Topic: The Future Focus of Curry Recipes Online?

[Cory Ander]

Dear cr0 Member,

The focus of Curry Recipes Online (CRO) is currently on British Indian Restaurant (BIR) recipes and cooking methods.  However, it also has recipe sections on Traditional Indian, Thai and Chinese recipes.

I would be interested to know what members would like to see as the future focus of CRO.  This will help us to determine the direction and emphasis for the site and to ensure that members' needs and expectations are best met.

I would therefore appreciate it if members could please complete this poll and add any supplementary comments they may have, to this thread.

You can help shape cr0's future, so please take this opportunity to do so!

Many Thanks for your valued input! 

[haldi]

Without a doubt, this site is the best, and everything is easy to find

There is a friendly atmosphere
For instance
When I recently bought my new cooker
Who else could I share my enthusiasm with?

[Curry King]

Yep cr0 is easily the best curry site on the web and i'm all for expanding into other areas if other members think the same.  Only thing is finding the time to make my way through all the content thats already here 

[Cory Ander]

Haldi!

You are A, if not THE, main man in the quest for replicating BIR curries at home Halid!   

Your enthusiasm knows no bounds and you comments are music to my (and, I'm sure, others's) ears!   

Thanks for your valued contributions Haldi!  With a pukka tandoor, pukka cooker, and countless visits to numerous BIR chefs and kitchens, no one deserves to suceed as much as you do my friend!  I take my hat off to you!   ;D

[Graeme]

I belive we have pushed BIR to the limit
and come to a halt. With out opening our own
BIR i dont see where we can go.

We should keep the BIR section going
but move forward.

Regards
graeme.

[mike travis]

Hi team,  ;)Yes I think we have gone as far as we can with the BIR style curry, but I believe that it is only down to the fact that we don't have the equipment in our homes that you get in our local Indian Restaurants. In saying that, it has`nt stopped me (with the aid of this brilliant forum) making some of the best curries I have made in the 30 years I have been trying. So we should still keep this going, not just for the regular contributors to cr0, but for the new members who join, obviously inspired by the amount of knowledge that is here.

I think we will find it hard to replicate any of our favourite meals, be it, Indian/Chinese/Thai that are cooked for the commercial market. However,I do believe we should not turn our backs on the traditional style of cooking that is open to all of us, as it is cooked by families in their own homes.

Overall, I think we have the balance right, but maybe it needs tweaking a bit to help it move forward.

                regards......mike.

[George]

Without a doubt, this site is the best, and everything is easy to find

I agree. Another site which some may have seen, appears almost unbelievably complex, like having separate sections for restaurant recipes and take-away recipes. Whatever you do, please keep this site simple and easy to use, like it is at present.

[brum_57]

I think we can only say we've taken it as far as we can is when we're all emulating our local BIR curries 100% time after time, which I'm sure the vast majority, if not all of us are not - that's why we're here. So I voted to keep the status quo - and not the group either

Kev.

[Cory Ander]

Hi All,

To be honest, I'm split in my thinking on this question.

In my heart-of-hearts, I think the Forum should focus only on BIR curries and cooking techniques.  This is the origins of the Forum and it's purpose of being.

I agree with what Brum says, we can only really say that we have gone as far as we can once we can reliably and repeatably replicate decent BIR curries (w.r.t. their taste, smell and appearance) at home.  And inform others how to do it.  I don't subscribe to the view that we cannot do it (e.g. for reasons of scale, heat, etc).

It is a process (scale-up/down) issue and, as such, "simply" needs to be replicated on a smaller scale.  It obviously requires some changes to the process to achieve the same result.  Glibly said, I know, but it's what I believe....I am convinced that it can be done.

On the other hand, I also know that many people derive great value from the other recipe sections on the Forum.  These other recipe sections seem to be quite popular with our members.  There are some excellent recipes there too!  If this is what most people want, perhaps we recognise and respond to that fact and enhance those sections (e.g. by adding other subsections as are now in BIR section)? 

My personal concern is knowing where to draw the line?  The Forum could easily become so diffuse as to be no different to the so many other Forums on the net. 

I think, on balance, I'd prefer to see the Forum retain it's focus and uniqueness by focusing on BIR curries and cooking techniques.

What opinions and views do other people have?

[topconker]

This has got to be the best curry site anywhere and I for one can now produce superb curries I thought were not possible just a few months ago.
The expertise and knowledge here must not be lost into the ether as I've seen with other sites concentrating on other themes.
The old saying goes,
"If it aint broke, dont fix it" !!
How apt to this site that is.
TC