[KyleW]

Main Entry: gu·ru
Pronunciation: 'gur-(")ü also g&-'rü
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural gurus
Etymology: Hindi guru, from Sanskrit guru, from guru, adjective, heavy, venerable -- more at GRIEVE
Date: 1613
1 : a personal religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism
2 a : a teacher and especially intellectual guide in matters of fundamental concern b : one who is an acknowledged leader or chief proponent c : a person with knowledge or expertise : EXPERT

I'm sticking with guru I think my problem is with people who state their method/recipe/brand of yeast etc., is The Only Way.

[W.DeBord]

I dabbled alittle over at fine cooking. I found a guru over there in their baking discussions that turned me off. God forbid you don't agree with that persons opinion, the flock hover down and pelt you. Boring!

[bakingfreak]

Originally posted by W.DeBord
I dabbled alittle over at fine cooking. I found a guru over there in their baking discussions that turned me off. God forbid you don't agree with that persons opinion, the flock hover down and pelt you. Boring!

I think I know which guru you're referring to over at Fine Cooking.

I still can't figure out who the guru is on CL. For the most part, the CL bread bakers are a friendly lot open to suggestion. So one person prefers a certain kind of yeast. Big deal.

[Suzanne]

I had a similar experience to Wendy's at Cook Stalk. Although in my case it was because I defended someone they did not like (remember Afra?). That was quite a while ago, but I still can't get past the cliqueishness there.

I don't have as much time as I used to to be online, but what time I have I divide between here,
eGullet, and On the Rail. Haven't been able to warm up completely to Chef2Chef or the newish forums onStarChefs -- but they have some okay discussions/questions from time to time. And I really miss being able to post on Chowhound, but it is SOOOOOOOO hard to do a search there!

I've got lots of information sites bookmarked, such as Saute Wednesday, but that's not to chat.

[W.DeBord]

Hey Susan, I liked that last link, thanks! (now I need more free time......)

How about: Where do you go when you need a recipe and you don't have time to try it ahead of time? or which site has given you the most recipes that you were happy with?

There for a while I was trying ones from finecooking, with pretty good success (only baking recipes). So one day I took the risk of making the ice water white cake posted under the tried and true catagory where I found others I really liked.............OH, not good! I wish I had made my own....I was at work and bummed that was my work.

Other then "trusted sites" I have a list of trusted people. Most of them come from this site. Angry, Momoreg, Panini, Anna-they've all really had great recipes and responses. I also trust Chiques (if I spelled it right) recipes so far at finecooking.

How about you?

[bakingfreak]

Originally posted by W.DeBord

How about: Where do you go when you need a recipe and you don't have time to try it ahead of time? or which site has given you the most recipes that you were happy with?

I've had the best luck with the Cooking Light bulletin board. We may act like sheep, but we are good cooks rather than pretentious snobs.

I've also had good luck with Epicurious. Allrecipes and Recipezaar are hit or miss.

[angrychef]

I drop in on Cook's Talk once in a while to read the baking discussions(ok, I'm a lurker...). There's some good stuff going on over there and they do seem to be a close knit group of people. I absolutely love the magazine.

[ChefHogan]

I think ths site is great the way it is, people are friendly, there are great topics and great replies.

Glad to be here.....