SC - New pet peeve

[Gerekr@aol.com]

> << The common thought from working in kitchens is that Cooking is an
>  Art, and Baking is a Science. >>
> 
> I tend to agree somewhat with your point here. 

> 
> <sigh>And so the lines are blurred. Generally, though in the SCA A&S
> exhibits/competitions I have seen or participated in always categorize cooking
> as an art. :-)
> 
> Ras

I like the thought of cooking as an art and baking as a science. Basically
my defination between the two is that a science must be able to be reproduced
almost exactly by following specific perameters. I feel that a lot of baking
is like this. But an art is something that is based on objective criteria.
A science, metallurgy fer instance, will create a product that two people
can look at and agree upon the outcome. "Yeah, that's a knife blade." Whereas
with an art, two people can either like or dislike the result. "Boy I love
this meatloaf." "Well I don't think it tastes right."

The same with painting or weaving or pottery or whatever calls on people's
objective senses to determine the value or success of the end result.

Just a thought.

Yers,

Gunthar

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