🔥 What happens if you cook using AI-generated recipes from social media? Nothing good

New York Magazine journalist Mia Mercado spent an entire week cooking suspicious AI recipes from social media—the kind where the food acts strangely, the "chefs" have plastic faces, and the steps contradict themselves.

🔍 The first experiment was "garlic breadsticks" made from cottage cheese, eggs, and mozzarella. In the video, it looked like a crispy golden snack. In reality, it was a loose eggy slab that fell apart when you tried to shape it.

It didn't get any better: the "zucchini crackers" turned into burnt mush around the edges, and the "berry cheesecake" made from cottage cheese only looked like cheesecake from a distance.

✅ Ironically, AI content often mimics "healthy eating" recipes: everywhere there's fat-free cottage cheese, "lots of protein," three ingredients, and the promise that it'll turn out just like in the picture.

The problem isn't just that it tastes bad. Beginners often can't tell when a recipe is just a weird AI fantasy or simply a difficult dish. And "slop chefs" take advantage of this.

💡 Luckily, the conclusion of the experiment is reassuring: AI hasn't taken over the kitchen yet. For a decent dinner, you still need a person who understands how ingredients work together and how cooking actually works.

Do you cook using recipes from social media?

❤️ — Yes, I love trying new things
🤣 — I'd rather not risk it

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