I admit that I am often guilty of exaggeration and serious word abuse especially when it comes to “perfect.” The truth is there is no such thing as a perfect recipe. If there really were a perfect recipe there would be no reason to keep experimenting in the kitchen. That would mean my mother was right and what the hell am I doing with my life?!
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The perfect prime rib
Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt
So when I use the word "perfect" what I really mean is "I've thought about this a lot and spent countless hours studying and testing it. As far as I know this is the best method for getting from point A to point B with the least amount of fuss. But I may discover something in a few years a few months or maybe even a few days that will change my mind about something I've believed in the past or at least been reasonably certain of or had a good argument for in the past. So take it with a grain of salt when I say this is perfect."
In other words any recipe writer (or scientist) who is unwilling to break his word in the face of new evidence or better techniques has already lost the long hard battle for beauty and truth.
