Hotpot research... please answer.

[Sair33]

1) How often to you visit the Hotpot?
Whenever I'm on Hexus (pretty much everyday)

2) How often do you view the recipe in the sticky?
If it looks interesting... which more often than not it does, so I look quite often!

3) How often do you view the Cookbook sub-forum?
If I'm stuck for an idea, hard to say how often.

4) Name ONE thing you would like added to make the Hotpot more to your liking:
Can't think of anything at the mo, other than what I had said in 11)

5) Are the Cookbook recipes suitable to your needs. (if no, please say why)
Yes!

6) What do you think would make people visit the Hotpot either more frequently, or in greater numbers?
As someone has already suggested, a "Ready Steady Cook" idea would be good, maybe a competition, but also perhaps as a sub-forum (?) where people can post if they are stuck for what to cook with the x, y and z in the fridge?

7) Would you like to see more discussion of topical food subjects such as farmed salmon health problems or mercury levels in game fish? (these are purely examples, bring up your own if you wish)
Yes...

8) Would you like more tutorial type threads with pictures of how to do things? (if yes, please give examples)
Yes... although not being on broadband means I probably wouldn't look at them, but I'm sure generally, people would find that interesting. I'd say preparing meat and fish are the obvious ones.

9) What do you use the Cookery book for? (inspiration? ideas? specific recipes?)
All of them

10) Is the Cookery book sub-forum easy to navigate and logically laid out?
Yep... I'd say so

11) In general terms, how do you think the Hotpot could be made better?
I think the forum should be split into two - one for posting recipes and asking about recipes, and one based on ingredients only (ie like the olive oil threads) and other foodie issues such as mentioned in 7)

:edit: oh... and a sandwich thread of course

[turkster]

1) How often to you visit the Hotpot?

Whenever I have time when on Hexus i.e. it wouldnt be the first thing I look at but interestign nonetheless.

2) How often do you view the recipe in the sticky?

Whenever I am going shopping and feel adventurous

3) How often do you view the Cookbook sub-forum?

Same as above.

5) Are the Cookbook recipes suitable to your needs. (if no, please say why)

Yeah i see nothing wrong with them.

7) Would you like to see more discussion of topical food subjects such as farmed salmon health problems or mercury levels in game fish? (these are purely examples, bring up your own if you wish)

Yeah sounds good.

8) Would you like more tutorial type threads with pictures of how to do things? (if yes, please give examples)


Yeah i suppose but i cant think of anything specific.

9) What do you use the Cookery book for? (inspiration? ideas? specific recipes?)

Ideas and recipes.

10) Is the Cookery book sub-forum easy to navigate and logically laid out?

YEah seems ok.

11) In general terms, how do you think the Hotpot could be made better?

I dunno really.