This reminds me of a quote that's been around a while (about music production but perfectly analogous to cooking)
> I thought using loops was cheating, so I programmed my own using samples.
> I then thought using samples was cheating, so I recorded real drums.
> I then thought that programming it was cheating, so I learned to play drums for real.
> I then thought using bought drums was cheating, so I learned to make my own.
> I then thought using premade skins was cheating, so I killed a goat and skinned it.
> I then thought that that was cheating too, so I grew my own goat from a baby goat.
> I also think that is cheating, but I’m not sure where to go from here.
> I haven’t made any music lately, what with the goat farming and all.
> I thought using loops was cheating, so I programmed my own using samples.
> I then thought using samples was cheating, so I recorded real drums.
> I then thought that programming it was cheating, so I learned to play drums for real.
> I then thought using bought drums was cheating, so I learned to make my own.
> I then thought using premade skins was cheating, so I killed a goat and skinned it.
> I then thought that that was cheating too, so I grew my own goat from a baby goat.
> I also think that is cheating, but I’m not sure where to go from here.
> I haven’t made any music lately, what with the goat farming and all.