Archive those secret grandma recipes for posterity

[shiwani.gurwara]

Many delicious grandma recipes die with the originator of the recipe. And this happens only because we are too lazy to note them down. Writing a recipe is not only a lengthy task but a tedious one too. The list of ingredients is usually lengthy and each and every ingredient needs to be measured and noted. Often grandmas do not remember the exact quantities that they actually put in. They just seem to have an idea about how much to add – a pinch, a handful, a dash. And therefore even if you fight inertia and do sit down to write down the recipe, you are likely to be faced with such challenges that producing a comprehensive recipe at the end of a session will probably take ages.

Moreover, the writing has to be legible for future reference. And when you are writing the recipe down it is unlikely that you will have it right the first time. There is also this issue of keeping all the recipes in one common file or dairy.

Due to all these trivial issues, delicious dishes fail to be replicated these days. The art of cooking is actually giving way to the technique of opening preserved food tins and bottles.

But with technology going places, it is easier to find a cell phone, a web cam and even a movie camera lying around the house as opposed to a simple pen and paper. And therefore, what we need to use to preserve the grandma recipes (and not the food) is video technology. And all that actually means is to make a video out of all grandma recipes into a compact space for later reference.

Making a video about how to execute a recipe is not so tough. Actually, it may prove to be easier than putting it on paper. And the best part is that the process is fun. And you have a delectable dish at the end of each video that you create.

Web sites like www.gourmandia.com have a large range of recipe videos that you can refer to. These will give you a fair idea about what the dos and don’ts are. The production quality of your video does not have to be extremely professional. The idea is to be structured and ensure that you capture every detail that needs to be captured.

Seeing these videos will give you an idea about the procedure right from pre cooking stage to dish presentation. It is important to keep the video camera focused on the activity so that the video is clear and precise. While focusing on the ingredients it would help to say their names and quantity out aloud so that you are sure of what the item is and how much of it is required. Select any video from http://www.gourmandia.com/video_recipes_cooking_videos.php and go through it. You will notice that the audio runs parallel with the visual of these videos. As the chef goes about making the dish, he explains each step in detail on the video. The things to watch out at each stage are also mentioned. For your grandma recipe video, you need to do exactly that. Make sure that each clip of your video is perfectly audible and understandable so that you do not face issues later.

The advantage of making a video in order to capture a recipe is that there is no room for error. Since the video demonstrates each step, there is no ambiguity left about the amount, the process or the time. There is no need to remember the approximate time that you allowed the sauce for a lasagna dish to simmer. Once a recipe is captured on video, it does not matter how long it lies there. As soon as you are ready to make the dish the entire process can be relived again. And if you shoot your grandmother as a chef, you will also bring back her memories.