Chef critique
Maple-Cider Coho with Autumn Sides
This is a thoughtfully constructed and well-timed recipe, though boiling the potatoes in unsalted water represents a missed opportunity for proper seasoning.
Score: 9/10
Suggested fixes
- Instruct the cook to add about 1 tablespoon of fine sea salt to the potato boiling water in Step 4.
- Reduce the fine sea salt added to the potato mash in Step 5 from 3/4 teaspoon to 1/4 teaspoon to compensate for the salted boiling water.
Issues
- medium / flavor: The potatoes are boiled in unsalted water, which prevents them from absorbing seasoning evenly. Salt added during mashing does not adequately compensate for this.
Strengths
- Appropriate and properly formatted bulleted lists for ingredient mixtures.
- Concise and accurate doneness temperature for the salmon.
- Efficient workflow with steps organized logically to ensure components finish at the same time.
- Perfectly scaled salt quantities across all ingredients based on their weights.