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But there's nothing wrong with mocking people who show up with stupid ideas that have no basis in theory or practice. If you want to maintain the credibility and integrity of this board, then it's appropriate to point out the inherent stupidity of what are, ultimately, stupid ideas.

Oh, really. And who decides what ideas are stupid? You?

It sounds as though you're the one trying to be the "internet badass." If I enjoyed this kind of ridiculous posturing, I would stay in the OT.
I am certainly not a chef nor an expert in haute cuisine, but I enjoy this board to learn from others who have more experience than I. However, I do not enjoy nor will I listen to those whose overly self important opinions include "mocking people" whom you deem as "stupid."

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Posted by jiggy0

Lafayette

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 2/16/13 at 12:42 pm to Arkla Missy

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Oh, really. And who decides what ideas are stupid?

If a cake recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar and you don't have sugar so you add one cup of salt, would you think that's stupid? Salt is the opposite of sugar, so it would be stupid. You might think the salty cake is good, but you didn't make it as it was intended and it probably tastes like shite.

It's the same with the peanut butter chile. The guy's recipe called for chocolate, which would add a bitter-sweet taste. He had no chocolate so he added peanut butter, an umami-salty taste. it's the opposite of bittersweet chocolate. He created the opposite flavor of what was intended by adding the chocolate. There is a reason the chile recipe calls for chocolate, just like there's a reason the cake recipe calls for sugar; it adds a certain layer of flavor that compliments the other flavors.

So yes, picking the exact opposite flavor of what is called for in a recipe is stupid. You don't substitute one cup of salt for one cup of sugar.

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Posted by coolpapaboze

Parts Unknown

Member since Dec 2006

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Posted on 2/16/13 at 2:00 pm to Arkla Missy

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Oh, really. And who decides what ideas are stupid? You?

Not at all, I'm one of many in this thread pointing out the silliness of the OP. In fact, it's not even that he added peanut butter to his roux, it's that he has no idea why one might do this, and he can't tell us if it made his gumbo better.

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If I enjoyed this kind of ridiculous posturing, I would stay in the OT.

Ironic, because posts like the OP are turning this board into the OT.

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I am certainly not a chef nor an expert in haute cuisine, but I enjoy this board to learn from others who have more experience than I.

RIght, me too. What did you learn from the OP?

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yet we don't feel the need to call someone else stupid for having a different opinion, or trying something, even if it doesn't work.

I'm not mocking someone for trying something new, that's how progress is made. I'm mocking someone for doing something for no apparent reason, with no apparent effect, and coming on here and "sharing" it, like it's somehow going to be useful to the rest of us. I like this board too, I post here far more than any other board. We can have different opinions and different tastes, that's great and that's healthy, but valid criticism helps to filter out the noise and help maintain this as a place to share good info about food and drinks. Can't you see I'm being an a-hole so you don't have to?