Hacker News with Generative AI: Cooking

You'll Never Get Off the Dinner Treadmill (theatlantic.com)
There’s no such thing as an easy weeknight meal.
Phase behavior of Cacio and Pepe sauce (arxiv.org)
"Pasta alla Cacio e pepe" is a traditional Italian dish made with pasta, pecorino cheese, and pepper. Despite its simple ingredient list, achieving the perfect texture and creaminess of the sauce can be challenging. In this study, we systematically explore the phase behavior of Cacio and pepe sauce, focusing on its stability at increasing temperatures for various proportions of cheese, water, and starch.
Adjusting Microwave Cook Times with OR: Inspired by an Xkcd Comic (2012) (wordpress.com)
I’m a big fan of xkcd.com, a webcomic written by Randall Munroe. Last Monday’s comic, entitled “Nine”, became the inspiration for this post. Here it is:
A solution to The Onion problem of J. Kenji Lopez-Alt (2021) (medium.com)
I first became interested in the the problem of cutting onions in a way to reduce the variance of the volumes of the slices at a gathering with friends.
Traditional Japanese Salted Aged Salmon Recipe for 1,000 Years [video] (youtube.com)
Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid (theatlantic.com)
It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.
The almost-lost art of rosin potatoes (thecookscook.com)
The intriguing history of a little-known cooking technique.
Show HN: I built an AI-powered recipe assistant (sage.cooking)
Sage is a next-generation recipe manager, powered by AI. Effortlessly generate and customize dishes based on your tastes and ingredients on hand. Save your favorite recipes in one place, and let Sage remember your preferences, ensuring every meal is perfectly tailored to you.
Ask HN: What are your go-to sources for culinary info? (ycombinator.com)
So, I'm trying to get better at cooking, but I really don't know what sources have a good signal-to-noise ratio, and I thought I'd ask here if anyone has recommendations.
The Lost Art of Roasting Eggs in Ash (atlasobscura.com)
Health benefits of replacing butter with high-quality plant oils (dife.de)
Americans Have Lost the Plot on Cooking Oil (theatlantic.com)
Potatoes Are the Perfect Vegetable–But You're Eating Them Wrong (wired.com)
My lunches with the queen of cookbooks (tastecooking.com)
Can I use gasoline to cook spaghetti faster? (mastodon.social)
A scientific run-down of coffee blooming (seriouseats.com)
CookingSense: A Culinary Knowledgebase with Multidisciplinary Assertions (arxiv.org)
Analyzing a Baking Recipe (cookingforengineers.com)