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Follow a recipe exactly twice before improvising
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Last discussed Oct 27, 2026
A cooking principle: make a recipe exactly as written once or twice to learn the reference taste, then adjust or improve the method.
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Legendary Chef Jacques Pépin — The Pursuit of Mastery, Meeting Julia Child, and More
Jacques Pépin · Oct 27, 2026
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Used for: Learning a new recipe before adapting it
Praised: Establishes a reference taste to aim for when improvising
vs: Contrasted with people who never follow the recipe at all
"After that you have the taste in your mouth. So you want to reach that taste. If you can reach it in a better way, faster way, that's okay... I've seen people cooking with a recipe that they never follow at all. And I don't agree with that. At lea..."
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