Rating New Recipes

[Magix]

Everytime I make a new recipe, about halfway through the meal I turn to DH and say, "OK, so on a scale of 1 to 10...?"

That's the number I write at the top of the recipe, for future use. Unless it's a 5 or below, then I know it's not a keeper (I think we've only had one of those so far).

DH used to be very reluctant to rate the recipes, seeing the effort I'd already put into preparing the meal. Now he answers right away, since I think he realizes I'm sincere about wanting to know.

So I was curious, does anyone else do this?

[cniles]

Good idea - I usually do EXCELLENT, V. GOOD (which I know are repeaters) then I have GOOD which I'll repeat with possibly some modifications ..... and NO :D I like the number idea though.:)

[Grace]

We've been doing this for years now. I used to ask my DH how he liked his meal, and I always got the same thing.... "It's good!". Whatever THAT means! So I insisted on some kind of rating, since I don't want to waste my time and energy on making something again that isn't worth eating again. He never rates anything higher than an 8 (except for Xmas dinner :D ), and we rarely ever give anything less than a 5 (although it does happen once in awhile). I won't repeat anything that's lower than a 7.5 or an 8 (don't know why DH bothers with the 1/2's. You don't need 1/2's on a 1-10 scale, but his own scale is more like 1-5, and he just uses the numbers between 5-10).

[patissac]

We do something similar for our supperclub, we rate the recipes we made on a scale of 1 to 10. That is if we remember to after having full bellies!

[Grace]

Here's an old thread on the same subject, just for some fun reading.

http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38013&highlight=rate

[Terri-Lynn]

I always rate on a scale from one to ten, and I also add comments because I am cooking for three others so it may be that kids thought it was too spicy but we enjoyed it or DH loved this one so that I know what the general concensis was when I look back. Even though I write repeater on them I very rarely repeat a recipe, there is just too many new things to try.

Terri

[claire797]

I'm pretty adept at remembering what was good and what was so-so, so there's not a real need to have a ratings scale. However, we do it sometimes just because it's fun :).

We do need ratings scales and comments for wine, though.

[kbs]

We don't have numbers, but I know that if my husband says, "this is really good" in the first few bites, it's a keeper. We use the excellent, very good, etc. rating system. And I am pretty strict with the excellent rating- it has to be something very different and knock our socks off. Only those recipes get made again.
I find that a lot of our very good/good recipes are recipes that may be very tasty, but similar to other recipes we have tried, which makes me less apt to add them to our rotation.

-Kim

[Magix]

Ironically, when DH really, really likes something, his mouth's always too full to comment! I guess Silence really is Golden. :D

[Magix]

Oh, and thanks to Grace for providing the link to an earlier similar thread. It seems like a lot of folks use a similar rating, which "shows to go ya" that great minds do hink alike.

(I still can't believe there was such a similar thread previously. Is there anything you guys haven't already covered?! ;)

[lcc]

After reading this thread yesterday I asked my dh and my daughter to rate the meal we had last night. It was a lot of fun, they both really got into and we ended up going over everything that we ate over the course of the whole week. My daughter espescially got into it, she even went so far as to give what we ate last night a 1 since it included snow peas (she hates them) ha.

Anyways, thanks for starting this thread we had fun with the idea last night.

[claire797]

Originally posted by Magix

(I still can't believe there was such a similar thread previously. Is there anything you guys haven't already covered?! ;)

Apparently not! This BB has the best search functionality ever. I can type in the most obscure things and get hits.

[tholbrook]

I do rate my recipes since I keep them on my computer ....

**** = excellent recipe
*** = good
** = will only make it again if it has been modified
* = yuck (or something wrong with recipe)

Fortunately, most of them turn out with 3 or 4 stars.

[Gail]

I hope that those of you who didn't participate on that older thread also write comments rather than simply rating your recipes. Otherwise, can you depend upon your memory to know that you'd like to try the recipe next time with rosemary instead of thyme, that you might need to reduce the sauce a little more or that in your oven it needs about 5 minutes less cooking time?

[claire797]

Originally posted by Gail
I hope that those of you who didn't participate on that older thread also write comments rather than simply rating your recipes. Otherwise, can you depend upon your memory to know that you'd like to try the recipe next time with rosemary instead of thyme, that you might need to reduce the sauce a little more or that in your oven it needs about 5 minutes less cooking time?

My problem isn't remembering whether or not I liked something, it's remembering if I even made it :o. How sad is that?

But now that I'm doing more "winging it", there's definitely more note-taking going on. Not so much rating, but note-taking.

[Magix]

What else I've found interesting was just how many people have developed the exact same system that I have. It's not fancy, and I'm not recommending it, but I simply have a loose-leaf binder filled with those plastic sheet protector covers. I write the 1-10 rating at the top of the recipe after we've finished the meal, scrawl my comments on the page (needs more salt, make double recipe next time, add more mushrooms, etc.), then file it away. Like I said, it's not fancy but several of us must think alike.

Either that, or we're all cheap. ;)