What would you do in the event of misuse of ingredients?

Answer 1

Oh, dude, if someone's messing with the ingredients, like swapping salt for sugar or something, I'd probably just be like, "Hey, that's not cool, man." I mean, I guess I'd have to tell them to stop because, like, we can't be serving up some funky tasting food, you know? But hey, if they want to play chef, they can have at it... just not in my kitchen, man.

Answer 2

It depends, did you add 3 cups of flour instead of two? If so, you could add one and a half times the other ingredients. If the recipe called for a cup of sugar, you would then add one and a half cups.

If your misuse of ingredients was adding a cup of salt instead of sugar, then I would toss everything and start over.

If your misuse was minor like adding a tablespoon of salt to soup instead of a teaspoon, you could add a large piece of potato. Potatoes absorb salt.

If your infraction was adding a tablespoon of salt instead of a teaspoon to your cookie batter, you could always triple your other ingredients. (Note: Three teaspoons make a tablespoon.)