Have to agree with Kuan, and I usually do. Cooking, after learning the basics, is more an art than science (except baking which really is science) and we have generally become a society of "end users" than creative types. Early in my life, I rebelled against cooking since my mother was a caterer and cooking was just "work." After maturing a bit, I've come to look at cooking as a great mix of art and science, and tastier than any watercolor or clay pot.