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roommate n1, the guy who isn't vegan but eats mostly vegan burgers, opened a 4-pack of raw chicken breasts right in front of me, and threw them in the oven *like that*.
he did not butterfly them or otherwise do anything about the chicken breast being thicker on one side.
he did not beat them to flatten them.
he did not salt or pepper them.
he did not add oil.
no spices were harmed during the cooking of these chicken breasts.
The number of people who can't cook is legion. The U.S. leads in the convenience over everything trend but, certainly doesn't have a monopoly on it. What's most bothersome to me isn't that so many have no clue but, that they don't care. Sadly, today, most people eat because they have to. A handful argue about which fast food chains fillers are better than the others. A tiny number, about 10%, enjoy food, the time spent fixing it, the improvement of adds to relationships and, the sharing of culture. I view the majority as handicapped mindless drones.update:
roommate n1, the guy who isn't vegan but eats mostly vegan burgers, opened a 4-pack of raw chicken breasts right in front of me, and threw them in the oven *like that*.
he did not butterfly them or otherwise do anything about the chicken breast being thicker on one side.
he did not beat them to flatten them.
he did not salt or pepper them.
he did not add oil.
no spices were harmed during the cooking of these chicken breasts.
The number of people who can't cook is legion. The U.S. leads in the convenience over everything trend but, certainly doesn't have a monopoly on it. What's most bothersome to me isn't that so many have no clue but, that they don't care. Sadly, today, most people eat because they have to. A handful argue about which fast food chains fillers are better than the others. A tiny number, about 10%, enjoy food, the time spent fixing it, the improvement of adds to relationships and, the sharing of culture. I view the majority as handicapped mindless drones.
The time issue has wholesome work around for anyone willing to educate themselves. The issue is not caring and the unwillingness to invest any time in food knowledge or preparation. I would also ask how you're using that 2-3 hours you've "saved."To be fair...
I think part of the issue is a lot of recipes (especially for non-pro cooks who are slow with instructions) often takes at least 1 - 2 hours just to prepare and plate ANY recipe.
Add on top of that 30 minutes to sit down and eat, and another 30 minutes to clean up and do the dishes... You're talking 2-3 hours every night....
That was totally feasible once upon a time with only 1-parent working households... But with both working, who the fudge has 2-3 hours to do full on from scratch cooking when you get home at 6:30 PM?
The time issue has wholesome work around for anyone willing to educate themselves. The issue is not caring and the unwillingness to invest any time in food knowledge of preparation. I would also ask how you're using that 2-3 hours you've "saved."
If you're always in react mode you'll never catch up or have time for extraneous things like eating, breathing or, you know, enjoying life. It isn't as much about food as it is lifestyle. The hectic day to day lives of most isn't a natural evolution of life, it's a Corporate ploy to distract you from how they're fvcking with your life.Bills, dealing with the kids, cleaning up - then you have bathing the kids, putting them to bed... Plenty of things to list.
Admittedly, I suck at cooking too - but I can follow directions on a recipe card. Regardless of how much I cook, I can never seem to learn to chop veggies quickly like a pro.
well obviously this is a YMMV situation, but here is how i feel;
1. cooking is a pleasure, not a chore. The time i dedicate to cooking is ME time, it relaxes me, because i have control over the situation, and i get to exparience the pleasure that comes from doing a good job.
2. if you have time constraints, there are recipes - many - which will suit you; throw a bunch of stuff in the oven and watch it magically become a dinner.
You don't need to *every day* cook something labour-intensive in order to make good food, and if you have a family, you can easily learn to make 8 portions per cooking session; and which dishes keep better than others.
Being "a good cook" is about, mostly, two things: understanding the various processes of food prep - how do they work physically, and what impact do they have on the food - and being able to eyeball taste. That way you know you can turn X food into Y meal by doing Z cooking, even if you've never done it before, and can expect to make it come out reasonably good.
To toot my own horn, i can watch a cooking show on tv and know what the food taste like, by seeing it being cooked. My head can visualize the flavours, becausecooking is something that, as a euro, is always on my mind.
I like to, say, be at work and think "today i want to try cooking a meal using X that's being prepared the Z way" and then rush to the supermarket to buy the ingredients, and then home to cook, and i like to do this, it's one of the things that makes my life enjoyable. If you're not like that - more so, if you can live without doing this and it doesn't bother you at all - more power to you, but, you should really learn at least a few good recipes for those around you, because cooking good food is a very much valued skill in common society.
Yeah I figured - and it's nothing against you or how you enjoy cooking. It's...just...a different mindset.super single
I forgot....I had one of those last year. I haven't been to the UK, but tried it at a restaurant serving them.
That just sounds lazy to me. I had a roommate that used to buy frozen chicken tenderloin (raw frozen). He would put them in the microwave for a few minutes before cutting them up in a salad. It was all about time savings for him, but that just gives the chicken rubbery texture with hard edges and no flavor.update:
roommate n1, the guy who isn't vegan but eats mostly vegan burgers, opened a 4-pack of raw chicken breasts right in front of me, and threw them in the oven *like that*.
he did not butterfly them or otherwise do anything about the chicken breast being thicker on one side.
he did not beat them to flatten them.
he did not salt or pepper them.
he did not add oil.
no spices were harmed during the cooking of these chicken breasts.
Yeah I figured - and it's nothing against you or how you enjoy cooking. It's...just...a different mindset.
I absolutely agree if I had peace and tranquility in the home without someone coming up to me during the cooking It can definetly be more therapeutic and enjoying in nature.
But when you're cooking for a family... First, you are automatically no longer cooking for your personal enjoyment as the head priority. You're cooking because your family depends on it. Second, people will (wife and kids) come up to annoy you during the cooking process. No bueno.
I definetly remember those days of single life where I didn't mind going to the grocery store the same day. Getting fresh ingredients, making a really nice dinner with a glass of red.
haha There are specialist sites for thatSometimes I do an image search of phrases to see if something funny pops up, and I'm very disappointed that "faggots in gravy" returns nothing :^(
Sometimes I do an image search of phrases to see if something funny pops up, and I'm very disappointed that "faggots in gravy" returns nothing :^(
My trick is that I cook what I want to eat. Everyone else can eat PB&J for every meal if they want to, but I keep on cooking for me and eventually the kids will take a chance for the sake of change. It's working out and they're warming up to different foods because of it. (6-8 years old)If that kind of interaction bothers you while cooking and you still can't enjoy it--like say, turn it into a teaching opportunity because kids actually like that--hey look, you're now combining two required evening tasks and you didn't even know it!--then that is more of a strange personal problem that doesn't have anything to do with the chore of cooking, as you describe it.