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Doug Kanter

"Orlando Enrique Fiol" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
>>You'd be surprised at how many women have educations, have careers, and
>>have kids yet still find the time to cook. If anything the cooking
>>skills have increased in this segment of the population. Educated
>>people in general tend to be more health conscious. Educated people
>>with careers tend to have more money so can buy more exotic ingredients
>>if they choose without the worry of breaking the bank. There are stats
>>on educated vs uneducated that indicate both of theses comments. I'll
>>try to find the link.
>
> I doubt that the original article meant that recipes had to be dumbed
> down for educated cooks. I mean, if you don't know what "cream
> together" or "sear" mean and can use a computer, you'll find out in five
> seconds. I think this article was lamenting the lack of skills of less
> educated folks with fewer resources to look up cooking terms.
>
> Orlando

I've found that as long as you don't choose an insanely busy time to ask,
many restaurant chefs will step out of the kitchen to answer a quick
question. I know a couple of professionally trained chefs, and when I've
asked about certain things, it's been hard to get them to shut up. :-) Sort
of like gardeners, fishing addicts, and most other happy obsessions.