Is it fair to blame AI for the fact so many online recipes leave out details like quantity and time?
Idk, but I recommend Serious Eats for recipes. Seriouseats.com
Yeah, the timing is always off. It's like they don't consider prep.
To piggyback off what @Fawn said: Serious Eats is great. They have a recipe for the best roast potatoes ever.
I'd also recommend Budget Bytes; and chef John from food wishes is good too.
A lot of recipe writers either lie or dont pay chefs to test recipes. There's no checks on who gets to write internet recipes. Some people make up pure nonsense to sell ad spaces.
Worth reading: https://slate.com/human-interest/2012/05/how-to-cook-onions-why-recipe-writers-lie-and-lie-about-how-long-they-take-to-caramelize.html
Great article. It's a shame the author couldn't get a straight answer from anyone.
And it's official: next time I caramelize onions I'm grabbing a crock pot.