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Another Damn Food Blog

Recipe Testing & Vetting

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OK, I'm going to do something unexpected, (if you actually knew me I mean) and offer you, yes you, something for free.

The truth is, it never hurts to have a second set of eyes when developing, well, anything. So what I'm offering is "free" recipe testing. "Free" is in quotes because nothing in the Universe is actually free. But I will do it without charging you. Here's how it works.

I will vet your recipe in my home kitchen at my expense under the following conditions:

  • The recipe must be intended for home cooks to use.

  • You must have a web site where your recipes appear for distribution. I don't care if they are behind a pay wall, I just want to make certain we are helping each other out.

  • I can't pay for truffles, foie gras and wagyu, so none of that please, unless you want to pay for it and ship it to me. If so, then may I say how nice you look today? Very vibrant. Are you losing weight? That's a great color on you!

  • If your recipe, as presented, is successful, I get to film it the second time I make it. Don't worry, you'll get all the credit and I won't post the recipe. Instead I will link to where ever you want me to.

  • Credit is reciprocal. Promote my video of me making your stuff as a thank you.

  • Buy me a coffee if you feel so led.

If your recipe doesn’t work, I’ll let you know where it failed and send it back to you without giving my thoughts on why. It’s not my place. No one will ever know, except you and me, and I’m not likely to remember. And I will be happy to test the revised version of the recipe as I did the original. Same terms and conditions.

Here’s what I bring to the party. I am Cordon Bleu trained. I’m a former professional chef as well as Chef Instructor. People like
credentials like that, but to be honest what you really need is a home cook that can follow a recipe to the letter for verification of repeatability. I can do that and I have the cooking skills/equipment to back it up. If I don’t, I’ll let you know.

For example, authentic wokery is not possible in my kitchen. My stove just does not poop out the BTU’s required. But… If, you’ve taken that
into account for the average home cook who also lacks the requisite rocket powered wok burner, then we’re golden.

I will treat your intellectual property as though you are paying me to. If you require a non-disclosure agreement, I have no problemsigning one.

Again, this offer is only available to committed food bloggers and authors looking for recipe validation. This is about independent people
helping independent people.

I can and will also do full nutritional workups and food costing if you so desire, but those are professional services and I charge professional prices.

If you are interested, by all means, shoot me an email (anotherdamncook@anotherdamnfoodblog.com) and we'll get this party started.