# Use of "or" in cooking directions.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-or-in-cooking-directions/607464>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 26, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-or-in-cooking-directions/607464 "2011-12-26T23:20:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-or-in-cooking-directions/607464/81 "2011-12-31T10:51:31Z")

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Recipes should not be precise.

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