.... I wish I could recall what it was that drove Domi out, since until that time there were very few examples of "everyone aiming to prove they are better at making curries or have better techniques and everyone else's methods are rubbish", a situation which sadly no longer obtains.
** Phil.
Possibly embarrasment following her contribution to the Happy New Year thread.
This appears to be close to the end of her posts. (coincidently a thread started by Loveitspicy). It certainly created images in my mind and gave me a chuckle.
The second part is a perception I don't share. I do agree that there is sometimes criticism of others' work, without it even being attempted, but I don't see members as trying to say their own is better. There are far too many variables in cooking and certain things will work for some, but not others. It is fair to comment on a recipe or dish, but only after you've cooked it.
I can point you to 4 or 5 different Chicken Tikka recipes. They are different but they are all good. Try them and decide for yourself which you prefer. I use them differently according to how much time I have, how I will be cooking it and what it will be used for. As a dish on its own, and with plenty of time for prep, I'll use CT's in the tandoor or Syed's if I'm cooking indoors. For CTM or Butter Chicken it is Romain's. I like Razor's as well and also Misty Ricardo's. Different but NOT better or worse.
Same deal for naan. We know that Garp has perfected and is a fan of H4ppychris' tawa naan. I tried it. I prefer CT's full dairy yeasted naan or the School of Artisan Cooking naan. Not better or worse but different.
As for forum traffic and posting, a few days ago I did a quick (rough) count back over the last month or so. There were posts from about 14 or 15 different members. 4 or 5 of these were from "new" members who may or may not post again. Very little had anything to do with actually cooking anything.
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