Unpopular opinion about *some* recipe authors

If you’re trying to help by contributing to the culinary world, mise en place happens in the ingredients list, not the method/directions. Help people by guiding them to do the prep work in advance.

In case I’m being too vague, the ingredients list should say, “45 cloves garlic, minced” as opposed to just listing 45 cloves garlic, and then the first step of the directions/method says, “First mince the garlic.” That’s just dumb. Put the prep work in the ingredients list to help people get ready, even if they’ve never heard the term mise en place.

Edit: Yes, I read the entire recipe first.