My buns – again

I got accused of faking an image of my kfc style buns. AI, they said!

Yes, I asked ChatGPT for a recipe while driving home. It hasn’t figured out how to make my food yet, though, I did that myself!

So no, the images are not fake.

Proof of proofing provided.

“The parchment paper is off and was 3 steps before baking!” Or something. I cut the paper in the corners to fit it into the tray.

“The knife perspective is off.” It’s just teetering half on the chopping block, half off. You can enjoy 3 angles of that knife in each photo!

“There’s a yellow dot on the mug.” It’s a fucking lemon on the mug. Next to a real lemon.

“There’s a sippy cup!” I have a two year old.

“I thought kfc had biscuits!” Well in my country they have buns, and “biscuits” are something you dip in tea.

Edit: I am AMAZED by the downvotes and vitriol because I used a chatbot to access a recipe while operating under time pressure.

To all who think me lazy – I am recovering from a serious knee surgery and managed to make a lovely meal for my partner and kids, plus 3 other family members. Everything from scratch. It was a big effort for me in my current condition. The buns looked great and tasted delicious.

“Google it”

Riiiight, because we all know the height of critical thinking is using google. Not reading a book.

“Oh but but you used so much energy creating that recipe!”

No more than any of you use EVERY DAY when you comment on reddit, turn your car on, watch tv or stream a show, scroll through instagram, boil your jug, or BAKE BREAD.

“You’re not growing your skill or thinking critically!”

I baked bread. I didn’t write a thesis. I *did* grow my skills, because now I know how to make these delicious buns. I make lots of food from scratch. I make pizza dough almost every week. Sometimes I use a book, sometimes a website, sometimes an AI tool, sometimes YouTube or instagram or a tv show. I don’t feel better or worse depending on where I got the inspiration or information from. I don’t care if these are authentic kfc buns or “kfc inspired”.

Some of you must be eating yeast straight from the packet, because your opinions of yourselves are so fucking puffed up you’re about to explode!