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People on this forum will not like this opinion but I think TikTok is the superior recipe platform.

If you already know the basics on how to cook it's great. Quick fire ingredients and methods with visuals to back it up, I can absorb an entire recipe in less than 30 seconds.

I have an account dedicated to recipes and they algorithm is pretty good and will pretty much only ever show me recipes or similar nutrition based stuff.

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I think TikTok wouldn't work for most people for recipes. Short format aside, it's a great visual aid for sure, but I personally find the utility limited. It's alright for limited ingredients & steps with forgiving proportions, but I think it breaks down beyond that. I suppose it helps to temper expectations, though. Cacio e pepe? Sure. Baking recipe with multiple unforgiving precise measurements and temperatures? Not so much - for most people.

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