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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9068499" data-attributes="member: 6790260">Though I stand by what I said above. Learning how to do the recipe first--really understanding exactly what the recipe is doing and why--is very important for being able to effectively personalize dishes after that.Learn how to cook a basic, no-frills steak before you start trying to make filet au poivre. Really, really learn how to make basic steak. Because when you know how to make that, then doing the variations on a theme becomes a conscious and deliberate choice, rather than a wild seat-of-your-pants experiment every single time. You will have already built the intuitions to get a good idea of how those variations will affect the final result.It is much easier to build intuitions while doing simple things in simple settings with simple results. And once you have those intuitions, they will serve you well long, long after you've opted exclusively for stacking complexity upon complexity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 9068499, member: 6790260"] Though I stand by what I said above. Learning how to do the recipe first--really understanding [I]exactly[/I] what the recipe is doing and why--is very important for being able to [I]effectively[/I] personalize dishes after that. Learn how to cook a basic, no-frills steak before you start trying to make [I]filet au poivre[/I]. Really, [I]really[/I] learn how to make basic steak. Because when you know how to make that, then doing the variations on a theme becomes a conscious and deliberate choice, rather than a wild seat-of-your-pants experiment every single time. You will have already built the intuitions to get a good idea of how those variations will affect the final result. It is much easier to build intuitions while doing simple things in simple settings with simple results. And once you have those intuitions, they will serve you well long, long after you've opted exclusively for stacking complexity upon complexity. [/QUOTE]

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