Roadmap
Building the reference standard for culinary science on the open web
What's live now
ada currently operates as a culinary science publication with tested ratios, verified techniques, and original food chemistry analysis. Every article is built on measurable data — hydration percentages, protein content comparisons, temperature curves, and substitution tables backed by compositional analysis. The recipe scaler handles non-linear ingredient scaling that simple multiplication gets wrong.
What we're building
Priorities shift based on what the data shows and what readers need. This is where we are investing effort now and what is being evaluated for future development.
Expanded substitution database
PlannedSystematic ingredient replacement tables with compositional analysis, functional property ratings, and success probability scores across baking, cooking, and preservation contexts.
Technique video reference
ResearchingShort-form visual documentation of knife techniques, temperature testing methods, and dough handling — the movements that text alone cannot convey.
Deeper fermentation coverage
In progressSourdough culture maintenance timelines, commercial yeast strain comparisons, and fermentation temperature curves with measured outcomes at 2-degree intervals.
Seasonal ingredient profiles
PlannedMonthly availability windows, peak flavor indicators, and storage life data for produce — the information that recipe developers need but grocery stores do not provide.
Long-term vision
The long-term goal is straightforward: when someone needs a culinary science answer — a ratio, a technique explanation, a substitution decision, a food safety threshold — ada is where they go. Not because we rank first, but because the answer is correct, complete, and immediately usable.
We are building toward a reference that professionals and serious home cooks bookmark and return to. The kind of resource where you check our bread hydration table before starting a bake, not after it fails. Where the substitution guide tells you not just what to swap but whether the swap will work in your specific application, and what adjustments to make if it will not.
The difference between a content site and a reference is return visits. A content site gets read once. A reference gets used repeatedly. Every decision we make — tool development, content depth, data table design — is measured against whether it creates a reason to come back.
Ratio authority
The most comprehensive, tested, and cited collection of culinary ratios on the internet — baker's percentages, stock concentrations, brine calculations, and preservation formulas with tested variance tolerances.
Tool utility
Interactive tools that solve real kitchen problems faster than manual calculation — scaling, conversion, timing, and temperature reference that professionals actually use during preparation.
Science depth
Food chemistry explanations that connect molecular behavior to kitchen outcomes — why reactions happen, at what thresholds, and what variables the cook can control.
How this fits
Within the broader network, ada serves as the food science vertical — the domain that answers "why does this happen in the kitchen?" with chemistry and physics rather than tradition and anecdote. Cross-domain connections include ingredient safety analysis (cleange.com), measurement science fundamentals (labheritage.com), and the documentation methodology that all seven domains share.
How we decide what to build
Utility over volume
We add a tool or article when it completes a user task that is currently unserved or poorly served. We do not publish to fill a content calendar.
Depth over breadth
One article with tested data tables and original analysis is worth more than ten articles that restate commonly available information. We publish less, but each piece earns its place.
Evidence over speculation
Roadmap items move from research to planned to active based on what the data shows — reader behavior, content gaps identified in search, and the competitive landscape. Intuition starts the investigation; evidence finishes it.
Tools compound
An interactive tool that solves a recurring problem creates a return visit. A static article that answers a one-time question does not. We prioritize building tools that bring readers back.