was the perfectly proper answer for the child when he was questioning the waiting.

I don't generally taste before it's ready for serving because I'm going for the 'correct' presentation.

It probably helps I've been cooking and baking for over 5 decades and
1) the burnt tongue doesn't affect just that bite but the entire day's tasting and
2) if it needs to wait for frosting/glaze/setting then the just baked portion isn't actually the taste I'm hoping for.

And all this means that yes, I do mostly 'wait that long'.

Tabs (who loves chocolate chip brownies fresh from the oven with still melted bits of chocolate!!)