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Statements like in this in print baffle me.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 6:54 am
Posted on 1/28/14 at 6:54 am
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Cooking is hard enough, but there are a lot of kitchen hacks that can help make that easier. These will help you become creative and efficient in the kitchen.
34 Creative Kitchen Hacks That Every Cook Should Know
Why is cooking hard?
See, these are the types of statements that really just fan the flames IMO that cooking is something so very difficult and magical and worse yet, intimidating.
Why is it hard?
Solving the Rubik's cube was hard and intimidating back in the day. Why? Because few knew how to solve it. Now, we have methods that break down how to solve it, and once someone has pulled it off a few times, it's no longer hard, but makes sense and eventually a cake walk for them.
Same goes for cooking food, and quite a bit less entailed than solving the Rubik's cube I'd say, by a bunch, but it's a similar concept in knowledge and time in the saddle leads you to something that is anything but hard, and especially when you fall in love with it. And, while there are clearly things that are difficult to master like artisan skill sets which cannot be attained simply through following a recipe, for basic cooking, and with the plethora of information at our disposal today, although a butt load of disinformation as well, with all of that a finger movement away, how is cooking still perceived as hard?
Why make a big issue of some benign lead in to an article some may ask?
I'd say its because of how prevalent this thought is amongst many in society so I really hate to hear it being repeated in print especially, as if to validate it being true, when it's rooted in ignorance of technique, time in the kitchen, and in a sound foundation of understanding cooking because most people fail to build the foundation before someone shows them how to half arse the construction, so it's always going to be magical pixie dust rather than anything that makes sense to them.
Who thinks cooking is hard here, and if so, and not to condemn you for it, because that's not at all my point, but what is it that is intimidating to you? I would seriously like to do my part to hopefully help make it easier, and I'm sure others on here would be glad to help out as well.
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Posted on 1/28/14 at 6:57 am to Mike da Tigah
Simple, if you believe that it is difficult, you'll read his bs, and more page views make him advertising $.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:17 am to Mike da Tigah
We are on the same page....don't understand why ppl who can use complex software and can drive a car persist in thinking of cooking as hard. Billions of dollars in advertising have shaped this huge cultural shift. Chef-driven TV cooking makes some non cooks deeply insecure about their skills, too.
Good, honest home cooking isn't hard. You need a Sharp knife, a cutting board, a skillet, a 4 qt saucepan, and a 9 x 13 baking pan.....lots of culinary magic can come out of a very simple set of tools and skills.
Good, honest home cooking isn't hard. You need a Sharp knife, a cutting board, a skillet, a 4 qt saucepan, and a 9 x 13 baking pan.....lots of culinary magic can come out of a very simple set of tools and skills.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:25 am to Mike da Tigah
I think people go to "nice" restaurants and are ooo'd and ahhhh'd over presentation and flavor. when in reality fancy presentation is simple and flavor comes from quality ingredients and things that taste great but people wouldnt normally buy (think fat/cream/etc).
so with little knowledge on even the basics, the average person thinks making all that fancy stuff is hard and you need years of training in france- when in reality any ole line cook can master a recipe in a couple hours
so with little knowledge on even the basics, the average person thinks making all that fancy stuff is hard and you need years of training in france- when in reality any ole line cook can master a recipe in a couple hours
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:27 am to Mike da Tigah
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And, while there are clearly things that are difficult to master like artisan skill sets which cannot be attained simply through following a recipe, for basic cooking, and with the plethora of information at our disposal today, although a butt load of disinformation as well, with all of that a finger movement away, how is cooking still perceived as hard?
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I'd say its because of how prevalent this thought is amongst many in society so I really hate to hear it being repeated in print especially, as if to validate it being true, when it's rooted in ignorance of technique, time in the kitchen, and in a sound foundation of understanding cooking because most people fail to build the foundation before someone shows them how to half arse the construction, so it's always going to be magical pixie dust rather than anything that makes sense to them.
Although those are 2 really, really long sentences..... I am with ya.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:30 am to Mung
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Simple, if you believe that it is difficult, you'll read his bs, and more page views make him advertising $.
Exactly. You are reading to far into it to fit your agenda. It is all about making his information more valuable.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:30 am to bossflossjr
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Although those are 2 really, really long sentences..... I am with ya.
sorry. Juices were flowing. Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:33 am to HeadyMurphey
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Exactly. You are reading to far into it to fit your agenda. It is all about making his information more valuable.
That may be at the root of his intentions for saying it, but the end result of fueling the ignorance of the mindset is still at play, and that's the real issue.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:35 am to Mike da Tigah
I will say that I can code a complex piece of software with my eyes closed, but I just cannot come up with my own recipe. I can follow one to a 't'. I just lack that creativity in this area to connect the dots and create my own meal. Kinda weird in my opinion.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:40 am to Mike da Tigah
People like him do a disservice to those that think about cooking but then read and it is hard so thy will not attempt I after reading a few words from a dumbass like him who can't boil water so it must be hard for every human to attempt.
This post was edited on 1/28/14 at 8:05 am
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:43 am to HeadyMurphey
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I will say that I can code a complex piece of software with my eyes closed, but I just cannot come up with my own recipe. I can follow one to a 't'. I just lack that creativity in this area to connect the dots and create my own meal. Kinda weird in my opinion.
Not really. You were trained in software, and I'm sure it is a real interest to you. Similarly, cooking and food is a passion for myself and others, and we take the time to get to the bottom of it and educate ourselves in it, and spend time doing it. I think you first need the desire, then the foundation and knowledge, and techniques, and then incorporating different flavor profiles, and using different textures and skills acquired will lead you in that direction. There are things that work and make sense when you immerse yourself in the science behind cooking rather than just following directions to pull off a dish. After a while, the directions will either make sense, or you'll find yourself laughing at nonsense contained therein because you recognize it as bullshite.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:53 am to Mike da Tigah
I really am interested in cooking, as I do it all at my house. I don't think of it as a chore. I guess I have not devoted the time to "learning". Everything I seem to try to come up with my own thing, I usually fail. I just feel like my taste buds are broken. I can't taste the subtle differences in some things. I love making a gumbo and switching things up for different tastes, but when it comes to sauces and such I just fail big time.
I can't taste the subtle differences in some things. I love making a gumbo and switching things up for different tastes, but when it comes to sauces and such I just fail big time.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:56 am to HeadyMurphey
All cooking really takes is, first, a true interest in learning some basics. After that, it's just a matter of going as far as you want to go.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:00 am to HeadyMurphey
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I really am interested in cooking, as I do it all at my house. I don't think of it as a chore. I guess I have not devoted the time to "learning". Everything I seem to try to come up with my own thing, I usually fail. I just feel like my taste buds are broken. I can't taste the subtle differences in some things. I love making a gumbo and switching things up for different tastes, but when it comes to sauces and such I just fail big time.
I'll give you three books, that if you commit yourself to learning the knowledge contained therein, it will change your life as it relates to what you have mentioned.
1) On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
2) Culinary Arts of America The Professional Chef
3) The Flavor Bible
Learn this, and practice, and soon a whole new world will open up to you. I promise.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:03 am to Mike da Tigah
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I'll give you three books, that if you commit yourself to learning the knowledge contained therein, it will change your life as it relates to what you have mentioned.
1) On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
2) Culinary Arts of America The Professional Chef
3) The Flavor Bible
Learn this, and practice, and soon a whole new world will open up to you. I promise.
You know, I do 90% of the cooking in the house, but I've never taken a class nor have I read any of the listed books. And, while I think I'm pretty decent, I think it would serve me well to read some things along the lines you have suggested. There's always room to expand your horizons.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:04 am to Mike da Tigah
I will order them now. Thanks for the advice.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:06 am to VOR
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You know, I do 90% of the cooking in the house, but I've never taken a class nor have I read any of the listed books. And, while I think I'm pretty decent, I think it would serve me well to read some things along the lines you have suggested. There's always room to expand your horizons.
Nobody ever really arrives VOR. We are ALL students of the art.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:10 am to Mike da Tigah
Here is a more appropriate title for the link:
And what's up with #1? Just seems like a whole lot of trouble to improve nothing.
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Cooking is hard so here are a bunch of dumb things that you might see on pinterest that no one cares about.
And what's up with #1? Just seems like a whole lot of trouble to improve nothing.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:15 am to Mike da Tigah
Y'all be funny.
The key words are things like "I don't understand." Of course you don't because nothing is hard if it is easy to you.
I have a friend (a woman) who can take apart all sorts of mechanical things and put them back together without directions. She can rewire and re-plumb a house. She thinks cooking is hard and is intimidated by it.
My brother was a D-1 full scholarship swimmer and can't cook. He'd tell you swimming fast is easy.
The key words are things like "I don't understand." Of course you don't because nothing is hard if it is easy to you.
I have a friend (a woman) who can take apart all sorts of mechanical things and put them back together without directions. She can rewire and re-plumb a house. She thinks cooking is hard and is intimidated by it.
My brother was a D-1 full scholarship swimmer and can't cook. He'd tell you swimming fast is easy.
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