I also didn’t realize that reviews were for external reviews. When I post comments on a recipe I have always used the notes function but lately I wondered if I/we should have been using the review button all along. So I’m glad you clarified this Jane!
I will say though that when scrolling through looking for a recipe, I always click to read the comments from people who have made the recipe, only to find more often than not that the note is an ingredient substitution suggestion not a comment on the success of the recipe.
Helpful as substitution note may be, I for one, have often wished that the recipe comments were under a different tab and icon to the ingredient substitution suggestions, or that the substitution suggestions didn’t show up in the note count in the initial recipe search ( I know, I know ...then how would anyone know they were there?) but for me, that would mean it was easier to spot the recipes with feedback on them.
This is not meant to be a complaint as such, as it will be resolved when all the recipes get more comments as it will be easier to hunt the good ones out. I for one am going to make more of an effort to comment on the recipes I cook as I find the comments very helpful when deciding which recipe to make or what adjustments I should make to a recipe during cooking.
The site will just keep get better and better as more recipe comments are added!