Cooking for Geeks

You've probably noticed that over the last week or two my attention has become increasingly occupied by the acquisition and preparation of nutrients. I am attempting to discover the techniques required to create edible combinations of plant and animal products which I then injest with the expectation of receiveing the nutrients necessary to sustain my body.

In other words, I'm trying to learn to cook. It is not an easy process. In search of assitance, I turned to the internet. Fortunately, my good friend did not let me down.

I found two great sites look like they will be very helpful; Cooking for Engineers and Snacksby.

Cooking For Engineers is:

"a cooking site that approaches cooking as a form of engineering rather than an art. Step-by-step descriptions and pictures guide you through each recipe."

Like the description says, its a detailed, geek-friendly cooking guide. I love the way they refer to their pots, pans and utensils as "equipment and gear".

Snacksby is "like Macgyver, but for food". Basicly to use this site you input a list of all the ingredients you have on hand and it spits out a list of recipes that you can make with the ingredients you have on hand. It's pretty neat. At first I was a bit skeptical, but after using it to find my dinner tonight my opinion of the site is much improved.

Cooking is usually not an area in which geeks excel. It's nice that some people are putting some effort into translating the art of cooking into a more methodical science.