We rarely rely on recipes, researchers reveal Making dinner? Just wing it like most
March 18, 2009
Whatever you're making for dinner tonight, a new survey says chances are you won't follow a formal recipe.
Only four out of 10 people who regularly prepare their households' meals use a recipe at least once a week, according to the NPD Group, which surveyed 3,000 adults as part of its Kitchen Audit.
In a year's time, 90 percent of people will make a dish using a recipe, according to Harry Balzer, an NPD vice president in Rosemont. Cookbooks and family and friends are the most common recipe sources. But that's changing as more people turn to the Internet, Balzer says.
One reason so many people don't use recipes: The most popular food for dinner is a sandwich.
Gannett News Service