n00b to Chef Talk

[George©]

Not a professional chef at all, but think I am pretty good and I love to cook.

One question though...I was reading the "rules" thread....how many posts before we can post any links? That is kind of frustrating just from a reference perspective...but I will gladly abide by the rules, just curious when I can post any links.

Thanks, look forward to talking to everyone!

[Mezzaluna]

Welcome to Chef Talk, George! I hope you explore the site and participate in the discussions. I'm also a home cook. My participation here has given me tons of information and also courage to expand my culinary horizons. I hope you get the same from visiting and participating here.

Regarding your links question: We have been slammed by spammers off and on, so we had to institute some limitations; links are one of them. After about 15 posts here you should be able to include links and also to post photos.

If you have any questions I hope you'll contact a moderator (as I am) or one of the board administrators (Nicko or Jim).

Enjoy Chef Talk!
Regards,
Mezzaluna

[George©]

Originally Posted by Mezzaluna

Welcome to Chef Talk, George! I hope you explore the site and participate in the discussions. I'm also a home cook. My participation here has given me tons of information and also courage to expand my culinary horizons. I hope you get the same from visiting and participating here.

Regarding your links question: We have been slammed by spammers off and on, so we had to institute some limitations; links are one of them. After about 15 posts here you should be able to include links and also to post photos.

If you have any questions I hope you'll contact a moderator (as I am) or one of the board administrators (Nicko or Jim).

Enjoy Chef Talk!
Regards,
Mezzaluna

Thanks! I have been looking for a decent food/cooking forum for awhile now. Most of them out there just seem to be rather dead...maybe more people need to take an interest in food!!

[Mezzaluna]

We're pretty active here; we have hundreds of active members and thousands more who visit occasionally. You never know who'll show up in our special guest discussions! We've hosted Rick Bayless, Harold McGee and more. Check out the archives of those discussions. More are in the planning stages for the coming year, and you won't be disappointed!

I also have to add a word about the culture of this community. Thanks to a skillful crew of moderators we've been able to avoid flaming and generally bad behavior. Our members range from young teens to elders; we think everyone should feel welcome and comfortable participating.