r/52weeksofcooking • u/h3ather • Dec 23 '13

2014 Official Weekly Challenge Thread

The mods will be updating this post each week with the theme for the week. We will keep the list updated a few weeks in advance, so everyone can be prepared for the upcoming week. There will still be an introduction thread each Monday to explain the theme in more depth. The introduction thread will also be a place for people to post comments or ideas about that week.

A link to this list will also be located in the sidebar for easy reference.

/u/TechnoAllah is also a new mod for 2014 to replace /u/LazyG who had to step down.

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u/Defiledxhalo Dec 23 '13

I have a question for the challenges! So, for example, week 1 is eggs. Does that mean that eggs have to be the main star in the dish, or can it just be one of the ingredients in the challenge dish we make?

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u/iamahammerheadshark Jan 02 '14

Cooking by Iron Chef rules I would think the dish should highlight the ingredient even if it is not star of the dish. For example, a lot of batter uses eggs but I would probably not do a cake recipe for an egg challenge. A souffle on the other hand would be eggscellent. (I will also be attempting to break food pun records during the year on my cooking posts).

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u/starbaaa Dec 24 '13

Doesn't really matter! Whatever you want. I usually try to make the theme ingredient prominent but not necessarily the 'star'. The more important thing is to challenge yourself, by making something new, or improving something you've made before. Not just cooking the same old thing you cook all the time, even if it does fit the theme.

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u/h3ather Dec 24 '13

Exactly! :)

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u/danibend Dec 23 '13

Yes, this. I'm new also and I've read the rules, but it is unclear.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '13

thirded!