i actually read the essay before the recipe, here's why

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Get up to 80% off with Hostinger's New Year's deal at https://hostinger.com/answerinprogress Use the code ANSWER for another 10% off! Why are online recipes so annoying? You need to scroll through a personal memoir, avoid pop-ups, and mute auto-playing videos before finally arriving at the recipe. Sure, there's a "jump to recipe" button, but that usually jumps to another advertisement before getting to the main content. Why? In this video, Sabrina proposes a solution to fix recipe websites while Melissa recruits a team of expert chefs and recipe developers to claim that nothing is wrong in the first place. Who do you agree with? SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://patreon.com/answerinprogress SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER https://www.answerinprogress.com/newsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Sabrina Twitter: https://twitter.com/nerdyandquirky Instagram: http://instagram.com/nerdyandquirky Melissa Twitter: https://twitter.com/mehlizfern Instagram: http://instagram.com/mehlizfern Taha Twitter: https://twitter.com/khanstopme Instagram: http://instagram.com/khanstopme CREDITS Producer: Sabrina Cruz & Melissa Fernandes Associate Producer: Ria Kapoor Research Assistance: Austin Thompson Video Editing: Joe Trickey Motion Design: Sabrina Cruz Sound Design: Joe Trickey Special Thanks to: Alicia Kennedy https://www.instagram.com/aliciadkennedy/ Jon Kung https://www.instagram.com/jonkung/ Victor Nevarez https://www.youtube.com/@internetshaquille Frankie Gaw, Cookbook https://www.instagram.com/littlefatboyfrankie Joanne Lee Molinaro https://www.instagram.com/thekoreanvegan/ MUSIC Epidemic Sound. Get started today using our affiliate link. http://share.epidemicsound.com/answerinprogress RECOMMENDED READING The Oxford Handbook of Food History (2012). Edited by Jeffrey M. Pilcher. Melissa's recipe blog: https://www.thirdculturekitchen.blog/ Alicia's newsletter: https://alicia-kennedy.com/books Jon's cookbook: https://sites.prh.com/jon-kung-cookbook Victor's newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/collection/464611 Frankie's cookbook: https://littlefatboy.com/firstgeneration Joanne's cookbook: https://thekoreanvegan.com/the-korean-vegan-cookbook/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 i wish i was being hyperbolic 00:14 an unhinged pitch deck (hire me McKinsey) 01:29 in before y'all comment for the link 01:37 what it's like running a business with your friends 03:17 melissa builds her argument (and blog) 04:14 why are online recipes so long-winded 06:45 bringing back personal blogs in 2025 07:41 Answer in Progress debate club when? 10:28 the difference between amateur and pro chefs 12:16 why online recipes have redundant tips and tricks 12:44 sorry vegetarians 13:41 the surprising challenge of recipe writing 14:53 do you think it was green? 15:24 Melissa rates Sabrina's cooking 15:44 two emotionally unavailable people experience emotion 16:24 a truce ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the joke under the fold! Here's one for you aspiring chefs out there! Make sure to attend the tomato cooking class because it'll be hard to… ketchup later. Leave a comment with the word KETCHUP to let me know you were here ;-)