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Devac · 330 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why do recipe writers lie and lie and lie about how long it takes to caramelize onions?
I almost always give time estimates the Fahrenheit treatment: multiply by 2 and add 30. Friend says they're gonna be 5 minutes late? Expect them in 40. Recipe claims onions need 10 minutes? BAM, Fahrenheited at 50 minutes! It's annoyingly accurate.