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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:26 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen No woman "can't cook."
There is only "will cook" or "won't cook." |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:59 PM Author: Aphrodisiac half-breed potus This is absolutely false. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880675) |
Date: June 13th, 2012 1:27 PM Author: marvelous point queen of the night (Ratatouille) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880010) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:28 PM Author: mustard swashbuckling kitchen new version Came here to post this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880014) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:29 PM Author: excitant dun deer antler can someone explain a general theory of meat procurement, storage, preparation and sanitation? tyia (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880021) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:35 PM Author: mustard swashbuckling kitchen new version http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Meat_Preparation_Fact_Sheets/index.asp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880052) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:40 PM Author: excitant dun deer antler holy shit ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880083) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:39 PM Author: drab trailer park What do you want to make? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880069) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:40 PM Author: excitant dun deer antler beef, chicken, pork, fish
i usually just buy prepared meat @ harris teeter because i have no clue how the process works. seems like i'd end up wasting a lot of meat or something. im also lazy. |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:41 PM Author: purple appetizing international law enforcement agency Buy low, eat high (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880089) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:30 PM Author: jade bonkers affirmative action elastic band I'll bitchslap the shit out of you for dissing my man Steve Hawking. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880023) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:34 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880043) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:36 PM Author: Vermilion parlour It pisses me off when people say they don't know how to cook. I realize it takes some actual skill to invent butter-poached lobster or make a 7-layer fondant cake, but for fuck's sake, take some ground beef and put it on a hot surface instead of paying $9 plus tip to get it delivered. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880057) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:39 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen Cr. After cooking for a while you pick up skills, you can get creative with ingredients and make things up to tailor it to your supplies and equipment and situation. Anyone can pick up these skills, they just take a little time, nobody just has them automatically.
But even without such skills, anyone can make some damn good eats with the help of marthastewart.com |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:40 PM Author: disgusting laughsome pocket flask but the Cooked Ground Beef Shack has such tasty sides (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880078) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:40 PM Author: mustard swashbuckling kitchen new version I just want an empanada. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880081) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:41 PM Author: Vermilion parlour I'm referring to the "eating out is so expensive, but I have to because I don't know how to cook" crowd. Drives me up the fucking wall. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880086) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:56 PM Author: Puce institution it's usually 'eating out is so expensive, but i don't have time to go shopping for fresh stuff and cook a tasty and healthy meal' (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880177) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:02 PM Author: Vermilion parlour I hear that occasionally, but for the people I know it's almost always "I don't know how". I was talking about making a burger the night before, and I had a friend go, "Oh my god, that's so cool that you know how to do that!!! I wish I could learn to cook." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880227) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:01 PM Author: hot beady-eyed sound barrier ryder is engaged to an absurdly rich faggot. She can eat out every fucking meal (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880216) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:02 PM Author: mustard swashbuckling kitchen new version OR she can buy super expensive ingredients, leisurely cook, and keep a high-res food blog. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880222) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:38 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal lol tyft (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880515) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:41 PM Author: disgusting laughsome pocket flask in reality i do a mixture of both of these things. :( no blogo, though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880541) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:42 PM Author: glassy 180 prole stag film cool instagram bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880555) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:07 PM Author: mustard swashbuckling kitchen new version There is nothing wrong with it.
You culinary artiste. |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 1:58 PM Author: bearded yellow gunner Steven Hawking reads a lot. can he cook? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880200) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:18 PM Author: fishy theatre giraffe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880805) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:37 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal I dunno. I'm a dood and I've tried making simple pancakes which have turned out crap, and other things which just didn't taste satisfying. I've tried but have no skill in that dept - I personally think cooking is a rather innate skill - you have to know proportions, how much spices, etc. to add - it's not as simple as just following box instructions which often turn out crap meals. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880505) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:38 PM Author: drab trailer park So you tried once to make some pancakes and gave up because they sucked? Keep trying and you will get it right. But you are right about how cooking involves some innate skills. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880520) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:40 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal i've tried.. i can make pancakes but it tastes quite flat/dry... not milky/sugary enough idk. Basically tastes like paper. I've tried multiple sites online for recipes to no avail. The box pancakes are 10x better and easier. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880534) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:41 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen Try martha stewart (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880543) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:39 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen Sounds like you had crap instructions, didn't follow them, or they left open some matter of interpretation that you got wrong.
"I personally thinking [sic] cooking is a rather innate skill"
Sorry, you're just wrong. Being world class or getting good a bit quicker than others may involve some innate skill. But anyone can cook awesome food practically on their first try. |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:40 PM Author: drab trailer park No, he is definitely right about that. You must not be a good cook if you think otherwise. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880536) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:46 PM Author: Vermilion parlour Nope. If you're talking about being able to cook without recipes and invent crazy new dishes, then yes, being Gordon Ramsay or Jean-Georges is in large part an innate skill. But if you can't sear tuna or make a pot of spaghetti, both of which involve nothing more than being able to set a timer and react when it goes off, then you're a full-on retard. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880575) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:39 PM Author: purple appetizing international law enforcement agency You may have reading comprehension problems bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880532) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:40 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal lol fuck u (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880537) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:40 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen cr the premise was "If you can read.." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880538) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:41 PM Author: Disturbing galvanic abode Let's see, if you didn't know the right proportions or how much spices to add, what might tell you? Perhaps something called "a recipe"? Alternatively, if you aren't retarded you can make a dish with whatever proportions, taste it, and add more of whatever you think it needs until you arrive at a tasty product (may take multiple attempts). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880547) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:48 PM Author: Vermilion parlour To be fair, stuff like pancakes and other bread-type things can be a bit more difficult, just because there's less margin of error than with, say, a burger. But seriously, it's just not that hard to follow the directions. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880595) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:49 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen lol right, the guy seems like flame (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880608) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:41 PM Author: disgusting laughsome pocket flask let's workshop your pancakes. what was wrong with them? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880549) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:43 PM Author: drab trailer park you can't really cook (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880558) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:45 PM Author: disgusting laughsome pocket flask nah can definitely make pancakes and lots of other things. i'm a very decent cook (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880572) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:47 PM Author: drab trailer park Guaranteed you can't make good creamy scrambled eggs. Hint, it goes something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU_B3QNu_Ks |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:50 PM Author: purple appetizing international law enforcement agency OH WHAT A CULINARY SCHOLAR (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880609) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:52 PM Author: drab trailer park 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880625) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:54 PM Author: disgusting laughsome pocket flask i make good scramblies but this vid helped me up my game. it's true that you have to treat it like a risotto though!
i also can make a technically perfect omelet |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:58 PM Author: glassy 180 prole stag film but why would you want to make scrambled eggs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880669) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:58 PM Author: disgusting laughsome pocket flask so i can eat them with melty leeks and bits of pancetta? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880671) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:09 PM Author: Vermilion parlour Pancetta is delicious but "melty leeks" sounds like a symptom of something I don't want to be diagnosed with. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880731) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:59 PM Author: purple appetizing international law enforcement agency Technically perfect omelet is doubtful. Very very few people make a true omelet when they say they make omelets. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880672) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:02 PM Author: glassy 180 prole stag film whatever bro it's just an omelet. you can make it however the fuck you want.
that said, i don't flip these days |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:03 PM Author: disgusting laughsome pocket flask this guy thinks he's some kind of egg czar because he watches alton brown (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880700) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:07 PM Author: purple appetizing international law enforcement agency Pepin, actually. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880717) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:08 PM Author: disgusting laughsome pocket flask my mom in law took a class w/him, she is a 181 cook (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880725) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:47 PM Author: glassy 180 prole stag film pancakes are for dumb sluts who cant separate egg whites or operate a waffle iron (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880587) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:50 PM Author: Vermilion parlour Pancakes are fucking delicious, you take that back. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880615) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:53 PM Author: glassy 180 prole stag film NO (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880635) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:54 PM Author: Vermilion parlour YES (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880641) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:55 PM Author: ruby bespoke menage The middle way:
"You can't be like pancakes: all exciting at first, but then by the end you're fuckin' sick of em." |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:27 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen Depends man. Pancakes can be 180 if done well (there are unique ways) and complimented with the right things. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880874) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:58 PM Author: mint death wish station I agree. I never ever cooked before the start of this year (family ate out every meal growing up; I just got take-out or the cafeteria in college) and I made a new year's resolution to learn to cook this year. It's not that difficult - today for example I just grilled up some chicken breasts with a cool marinade that tastes as good as anything in a typical restaurant that's not high cuisine today. And I'm a 6 month noob at this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880667) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 2:59 PM Author: glassy 180 prole stag film why is your mother a stupid slut whore? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880673) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:03 PM Author: mint death wish station my father refuses to eat vegetables or anything green, or anything with spices beyond salt, pepper, garlic in it - like outright refuses like a big baby. So my mom who has no guts at all would just get us fast food or make steak and potatoes plain all the time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880697) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:21 PM Author: mustard swashbuckling kitchen new version My Dad was like this before he met my Mom (an amazing cook), and she found out it was because my Grandma made him shitty, overcooked, nasty veggies all his life. After my parents god married, my Mom convinced my Dad that if he'd try her way of making veggies just once she'd never ask him again if he didn't like it, and he liked it.
Preparation is key. |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:02 PM Author: Aphrodisiac half-breed potus That's not cooking. That's heating something. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880691) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:03 PM Author: mint death wish station (LOW IQ SCHTICK) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880703) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:10 PM Author: Aphrodisiac half-breed potus The thing is, you don't have any understanding of what cooking is. Why? Because you grew up on fast-food and think heating a chicken breast is cooking. A nigger might even be able to do that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880737) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:13 PM Author: mint death wish station what the hell is wrong with you? You think because I happened to grill something today that that's all I know how to cook now? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880756) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:14 PM Author: Aphrodisiac half-breed potus "Cooking is not hard - for example I heated chicken beasts."
No. |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:28 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal That's more than my mom. My mom doesn't know that you should marinade chicken or know how - she just adds 'chicken seasoning/flavoring' like vegeta on top of chicken and shoves it in the stove. She's stupid and it turns out gross. That's why I don't learn cooking from her.
That said, there's different levels of cooking - beginner level (like my mom in her whole life) is just cooking chicken without seasoning and adding frozen vegetables. IMO the addition of sauces/spices often makes it more advanced. |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:04 PM Author: drab trailer park Your family ate our every meal growing up? Sup richie rich? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880704) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:05 PM Author: mint death wish station not fancy places; just fast food for every dinner (obv i ate at school cafeteria for lunch) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880708) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:07 PM Author: Vermilion parlour That is enormously fucked-up. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880718) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:08 PM Author: mint death wish station tell me about it; it's incredibly hard to break those habits now that i'm on my own (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880726) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:10 PM Author: disgusting laughsome pocket flask do you have health problems (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880738) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:12 PM Author: mint death wish station i'm probably 5-10 pounds overweight, but that's after having eaten healthy for a while now. My blood pressure is fine according to doctor; not sure what else you're asking? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880754) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:13 PM Author: disgusting laughsome pocket flask was expecting you to suffer from rickets and shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880760) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:12 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal This was the same as my experience growing up too. I hate most red meat tho which makes trying to learn to cook more difficult. I was also on a low-carb thing at one time and never ate potatoes for years but think I'll just try making stuff I don't like for the hell of it, so I know how...what do u usually cook? I'd love to learn to cook vegetarian meals but it seems time consuming and expensive. I love veggies tho. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880750) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:15 PM Author: mint death wish station A variety of beginner to intermediate stuff - I got one of those big ass recipe books (with pictures; this is important for a noob) that you give to a housewife when she gets married and just randomly make things out of that that look good. If you wanna check it out it's called "How to Cook Everything" by Mark Bittman (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880774) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:20 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal Thanks. I'd need something really simple, will check it out (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880817) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:16 PM Author: irate passionate love of her life OP is completely credited. Women who say tehy cannot cook are not limited by their lack of natural talent. They just aren't willing to put in the basic effort. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880780) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:18 PM Author: drab trailer park Will people stop fucking saying this shit. My mom has been cooking her whole life and is a shitty cook. She isn't even dumb or anything. I've been cooking for a few years now and I'm much better than her. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880799) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:19 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal Same with my mom but my mom is dumb (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880810) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:20 PM Author: drab trailer park ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880819) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:21 PM Author: mint death wish station lol, ditto (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880828) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:26 PM Author: irate passionate love of her life 2 options
1: she tries overly complicated recipes
2: she doesn't cook what you like
My mom does both, so I know all about this. I can't eat the food she makes. But I have faith in her basic ability to boil an egg. Although, I bought some take'n bake bread to go with dinner and she baked the entire enormous loaf in the morning, thereby completely defeating the purpose of the take'n bake system. Also her scrambled eggs are runny on the inside and burnt on the outside. But seriously, it's not like she couldn't cook well if she really put in the effort and followed a recipe as directed. I think some people just don't pay attention or something. |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:21 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen Your mom chooses not to cook well. My mom does the same thing. She puts something on the stove and then walks away and shit and it burns. Or she chooses to get way too adventurous in making something up because she just wants to use the ingredients or something.
Follow some fucking simple as fuck instructions and you can cook great food. Maybe you have to learn like 6 or 7 cooking vocab words at most and those only appear in some recipes. |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:22 PM Author: drab trailer park It's very obvious to me that she lacks the intuition. It has nothing to do with being lazy about it because she isn't. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880835) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:28 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen There is zero intuition required. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880884) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:33 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal I think IQ has something to do with it tho. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880920) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:35 PM Author: irate passionate love of her life I think you just need to care. All the bad cooking mistakes happen because people don't pay attention/don't care.
I would love to see some statistics correlating cooking skills and divorce rates. |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:40 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen To a point yes, IQ has something to do with being able to read.
My mom is smart but doesn't cook well. |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:21 PM Author: fishy theatre giraffe it's like fashion in that some people have a sense for it while others just don't - although a lot can be gained from experience (how different flavors go together) and watching the cooking channel (techniques)
pretty much anybody can follow a recipe though |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:24 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen Right, and you can make great food every day of your life following very simple recipes. No need to ever even get into the things that you need "a sense for". (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880849) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:31 PM Author: fishy theatre giraffe and just through doing that, even if you don't have a natural sense for it, you'll still pick up a lot of basics and start to get an idea of what's going on.
getting better a timing meat cooking is definitely an acquired skill since a recipe can't really tell you precisely what to do (it's always different depending on heat source and meat thickness/size). and there are some difficult recipes out there (e.g., try having a noob make pad thai or something very timing and multitasking intensive), but there's no excuse for people that flat out don't cook because they "can't" |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:35 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal Maybe. I'm thinking of taking a cooking class myself bc I hate my parents' cooking and can't learn from them but not sure I'll have the time in law :( maybe a few hrs on a weekend is possible tho (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880936) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:41 PM Author: pale sanctuary liquid oxygen Agreed. Although some meat cooking can be determined with thermometer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880988) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:30 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal Yeah. Some ppl don't know how to cut/slice vegetables and meat properly and shit like that too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880898) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:33 PM Author: fishy theatre giraffe that's a good point - basic knife skills are easy to learn from a 3 minute youtube video though. doesn't even matter if you're doing it correctly/slowly as long as you're not being dangerous (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880924) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 3:41 PM Author: Painfully honest senate turdskin Cr. Following recipes isn't hard at all. I only cook on that level on the weekend though. Not sure who has time to cook a real meal between a full time job, gym, drinks with friends, sports, etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20880985) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 4:10 PM Author: rusted nursing home sneaky criminal how'd u learn how to cook breh? im thinking of taking a cooking class but not sure i'll have the time.. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969790&forum_id=2#20881168) |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 4:15 PM Author: Vermilion parlour Think of stuff you like to eat. Google the name of that stuff along with the name of someone like Alton Brown, and you'll often find decent recipes (I am not, for the record, holding up Alton Brown as any sort of culinary icon, but his recipes are usually straightforward and pretty good). You'll start learning what you need to do to make good food, and then can start varying things or doing it without having to refer to the recipe.
The trick, in my experience, is not to blindly thumb through recipe books/sites looking for things you might like, but to start learning to make things you already do like. |