, flavours etc. but that is for another time.
When our youngest daughter was in high school, she brought a group of friends to our home who had never been there before. I had been working on a cake recipe and there were 16 cake layers all over the kitchen. They stood there in awe, jaws gaping, not knowing what to make of it. I handed them forks and said, “Get busy kids. You’ve got a lot of cake to eat.” They wanted to come over all the time after that. 😂
What a great story! Now I imagine giving each kid a cake layer and then watching the sugar rush kick in.
Really interesting Martin and definitely rings true for me as well. But I have also come to the point that I have to accept that recipes will never be set in stone and each iteration brings something new. So now I try and focus on being super clear at the outset about what I'm trying to develop and measure the tests against that. And once a recipe starts to "sing" for me (i.e. it is so right from all possible perspectives that having one bite practically makes me want to boogey in my kitchen) I know I am done. It doesn't meant there might not be alternative ways of getting to the same place, or other delicious additions, flavours etc. but that is for another time.