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What do you think about people who don't cook?
Posted on 8/11/12 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 8/11/12 at 6:34 pm
I know some people who literally never cook. You see it a lot in college age people..they will go out to eat or get takeout every single day. I personally find this annoying, as it's both lazy and a waste of money. I also think the ability to cook is a good show of one's character.
What do yall think?
What do yall think?
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Posted on 8/11/12 at 6:42 pm to TheIndulger
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What do yall think?
that you should care less what other people do with their time and money.
i don't know how to cook. i've never really had the time or patience to do so. i'm in graduate school, and i'm very busy. in my free time, i don't feel like cooking. i have other things i'd rather do. cooking is a hobby, as is watching tv, playing or listening to music and/or sports, painting, etc. i don't see how you equate to a show of character. i don't have good character because i'm busy trying to earn a PhD? sorry for studying.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 6:45 pm to TheIndulger
True story. I had a co-worker, male, married with 3 kids. Smart guy. Made about 50K a year in today's money. He took his family to Picadilly Cafeteria every day for dinner...365 days a year.
He and his wife didn't like to cook. They believed that the whole family sitting down to dinner at the same time was important to keep the family together. So, they sat down together at the cafeteria.
Around age 40 he and his wife divorced and each moved out of town. Don't know how the kids turned out. But I thought the whole deal was absolutely weird.
He and his wife didn't like to cook. They believed that the whole family sitting down to dinner at the same time was important to keep the family together. So, they sat down together at the cafeteria.
Around age 40 he and his wife divorced and each moved out of town. Don't know how the kids turned out. But I thought the whole deal was absolutely weird.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 6:46 pm to TheIndulger
quote:Few issues with this one.
You see it a lot in college age people..they will go out to eat or get takeout every single day. I personally find this annoying, as it's both lazy and a waste of money
1) Some college students don't have a kitchen.
2) Some people just have money to blow.
I cook in my apartment in Auburn but I don't hate people who don't. It's their decision.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 6:53 pm to quail man
Sorry man, didn't mean any offense by it. I dont think if you are strapped for time that you don't have a good character.
Maybe you oughta give it a shot sometime if you ever have any leisure time..following a recipe is actually easier than you might think.
Maybe you oughta give it a shot sometime if you ever have any leisure time..following a recipe is actually easier than you might think.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 6:56 pm to TheIndulger
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I also think the ability to cook is a good show of one's character.
Hannibal Lecter agrees.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 7:25 pm to TheIndulger
I don't really think it's a big deal with college kids but I know families that very rarely cook which seems strange to me but different strokes I guess.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 7:28 pm to TheIndulger
When I dated in h.s. and college, I figured if a girl didn't know how to cook there were probably a whole bunch of other important things she didn't know about either.
Aint nobody got time for dat...
Aint nobody got time for dat...
Posted on 8/11/12 at 7:35 pm to TheIndulger
We cook at work all the time (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). It amazes me how some guys don't have a clue how to cook. I was kind of in the weeds cooking breakfast one time and I ask a guy to get me two cups of grits and I hand him the 4-cup measuring cup. Next thing I know, he says there isn't enough grits to fill it twice. I look over and he has filled the cup to the brim (nearly 5 cups of grits). He didn't even understand how a measuring cup worked (and we are chemical process operators).
Some of these guys don't even have a clue how to scramble or fry an egg.
I make red beans alot and do it in about 2 1/2 hours. They think it takes all day and you must soak the beans over night.
My supervisor is a chef (not professionally trained). He can make a gourmet meal out of nothing. Tonight he is making fried, smothered chicken wings!!!
There are a couple guys who think they can cook, but I will not eat it because they don't have any food prep safety sense.
Some of these guys don't even have a clue how to scramble or fry an egg.
I make red beans alot and do it in about 2 1/2 hours. They think it takes all day and you must soak the beans over night.
My supervisor is a chef (not professionally trained). He can make a gourmet meal out of nothing. Tonight he is making fried, smothered chicken wings!!!
There are a couple guys who think they can cook, but I will not eat it because they don't have any food prep safety sense.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 7:45 pm to BRgetthenet
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When I dated in h.s. and college, I figured if a girl didn't know how to cook there were probably a whole bunch of other important things she didn't know about either.
Aint nobody got time for dat...
I couldn't have married a girl that didn't know how to cook either
Posted on 8/11/12 at 7:56 pm to BRgetthenet
Posted on 8/11/12 at 8:26 pm to TheIndulger
quote:
What do you think about people who don't cook
Pity
I think most grew up deprived of the wonderful childhood aromas surrounding cooking at home, pans banging and sizzle on Sundays. I think a very important and critical part of living life is missing from their lives, and I think most will fall prey to the trappings of weight that comes with eating out all the time, Not that you can't gorge at home and get the same effect, but you are virtually guaranteed it by the food choices available in eating out every meal. But more than anything pity for missing the most wonderful art of preparing meals and the joy with family and friends around the kitchen.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 8:44 pm to Mike da Tigah
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the joy with family and friends around the kitchen.
My wife doesn't cook. She will sit on a stool in the kitchen and talk to me while I cook. I can dirty every pot, pan, and appliance in the kitchen. After the meal, she will clean it all and put away the food. No problem here.
She can, however bake. Cookies, cakes, and desserts. She is much better than I am. Baking is like following directions. I suck at that.
To answer the op's question, I'm not really turned off by folks that can't or won't cook. When they tell me they like something I fed them, I share the recipe and try to convince them to try to make it themselves. Some people are intimidated by the risk of failure. I have eaten my share of my mistakes. Some my dogs wouldn't eat. That's what encourages you to learn to get better at it.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 9:27 pm to Btrtigerfan
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My wife doesn't cook. She will sit on a stool in the kitchen and talk to me while I cook. I can dirty every pot, pan, and appliance in the kitchen. After the meal, she will clean it all and put away the food. No problem here.
She can, however bake. Cookies, cakes, and desserts. She is much better than I am. Baking is like following directions. I suck at that.
To answer the op's question, I'm not really turned off by folks that can't or won't cook. When they tell me they like something I fed them, I share the recipe and try to convince them to try to make it themselves. Some people are intimidated by the risk of failure. I have eaten my share of my mistakes. Some my dogs wouldn't eat. That's what encourages you to learn to get better at it.
Almost word for word a "me too", except I'm a better baker also. She liked my fresh breads so much she let me teach her my method and now she bakes most of the breads.
We had 26 people over for dinner tonight, I love cooking for a crowd. Several people brought dishes, but I did the majority of the prep.
I feel sorry for people who don't know the joy of cooking. My daughter has 3 kids and a very picky, "meat & taters" only husband, great guy, but a terrible eater. She gave up on cooking for a while and they were eating carry-out or fast food every night. I showed her how to make simple dishes that even picky people would eat, and that works for them.
It is IMPOSSIBLE to raise a healthy family on processed food and carry-out.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 9:49 pm to Btrtigerfan
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My wife doesn't cook. She will sit on a stool in the kitchen and talk to me while I cook. I can dirty every pot, pan, and appliance in the kitchen. After the meal, she will clean it all and put away the food. No problem here.
She can, however bake. Cookies, cakes, and desserts. She is much better than I am. Baking is like following directions. I suck at that.
This is exactly like it is at my house. My wife can cook, but doesn't really like to. She does however, love to clean. Not a bad deal in my book.
I have a friend who's wife thinks the oven is where you store your sweaters in the summer.
I get really aggravated with people who don't know how to time their courses, so that every thing is ready at the same time. Nothing like eating cold food because the entree is not ready.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 10:34 pm to TheIndulger
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I also think the ability to cook is a good show of one's character.
Are you talking about single college students or men and women that work all day to provide for the families and don't have time to cook meals every night?
Either way I disagree. There are a lot of things you can judge someone's character by. Their ability to cook isn't one.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 11:10 pm to TheIndulger
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I personally find this annoying, as it's both lazy and a waste of money.
That's a tad harsh. And I understand about students, although my college roommate and I used to cook two or three times a week. It was fun, and chicks dug it.
I do find it odd that people don't have an interest in at least learning some basics (it ain't rocket surgery). Frankly, when I was a bachelor eventually became tired of eating out every night. I don't understand the complete lack of interest in or desire to at least be able to make a basic meal for yourself. Just weird.
Now, like a couple of the other posters, I do most of the cooking (I enjoy it) and my wife does the clean up. Damned good deal, if you ask me.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 11:21 pm to TheIndulger
I like to cook but I don't have a lot of the skills or know-how of some on this board. That being said, I can understand that people have priorities in their lives. If cooking isn't one of them, more power to them. I certainly don't look down on them.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 11:24 pm to OldTigahFot
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That being said, I can understand that people have priorities in their lives. If cooking isn't one of them, more power to them. I certainly don't look down on them.
I don't disagree. However, I do look down on quail man based on general principles.
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