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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Above average, although I don't particularly enjoy cooking and find it stressful if it's for anyone other than myself or my children. I absolutely love eating food that someone else has cooked, it makes me feel all fuzzy and cared for. |
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Excellent! But very lazy when it comes to it - as in I rarely actually get to cook.
I grew up in a household surrounded by females - you soon learn how to bake & cook real fast. Plus the added effect of a lot of Caribbean _ased dishes.
Can cook pretty much anything really - but baking I try avoid. As I get pissed off & the cake get booted into the field. |
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over a year ago
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I’m pretty good. I’m not a follow the recipe cook, more take an idea from a recipe and concoct my own version that suits my tastes. I have to be careful though to ensure that there is suffice t overlap with others’ tastes if I’m cooking for more than just me. I cook from raw ingredients regularly. |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
I’d say 8/9..... Pretty good at a small number of things like Mediterranean, especially Italian, Turkish, Lebanese and love Indian food, I make all kinds of breads, dips, salads and during lockdown learned how to cook with red lentils and lamb.
I’m just in the process of deciding to go back to cast iron pans , copper looks awful and stainless steel is rubbish and hate non stick / aluminium surfaces. Would he interested to know what others who cook use and why |
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"I thought I was average until I went to uni and realised some can't even boil an egg  . I can cook up a decent meal or two. "
I went to a local private school. Will always rember, was 14ish I think, home economics class, where a 2.5 hour lesson was spent showing us how to butter bread correctly and make a pot of tea lmao it turned out some of the kids there were so " privileged " they had never had to butter their own bread before..seriuosly lol |
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Probably like a 6, I like to try cooking new things but they don't always work out and for some reason I have real issue cooking chicken breast. However my steaks are 10/10.
I'm actually going to try to make two different types of onigiri tonight, one chicken with sriracha mayonnaise and the other with beef cooked in mirin,meso, ginger, etc |
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
Northampton Somewhere |
I'm alright, is say a 7 but I'm not one of those people who can rustle up restaurant standard food with whatever I e got at home. I need a recipe.
My baking skills are very good 8.5, I made 160 mince pies this year and everyone loved them   |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm a strong 9, but recipe books aren't for me, everything is done by sight, smell and taste. Its funny though as I'm not an eater, I just like feeding others. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm a strong 9, but recipe books aren't for me, everything is done by sight, smell and taste. Its funny though as I'm not an eater, I just like feeding others."
This is very interesting. Out of curiousity, if something doesn't taste right, how do you know what to add to make it taste better? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I thought I was average until I went to uni and realised some can't even boil an egg . I can cook up a decent meal or two.
I went to a local private school. Will always rember, was 14ish I think, home economics class, where a 2.5 hour lesson was spent showing us how to butter bread correctly and make a pot of tea lmao it turned out some of the kids there were so " privileged " they had never had to butter their own bread before..seriuosly lol "
No way  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I make a tasty chipotle chilli. I add a quality beer instead of stock, then lid on and simmer. Love using a fresh scotch bonnet in curries. Make a decent cheese sauce for tuna pasta. Still burn toast though so 9/10  |
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I can russke up a tasty meal but it's all just good old fashioned home cooking such as roast dinners, steak pie,mince and dumplings, rhubarb crumble etc.
My family aren't very adventurous when it comes to food so I never cook anything very exotic. |
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"I thought I was average until I went to uni and realised some can't even boil an egg . I can cook up a decent meal or two.
I went to a local private school. Will always rember, was 14ish I think, home economics class, where a 2.5 hour lesson was spent showing us how to butter bread correctly and make a pot of tea lmao it turned out some of the kids there were so " privileged " they had never had to butter their own bread before..seriuosly lol
No way "
Yes way. We also had one in boiling eggs..thats the point my dad went and complained sayimg the amount of money the school cost why after a year we still hadnt used the ovens lmao
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Pretty good - don’t enjoy everyday cooking much but love cooking to entertain, especially French cuisine.
Made some great cheese and onion bread today with a scrummy crust. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Im getting there. Few years ago i didnt really know how to cook much but i love trying new recipes however alot of them can be described as 'interesting' and it always takes longer than stated.
Lets hope tonight is a sucsess. |
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"Total maverick, unconventional, blue sky thinker, for example I use the toaster to do beef burgers."
How often do you dismantle said appliance to remove the congealed fat and avoid the fire hazard
Asking for a friend |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Cooking is a complete chore, I try to fool myself into enjoying it by putting ‘Dave Brubeck - Take five’ on and imagining I’m some sort of Culinary genius while cooking a Lancashire hot pot that always goes tits up. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I rate mine by putting in front of friends and seeing if they raise their eyebrows when they taste it. The direction their eyebrows travel in is a giveaway.
Up = bad! Down = good. Usually!
If they spit it out or suddenly claim they’re “full from lunch”, I know I’ve blown it    |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
South Wales |
Not great.
I’ve set alight jacket spuds in the microwave and partially burnt my mums kitchen down making myself toast.
I recently discovered I’d been making omelettes wrong for the best part of 28 years too.
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"Not great.
I’ve set alight jacket spuds in the microwave and partially burnt my mums kitchen down making myself toast.
I recently discovered I’d been making omelettes wrong for the best part of 28 years too.
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How do you 'wrong' an omelette ? |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
South Wales |
"Not great.
I’ve set alight jacket spuds in the microwave and partially burnt my mums kitchen down making myself toast.
I recently discovered I’d been making omelettes wrong for the best part of 28 years too.
How do you 'wrong' an omelette ?"
I always added milk to the mixture  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Not great.
I’ve set alight jacket spuds in the microwave and partially burnt my mums kitchen down making myself toast.
I recently discovered I’d been making omelettes wrong for the best part of 28 years too.
How do you 'wrong' an omelette ?
I always added milk to the mixture "
That is a legitimate way to bulk it out and make the eggs go further |
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"Not great.
I’ve set alight jacket spuds in the microwave and partially burnt my mums kitchen down making myself toast.
I recently discovered I’d been making omelettes wrong for the best part of 28 years too.
How do you 'wrong' an omelette ?
I always added milk to the mixture "
Oops |
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By *issitCouple
over a year ago
Banbury |
I manage to feed myself and the family and friends and no complaints so I’m happy. I’m a fuss free cook, who thinks the food is simply the “pasta” to carry the social “sauce” if the sauce is saucy even better! |
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"Not great.
I’ve set alight jacket spuds in the microwave and partially burnt my mums kitchen down making myself toast.
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I put country slices in the microwave to warm them and the sugar crystals caught fire |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
South Wales |
"Not great.
I’ve set alight jacket spuds in the microwave and partially burnt my mums kitchen down making myself toast.
I put country slices in the microwave to warm them and the sugar crystals caught fire "
that makes me feel better! It’s easily done |
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"Not great.
I’ve set alight jacket spuds in the microwave and partially burnt my mums kitchen down making myself toast.
I put country slices in the microwave to warm them and the sugar crystals caught fire
that makes me feel better! It’s easily done "
Not so easy to extinguish though |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"How do you rate your cooking skills..."
Ooo if One may praise one Self. Then I think I’m pretty good.
Spend a lot of time reading and researching and ultimately learning over many years easing 4 kids to eat good and well. More challenge than you think to get all 4 to eat good daily food. Everyone is different lol
But yea. I love cooking to simply watch someone else go quiet and just eat
Ps. Male half here |
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"I’m a good cook I don’t bake though
Cooking you can cheat endlessly
Baking is much more of an art huh
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Baking is I'd suggest more science
The times and ratios need to be precise
Cookery I'd suggest is more art with much more room to ad lib or freestyle x  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"How do you rate your cooking skills...
Ooo if One may praise one Self. Then I think I’m pretty good.
Spend a lot of time reading and researching and ultimately learning over many years easing 4 kids to eat good and well. More challenge than you think to get all 4 to eat good daily food. Everyone is different lol
But yea. I love cooking to simply watch someone else go quiet and just eat
Ps. Male half here "
And if it goes tits up you can always order a pizza |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"How do you rate your cooking skills...
Ooo if One may praise one Self. Then I think I’m pretty good.
Spend a lot of time reading and researching and ultimately learning over many years easing 4 kids to eat good and well. More challenge than you think to get all 4 to eat good daily food. Everyone is different lol
But yea. I love cooking to simply watch someone else go quiet and just eat
Ps. Male half here
And if it goes tits up you can always order a pizza"
he don’t need the pizza he said he cooks well. Always one |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It depends who I'm cooking for.
I can cook for my tastes, my family, certain friends because I know what we all like.
But I wouldn't be confident to cook for strangers - I'm heavy handed with certain ingredients |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Cooking is a complete chore, I try to fool myself into enjoying it by putting ‘Dave Brubeck - Take five’ on and imagining I’m some sort of Culinary genius while cooking a Lancashire hot pot that always goes tits up. "
Buy yourself a slow cooker - easy peasy to cook casseroles, curries and stews and almost impossible to burn it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Not great.
I’ve set alight jacket spuds in the microwave and partially burnt my mums kitchen down making myself toast.
I recently discovered I’d been making omelettes wrong for the best part of 28 years too.
How do you 'wrong' an omelette ?
I always added milk to the mixture
That is a legitimate way to bulk it out and make the eggs go further "
I agree, milk does go in omlettes. I am a good cook and always do this and a chef at my old work place did too |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My cooking skills are adequate. Have a good appreciation of what goes with what and what a dish needs to pull it together.
Amazed by the adulation heaped on chefs though ... they are making tea! (Or Dinner as the case may be) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My cooking is better than my baking. I'm no chef, but I do enjoy cooking, especially for others. Had a few disasters over the years, but good way to learn |
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20 years as a chef I'd say I'm ok. Down side is my wife is allergic to cooking. She says why marry a chef and cook for yourself?
Only other downside is she is the pickiest, most boring eater alive. No spices, limited veg, limited herbs, basic food only. And it's no fun cooking for one. 2nd best part of our first 6way at home was cooking for everyone first. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"20 years as a chef I'd say I'm ok. Down side is my wife is allergic to cooking. She says why marry a chef and cook for yourself?
Only other downside is she is the pickiest, most boring eater alive. No spices, limited veg, limited herbs, basic food only. And it's no fun cooking for one. 2nd best part of our first 6way at home was cooking for everyone first. "
I’m glad that was the 2nd best thing |
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Average for a single man. I don't spend a lot of time cooking but can do decent and healthy meals. Microwave steamer recommended. My microwave also has a convection fan function so no need to use the large capacity oven. Also I never do 'instant' meals. |
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By *JB1954Man
over a year ago
Reading |
I would say very good. Few years ago. Had brother and friends for Christmas and Boxing day dinners. For several years before . So turkey with trimmings and at least three veg Christmas day. Then Boxing day roast beef and again trimmings with three veg. Must admit it was Boxing day meal I was most concerned about as not overcooking the beef joint. . |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Im gonna wave my willy and say 10/10 here... if theres one thing im confident in its my kitchen skills
You’re going to cook your Willy? "
It was cooking friday #overused #smokecomingofthehelmet |
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