RE: I don't taste food while I cook.
I personally don't think that there is a wrong way to cook. At the end of the day, the taste of the dish will speak for itself.
I tend to make rather complex dishes. I'm a flavor junky. so even when making pizza sauce I tend to have close to 30 ingredients. I never measure ingredients and every time I actually cook, I'm going for another Michelin Star.
I tend to do it in batches. I add everything that seems right, let it simmer for like 15 mins, then taste and add the final touches. That being said, I can see the "challenge and rewards" of going blind. I do do this from time to time. But If I'm cooking to impress for others I need to taste, I got a reputation after all.
Every time I cook a meal for someone, my goal is to knock their socks off, and make it the best version they have ever tasted. I don't always hit said goal, but when I do it's very rewarding.
I love it so much lol
Striving for excellence is rarely a mistake.
It's funny, I sort of have your same attitude, within my more basic confines. Like accepting that I don't seem interested in developing a pallet and stuff like that, I tend to be really focused and always wanting it to be as good as it can be.
So what I try to give them is a really well executed version of a thing they've had before and doesn't blow their socks off or anything but hopefully they enjoy it a lot. So it's like a parallel to your thing, but I have lower standards and expectations that I'm trying to hit. :p
I'd definitely take notes if you ever posted about one of your pasta sauces hehe
I still have an idea of making sauce on a commercial level within New Zealand. So the idea of putting it on the blockchain for all to steal isn't super appealing. :P
I have thought about doing some food stuff, but there are so many people doing it. And there's will always "look" better than mine. My presentation is not that great as I focus purely on taste. That is one of the main reasons I love sauces and chili type foods, they may look like poo, but taste like heaven.
The one exception is Pizza or Calzone. If It's done right, it will always look amazing, but just because it looks amazing doesn't mean that it will taste good.
There is a lot of truth to the whole phrase; "You can really taste the love in this food."
Rushed meals never taste as good as those that are prepared with affection and time.
Ahhh right, you don't want to release the code.
Ya I imagine food content would have a lot to do with photography and videography too, which you wouldn't necessarily be into.
I used to like Chef John aka "foodwishes" before I was vegan. I went thru a phase of not wanting to be tempted by conventional food, but am watching cooking shows and whatnot again.. I could start watching him again and try to veganize some of his recipes, but at the same time there's no shortage of great recipes out there that are already vegan.
I feel like Chef John was king in like 2011, but it's probably pretty saturated now.