Kinuskikissa

So, this time I'm going to tell you about this one blog! I must admit that I don't read it, in fact don't read any baking blogs, so this is quite special post. When I'm about to bake something I just sit down, turn on the computer and look for some interesting recipes on Google. This method works out well and I'm quite stick to it, but maybe I could start to follow some other baking blogs. But for now, let's go back to the main subject of this post:

I guess that Kinuskikissa is the most popular baking "blog" in Finland - but don't be completely taken in, I'm not sure about that. The reason why I wrote the word "blog" with quotation marks is that Kinuskikissa isn't just a blog anymore, it's kind of a "baking community". The owner, Sini Visa, writes down a recipe and the members of the website can join in by giving comments and rating posts.

The members can also send pictures of their own baked goods and talk with each other on Kinuskikissa's forum.

Sini started her blog in 2007. In the beginning Kinuskikissa was just an ordinary baking blog, so I don't know what is the secret behind the popularity - but as you can see, a hobby turned out to be rather successful. Sini has written also a baking book, but of course she is still going to keep up with the blog.

The reasons why I wanted to show this blog to you were quite simple:

1. It's Finnish, so I don't have to bother to convert all the measuring units (from cups to deciliters etc.) and I can find all the ingredients (the recipes found on foreign websites have surprisingly often ingredients that I haven't even heard of or I cannot find them from my nearby K-Market).

2. Variation in recipes - there's not just sweet pastries. You can also find tutorials and tips how to decorate cakes, for an example. Or you can look for recipes in different themes such as Christmas or Easter.

3. Interactivity. You can ask for help on the same website, you can comment and rate the posts, you can send your own pictures, you can talk with other people who are also interested in baking... The list just goes on.

So, that's all for this time! I guess that next time there will be a recipe again.