Reddit Comments Summary on Recipes

Popular Recipe Sources and Cookbooks

• America's Test Kitchen: Known for testing different versions of recipes.
• The Joy of Cooking: A classic cookbook loved by many.
• Smitten Kitchen: Trusted for tasty recipes.
• Sally's Baking Addiction: Highly recommended for baking.
• NY Times Cooking: Reliable recipes with helpful comments.
• Serious Eats: Great recipe source with detailed explanations.
• RecipeTin Eats: Excellent, reliable, well-tested recipes.
• Food Wishes Dot Com: Recommended for beginners, with helpful videos.
• Budget Bytes: Perfect for beginner cooks with simple ingredients.
• Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything: A quality reference cookbook.
• Kenji Alt Lopez: Known for good recipes.

Pros and Cons of Recipe Sources

• America's Test Kitchen: Great for tested recipes but hard copy cookbooks needed.
• Serious Eats: Offers detailed explanations but hit or miss sometimes.
• Budget Bytes: Perfect for beginners but limited for advanced cooks.
• Smitten Kitchen: Trusted and tasty recipes but might need adjustments.
• Food Wishes Dot Com: Helpful for beginners but quality might vary.
• NY Times Cooking: Reliable recipes but need to read through comments.
• RecipeTin Eats: Well-tested but limited to Asian dishes.
• Alton Brown, Anthony Bourdain, Julia Childs: Loved by many but limited sources mentioned.

Homemade Recipes Shared

• Memaw's No-Bake Cookies Recipe provided by a tombstone.
• Chicken Enchiladas Recipe shared by a Reddit user.
• Crumbl Cookies using boxed cake mix mentioned.
• KFC lawsuit against Church's Chicken for using the term "original recipe".
• KFC's declining quality in the US discussed among Reddit users.
• Japanese KFC vs US KFC: Quality difference noted.
• Church's Chicken vs KFC: Comparison in quality discussed.
• KFC Original Recipe: Highlighted as a trademarked term.
• Popeye's Chicken: Mentioned in the context of the chicken wars.

Legal Aspects of Recipes

• Copyrighting Recipes: Not possible, can copyright the expression/text.
• Patenting Recipes: Rare and difficult due to lack of inventive step.
• Recipe Ownership: Can't copyright a recipe, only the version.
• Using Proprietary Ingredients: Could lead to legal issues.
• Trademarks in Recipe Names: Can be protected.
• Recipe Expressions: Copyrightable, not the method itself.

General Observations

• Some users expressed their disappointment with KFC, preferring other chicken fast-food chains.
• A legal debate surrounding the term "original recipe" in the food industry was discussed.
• Popular recipe sources and cookbooks were widely recommended, with users sharing their favorite cooks and websites.
• The distinction between copyrighting recipes and trademarking was highlighted, along with the challenges in patenting recipes.