On: Why do recipe writers lie about how long it takes ...

[acjacobson]

> No, that is not the prep step.

Then they shouldn't label it prep.

> And it makes sense: the prep time can vary wildly (e.g. peeling and chopping veggies) making the "actual time" quite useless and in professional kitchens other people do this prep work.

This is a recipe for home cooks not professional kitchens. Both cook time and prep time are always going to be estimates. Labeling a step as "prep" and excluding all of the actual prep tasks isn't useful for someone trying to plan their day. This 5 min step ads nothing of value to the recipe as far as I can see.

[diffeomorphism → acjacobson]

What part of "you might not like this convention" was so hard to understand?

[acjacobson → diffeomorphism]

Thanks for the condescension. I commented because you wrote "And it makes sense" - but I don't think it does and I explained why I think that.

[diffeomorphism → acjacobson]

You are welcome. And no you didn't.