Idea: recipes have a difficulty score that is based on science and we all know our level

We love scoring and rating things.

All I have seen from recipes is preparation time and easy/harder.

I propose a 10-point scale set using rules set by cooking experts.

How hard is it to cook this well enough to (relatively) please 80% of eaters? People who typically like everything has their vote discounted, and vice versa…

Factors include timing, cutting skills, number of operations/ingredients, assembly, multi-tasking…

Anything microwaved is 1

Toast is 1.5, if the setting has been worked out

A roast dinner would be 2

A salad 3

A sandwich 4

A soup 5

A pasta dish 6

A pizza 7

A steak is 8

Then use AI to read a recipe and work out how long it takes. 10 point scores for difficulty, hours and minutes for time.

If I know my skill level of 1-10, and the time I have in hand, I can choose a recipe.

The difficulty score methodology is secret. First mover advantage and the “secret” keep it as the standard trusted score.

A souffle is 9

Anything not already done is a 10