Excellent interview. I thought you made your points very well and I pretty much agree with everything you said.
You might be coming down a little hard on prescriptive methods and their authors, though. Beginners need clear and detailed instructions. I guess what you're saying is, once you've tried a recipe for a bit, if the cakes keep coming out burnt, you shouldn't be afraid to turn down the oven. And maybe some of the agile recipe books don't instill enough of that kind of confidence.
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Excellent interview. I thought you made your points very well and I pretty much agree with everything you said.
You might be coming down a little hard on prescriptive methods and their authors, though. Beginners need clear and detailed instructions. I guess what you're saying is, once you've tried a recipe for a bit, if the cakes keep coming out burnt, you shouldn't be afraid to turn down the oven. And maybe some of the agile recipe books don't instill enough of that kind of confidence.
Great interview Keith. It ties in with similar thoughts of my own.
Yet another reminder that common sense isn't that common :)
Paul.
Please email me, I would like to discuss your articles. - SV
Hi SV.
Er, google knows about several S Vaidya's. If you could tell me which one you are I'd happily get in touch.
Thanks,
Keith
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