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I've heard a few people say that the quality of subcomponents does not matter. I'd like to qualify this a bit. Admittedly, I cannot speak to the experimented vs. non-experimented debate, however, the resources used to make the subcomponents make a HUGE difference. Most people here quote the Tatooine Sunburns, since I am (and will be for a very, very long time) only a novice chef, I'll have to use Blap Biscuits as an example. Using a better wheat for the dough, and Kari for the Syrup produces a product with easily twice the starting nutrition (and about 3x the range) as one made with inferior resources. I tend to use factory components that have been experimented to the best of my ability, so as said, cannot answer the first. If anyone has conclusive evidence to that one, please post here.

Misterie, pastry chef (to be), Naboo/Starsider

I can't see any difference when I've experimented on components (not for cooking for sure). Now one has to bear in mind I also am a Novice Chef and have NO xp/skill in the Cooking Experimentation line. It could well be, once that is trained more and you start getting those bonuses that it makes a difference. However, I absolutely agree with you about the quality of resources used to make components. I get more consistently good results with my higher quality wheats and other resources. It's hard to show with dough because it doesn't show any information that I can see, not till it's put into something anyway. But I fail less, and the aircake or other items made with it tend to have better quality.

they dont seem too mater..

You might try taking down some numbers and posting them. It's a lot more difficult to just discount hard data. Make sure to record everything about your materials and run at least ten tests on each material. Just think of it like writing a lab report back in high school or college science.