Do girls like men who can cook?

[SpAc3man]

Being able to cook gets a man laid every time. I can cook better than most woman and I'm not even a metrosexual. I give mates a tonne of shit for not knowing how to cook a perfect steak, how to make a proper hamburger from scratch or even how to make some real nachos. They know they fail as men. I haven't even shown them my basil pesto and garlic tortellini yet.

Best story yet is when I showed up my friend in front of his girl by cooking the risotto he brought on a camping trip, thinking it was like cooking instant noodles. I stopped him before he screwed it and made the perfect risotto on a camping stove. Like a boss.

 

[Ris]

It's going to depend on the woman in question. Personally it's one of my all-time pet hates since I'm quite traditional when it comes to gender roles at home, and it always feels like he's encroaching on my territory... but I have (largely younger) female friends who hate cooking and would be grateful to have a partner who could take care of it for them. None of us think it's effeminate or lame.

So yeah, there's no definitive answer here, we're all different

*edit just to clarify: there's a difference between being able to cook, and being able to feed yourself. Knowing a few fancy pasta dishes and how to flip an omelette isn't cooking Knowing how to prepare a roast plus trimmings for 6 people, get your timings and quantities right so that everything is ready together and nothing is sitting going cold, knowing how to make the leftovers taste great and last all week - that's cooking. I've got no beef with hobbyists.

 

[ascorbius]

Women, Men, everyone loves a person who can cook. The ones you know are idiots plain and simple.

I'm attending culinary school right now and I've been getting so many compliments. You're everyone's best friend when your a great cook I think the saying goes.

This.

I can vouch that most women *Love* a man who can cook.

Cooking a nice romantic dinner - top marks.
Being a great grill man at a BBQ - everyone's buddy.
Cooking a great curry at a lads night - result! (You cook, I'll bring the beer)

My wife loves my food and invites friends over for my honey glazed ham.

 

[RandV80]

Trust me dude, women love a man who can cook... Back in first year of university me and my buddy would spend 4-5 hours in the kitchen cooking dinner for my entire residence floor. Honestly I can't understand how cooking isn't be manly, especially if your cooking a nice slab of meat on the barbecue. Yes if your just making a salad or something that's weak...in which I have to say go cook some meat (and no fish doesn't count ).

Yeah if you want to talk about cooking and being manly, in my family my dad and practically all my uncles are or grew up as lumberjacks and miners in the great northern reaches of Canada... and they all know how to cook! When you're in a camp and working long hard hours out in the woods all day you need a good hearty meal at the end of it with no women around you gotta learn how to do it yourself, and a can of Chef Boyardee isn't going to cut it.

Too put it more bluntly the guys who don't know how to cook unless they married earlier could be considered more boys than men. There may be a transition period of a few years after you leave the nest but eventually a single man should be able to cook at least half decently.

 

[Hawkmoon269]

Ive cooked for all my girlfriends over the years, and they always liked it.

It takes a sophisticated man to cook

 

[Odbarc]

I cook for myself because no one else does it for me.

 

[silasbufu]

I may think you're exagerating a little bit about the "all the girls" part? Either that or you need to change your tastes in women because they sound dumb

 

[Cleo Cowdrey]

As long as you don't cook better than her you should be fine . Just joking. I love it when my man cooks for me as it gets really tiring cooking all the time (trust me, that is something that really irritates a girl). The more you can do for yourself or your lady the better, its nice to show that you are willing to be equal in all things in a relationship, and plus with all the extra time you two have there will be plenty of time for thanking you .

 

[Simeon Ivanov]

I also like to joke about my cook friends, but I think they are awesome. Cooking is an excellent survival skill IMO, and anyone who thinks otherwise is stupid -.-

 

[Dogstile]

I can't cook meals, but I can keep myself alive and i've been told its an attractive feature, so i'd say girls would.

 

[Abbyrose07]

I love men who can cook, almost every guy in my family can cook well...excluding one of my brothers who is a master of Mac and Cheese and that's about it lol...

 

[kahlzun]

traditionally, yes

 

[Gamer_152]

I find it weird that any mature person would give anyone crap for being able to cook. Really though I don't think there's a proper answer for this question, I'd make an educated guess that more women than not like a guy who can cook, but what you're asking for here is a big generalisation.

 

[w1ndscar]

Sounds like your friends are ignorant.

Also:

I cook 5 star meals all day everyday thanks to the BasedGod.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ls1mErmY1k

THANK YOU BASEDGOD!!!

Why does everyone on that youtube video insist to comment replacing their "G"s with "Q"s?

 

[The Lugz]

90% of the stuff i eat comes plastic wrapped and ready to eat i don't really see the need to learn to be a chef

also the whole idea of preparing food so it looks nice is roughly akin to polishing coal before you put it in a fire in my opinion
but if you can make it taste better i suppose its worth it

the ability to cook does not make women anymore or less attractive to me, but women are odd so it may very well matter to them

 

[Cleo Cowdrey]

90% of the stuff i eat comes plastic wrapped and ready to eat i don't really see the need to learn to be a chef

also the whole idea of preparing food so it looks nice is roughly akin to polishing coal before you put it in a fire in my opinion
but if you can make it taste better i suppose its worth it

the ability to cook does not make women anymore or less attractive to me, but women are odd so it may very well matter to them

It does matter, not that it needs to be presented well,but that it tastes good and is home cooked. Home cooked meals are not only healthier but also are more often cheaper to make and taste better. I would not stay with someone who spent a lot of unnecessary money on take out and instant meals.

 

[LuckyClover95]

I think it's great that you're not living up to a gender stereotype and you'd be handy around the house, so yeah. Is good.

 

[Mordwyl]

Not only can I cook, but I'm great with mixing beverages as well, as well as prepare all manner of exotic foods. It's an unwritten bonus.

 

[Flight]

I prefer people who can cook, myself - but I generally dislike cooking, so there you go.

 

[Colour Scientist]

My boyfriend's a chef and I think it's AMAZING. I'm domestically retarded so he cooks most of the time which is lovely because I can barely manage toast.
Anyone who has a problem with it has some severely archaic ideas.