Pointless Ramblings of a Verbose Cook w/a Loooong List of Food Aversions...

Yesterday, I was searching for a new chocolate chip cookie recipe.  I like to regularly try new chocolate chip cookie recipes (cause there are a bazillion out there AND I like to stock our freezer w/cookie dough balls so they're already ready when I want to make my CCCD cupcakes).   In my search, I came across a number of recipes w/the word "best" in the title.  I read quite a few reviews for quite a few different recipes and what stuck in my mind was at least 1 reviewer (or more...though, I guess I don't need to add that since it's insinuated w/the "at least") chose to base their rating on the TITLE rather than the actual recipe.  

UGH!  I'm not sure why that bothers me so much, but it does.  I feel like writing a disclaimer at the top of all recipes w/"best" in the title:  "When you make and rate this recipe, please pretend the word "best" is not found in the title".  Obviously, "best" is subjective...some of you weirdos out there :) may not agree with me that Felix K's 'Don't Even Try To Say These Aren't The Best Cookies You've Ever Eaten Cause You Know They Are' Cookies are the BEST (along WITH Half & Half's, of course) chocolate chip cookie on AR.  However, unless you rate every single other recipe using the same criteria (if it's not THE BEST dip or THE BEST potato you've ever made), please don't discriminate against "THE BEST" recipes simply because of their titles.

It's hard enough being THE BEST, w/out having to deal with ratings discrimination, too....