Good Morning. Earlier this week, President Biden signed the TikTok "ban" bill into law. As for what will ultimately happen to TikTok in the United States, nobody knows—especially us, a group whose policy expertise resides in the relocation of salad forks and soup spoons. However, we're qualified to forecast how a potential TikTok extinction would impact the food we cook. Here are three semiserious predictions:
1. A Thick Burger Renaissance. Smash burgers are everywhere because they're delicious. But, they're also popular because their ASMR-friendly production process made them ripe for TikTok stardom. With sounds of griddled meat (hopefully) leaving the culinary zeitgeist, I foresee a reclamation of the big, thick burger. When that happens, these are the burger recipes you'll want.
2. More Oven-Fried Chicken. Perhaps TikTok's disappearance will return our attention to delicious family recipes that were never optimized for internet consumption. Like Judy Hesser's Oven-Fried Chicken. Or any of these twenty-two treasured family recipes
3. Cooking Through Books. It might not wink at you while slyly chopping cilantro, but classic cookbooks are as lovable as any thirsty TikTok "chef." If you're skeptical, cook through this book or this book—then report back on how right we are.
