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my mom was a pretty bad cook (although we all lived) and my Dad either heated leftovers up or made eggs. I have figured out my way in the kitchen on my own, starting with a stir fry pan and a big pot for spaghetti...those were seriously my only pots/pans for years. I tried making my grandmas cookies once and it worked and now I am a pretty good baker.
My wife has been forced into being a good cook, as she stays home with the kids and we generally try not to eat out during the week. She does have her Mom as a resource, though, who is a good cook. I bet her Dad has never made a meal in his life, haha.
A the people I know who are clueless are under 50 years old.
Which tells you something.
I am 39 and have lots of "foodie" friends from teens to oldsters. Men, women, working or SAH. Hell, every Christmas I get a bottle of salsa made by a kid since he was 9 years old. And it's delicious.
So a person of any age can learn to cook and cook well. That leads me to believe that those who don't are simply lazy. And/or their parents are lazy for not teaching them.
if you are not using any salt and pepper to do basic seasoning of your food then ultimately you are really not producing something that has the flavor of food that was properly cooked. You are in line with the person who likes overdone noodles, burnt toast or a pound of butter in their mac'n'cheese
That's one of the the more asinine things I've ever read in the Food and Drink forum.
There are hundreds of methods and ingredients to season food other than salt and pepper. Relying on salt and pepper is rather unimaginative, actually.
That's one of the the more asinine things I've ever read in the Food and Drink forum.
There are hundreds of methods and ingredients to season food other than salt and pepper. Relying on salt and pepper is rather unimaginative, actually.
Of course there are hundreds of things to use, I never said that you only use salt and pepper. However, salt and pepper are integral to virtually every single thing that you can cook. Again, go listen to top chefs, read cook books, learn in a professional kitchen, take a cooking class. Salt and Pepper are the base of everything you do in the kitchen.
Well, that's why it's a preference. You think it tastes funny without; I don't like the taste of salt in my food unless it's there naturally.
I'm in my mid-50s, have cooked hundreds and hundreds of different meals, but I have never fried chicken. I would probably need a cookbook and a few attempts to get it right.
Yep, I've made all sorts of breads, canned, baked, made candy, pasta from scratch etc., but frying a chicken - NO.
A the people I know who are clueless are under 50 years old.
Which tells you something.
I am 39 and have lots of "foodie" friends from teens to oldsters. Men, women, working or SAH. Hell, every Christmas I get a bottle of salsa made by a kid since he was 9 years old. And it's delicious.
So a person of any age can learn to cook and cook well. That leads me to believe that those who don't are simply lazy. And/or their parents are lazy for not teaching them.
Maybe food just isn't that important to them? They eat to live, not live to eat.
Maybe food just isn't that important to them? They eat to live, not live to eat.
Right.
That is fine.
But they still need to know how to make it.
Besides, the people I know who don't cook love to eat.
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