How I Test Every Recipe

6 hours ago

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Every recipe on this site has been made more than once before you see it. Here is how it gets here.

The Short Version

CREATED IN MY KITCHEN Every recipe starts at my own stove	TESTED BY HOME COOKS My testers cook just like you do
COOKED AT LEAST TWICE Once to create it, once after testing	FIXED BEFORE IT GOES LIVE Confusing steps and timings get changed

STEP 1 OF 4

I create every recipe in my own kitchen.

STEP 2 OF 4

Then I hand it to my recipe testers, who are home cooks like you.

STEP 3 OF 4

I cook every recipe at least twice: once when I create it, and again after my testers have made it and told me what they think.

STEP 4 OF 4

If a tester finds a step confusing or a timing off, I change the recipe before it goes live.

I want to know why. Tell me what happened, and I'll help you work out what went wrong. If the recipe needs to be clearer, I'll fix it.

My promise: I'll never put anything unkind on this site. Food should lift people up.

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