Poll: Do you cook?
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Nope... Never had.
I joined the military straight after school and straight from home, and as such live on base. I don't even have access to an oven, only a microwave, which I wouldn't rely on if I want to continue a healthy diet.
I eat in the mess, and have 3 cooked meals a day with fresh veg. All with silver service. I only keep soup and porridge in my room in case I miss a meal time and need a boost.
I joined the military straight after school and straight from home, and as such live on base. I don't even have access to an oven, only a microwave, which I wouldn't rely on if I want to continue a healthy diet.
I eat in the mess, and have 3 cooked meals a day with fresh veg. All with silver service. I only keep soup and porridge in my room in case I miss a meal time and need a boost.
Hell no ... I raid my pantry and eat anything that doesn't involve more than three components of complexity, until it's all gone. Usually cheese, biscuits, salami, fruit, crackers, booze. When all stuff that I can just open/grab and eat without doing anything else is gone, I curl up in the corner and cry. Then I go to the store.
Rinse and repeat.
Either that or I just eat out at any one of the hundred restaurants within 15 minutes walking distance of my home.
Rinse and repeat.
Either that or I just eat out at any one of the hundred restaurants within 15 minutes walking distance of my home.
Yes. It is relaxing. I like to experiment. We all need to eat. Tasty food is good. It is nice to make others happy. Burning stuff with style is fun. Collecting herbs and spices is intriguing. And mostly I like to contribute to the growing epidemic of obesity in humans. All of those. Yes.
I do cook and often enjoy it.
I'd like to think I am pretty good with a variety of techniques. Thing is, I am a line and preparation cook for a living, so the enjoyment aspect of it kind of comes and goes. I'll come home from a shift and will look in the fridge and say "not tonight."
Give me some company other than the wife however and that changes the game completely. We have a BBQ coming up this weekend for some folks who helped out with our wedding. Pretty sure they are going have a hard time rolling themselves out that door when I am done with them.
I'd like to think I am pretty good with a variety of techniques. Thing is, I am a line and preparation cook for a living, so the enjoyment aspect of it kind of comes and goes. I'll come home from a shift and will look in the fridge and say "not tonight."
Give me some company other than the wife however and that changes the game completely. We have a BBQ coming up this weekend for some folks who helped out with our wedding. Pretty sure they are going have a hard time rolling themselves out that door when I am done with them.
I don't always have the time to cook my own meals, but I do enjoy both the cooking process and the eating process. I often use a mix of scratch-made and ready-bought ingredients, but as a general rule, I usually find that the more of the work I do myself, the tastier the meal turns out!
yes, i do all the cooking in the house, because frankly, my wife is terrible at it. But i also try most of the time to be very close to my food. i have a garden were i grow several herbs and vegetable that i use to cook, and we go straw/ras/blueberry and apples picking each year so that i can stock jam/pie/frozen berries. i also buy vegetables from nearby farms, and i buy half a cow each year to have meat.
[x] No.
I'm single (and like it that way) no point in wasting time in the kitchen for just one person.
Of course I cook something from time to time but it is simple stuff like pasta or a steak and in general it is far and in between.
Usually I stick to ready-made meals.
I'm single (and like it that way) no point in wasting time in the kitchen for just one person.
Of course I cook something from time to time but it is simple stuff like pasta or a steak and in general it is far and in between.
Usually I stick to ready-made meals.
I don't really enjoy cooking to be honest. I keep on trying though, for one day I might actually be able to make something. But I'm crap at it, I really am. I'd prefer not to cook. My boyfriend is a better cook but he never doess. I'd much rather do the cleaning up.
Just because you made 3-5 portions doesn't mean 3-5 people need to eat it. You can prepare 2-3 meals at ~4 portions on a Sunday, package them up, and not have to worry about it for the rest of the week.Ishigami said:
OT: I never really cooked anything until I was at university, and then I found out that it's crazy fun if you treat the recipes as "loose suggestions" rather than "binding rules".
I love cooking food. I used to want to do it for a living I enjoyed it so much. I don't cook much nowadays, usually because if I'm cooking something it'll be for guests. I run on cereal and frozen pizza otherwise.
PS: Nice captcha. "Grilled cheese."
PS: Nice captcha. "Grilled cheese."
Yeah, so it either goes bad in the fridge, gets chucked in the freezer and forgotten about, or you get bored eating the same thing for two-three days in a row? I did the math ... I've been effectively living alone (street, shelter or unit) since I was 17. Cooking is a luxury that costs more if you're alone.bearlotz said:
You'd be surprised how much sustenance you can eke for a 1 kilo block of cheddar when you're on a limited budget. Bag of rice + fish sauce .... stuff like that? Cooking with anything beyond three or four ingredients is pretty luxurious when you live alone ... luxurious in, say, an utterly wasteful sense of the word.
(Edit) I've heard this argument from more and more people that I should cook more meals. Why? I can't buy the resources cheaper than that cheap Chinese restaurant. I'm not going to expend needless energy buying tiny portions of every food group each day, waiting in queues at the supermarket.
Kilo of fruit & veg, bag of rice, a few condiments, bread, coffee, sugar, cheese, booze (can even supplement your vitamin needs depending on what you buy) ... lasts a week if you don't cook. Lasts far shorter if you try to cook. And you always need more ingredients than you actually need to merely sustain yourself if you do try to cook each day.
Not to mention gas prices, buying utencils, etc. Pots and pans are a pain in the arse when you need to move every year or two chasing after a cheaper apartment.
Nearly every single day.
Just made a shepherd's pie (my first) and it was pretty kick-ass. Lately I've tried my hand at stir-fry, pasta dishes, homemade sirloin burgers, even started making zucchini noodles for a low-carb-high-protein spaghetti & meatballs dish.
3 years ago I never would've thought I'd have 5 different types of cheese in my fridge (ricotta, chedder, jack, parm & feta), much less that I would use every one of them in a single meal.
Excess veggies, I usually just chop them up and make a salad of them before they wilt. Hell, I've even started keeping red wine in the house to cook with rather than drink. (Although I still end up drinking much of it)
Just made a shepherd's pie (my first) and it was pretty kick-ass. Lately I've tried my hand at stir-fry, pasta dishes, homemade sirloin burgers, even started making zucchini noodles for a low-carb-high-protein spaghetti & meatballs dish.
3 years ago I never would've thought I'd have 5 different types of cheese in my fridge (ricotta, chedder, jack, parm & feta), much less that I would use every one of them in a single meal.
Excess veggies, I usually just chop them up and make a salad of them before they wilt. Hell, I've even started keeping red wine in the house to cook with rather than drink. (Although I still end up drinking much of it)
You see, this is an important consideration. I'm not sure how it is for you Australians, but for us Americans, it tends to be cheaper to make your own food compared to eating out, or buying prepackaged and convenient to make food. You'd be surprised how much people pay for the easy stuff.PaulH said:
But as a side note, I think it's awesome that you list Booze as a necessary supply for sustenance.
Edit: You'd be amazed at what I can do with a microwave, ingredients and just a Nordic-Ware utility pan, disposable utensils and a 2 quart glass cooking vessel.
I don't, but I want to.
Like, I really want to.
Yet, I'm a lazy arse who would only like to cook for myself.
Since I'm living at home, if I do cook, that means I would have to cook for four (depending) people.
Then to top it all off, the cook has to wash the dishes.
I know, selfish, but I can't help it.
It would be much easier if I cooked for myself.
Of course though, I intend to move out at one point.
So when that time comes, I'll start cooking. I mean, of course I have to, you can't eat out/eat frozen foods ALL the time.
Like, I really want to.
Yet, I'm a lazy arse who would only like to cook for myself.
Since I'm living at home, if I do cook, that means I would have to cook for four (depending) people.
Then to top it all off, the cook has to wash the dishes.
I know, selfish, but I can't help it.
It would be much easier if I cooked for myself.
Of course though, I intend to move out at one point.
So when that time comes, I'll start cooking. I mean, of course I have to, you can't eat out/eat frozen foods ALL the time.
Ahh. This is an important consideration I failed to take into account. See, buying fresh goods is gst free here, both at the restaurant supplies and individual level. So a lot of restaurant dishes in terms of availability and nutrition are equitable to the cost it takes high output, processed goods suppliers. So if you're really struggling fresh food is cheaper than prepackaged foods. I personally loathe prepackaged foods.KyuubiNoKitsune-Hime said:
So technically I 'cook'... but rice, and salad sandwiches, seems less cooking and more subsistence diet. Or cheese on crackers... another of my 'specialities'. I rank clothes, shoes, entertainment > food. So I don't mind eating nothing but 40 cent lunches and the like if I can afford a pair of fashionable boots or that pretty tunic, or that stylish scarf, or that new gaming laptop.
Food to me is something I can sacrifice on in order to afford luxuries elsewhere. Also, I'm Australian. Booze is a food group. Even in this I sacrifice. Like I may really want that expensive Margaret River red wine... I settle for 6 bottles of a cheap, bargain bin wines from the Hunter Valley.
(Edit) As for cooking supplies. I have ... a sandwich press, a rice cooker, a microwave, a kettle, a toaster, I have two steak knives, a fish fork, and four spoons (dessert, serving and two teaspoons) and 1.5 plates and a serving bowl.
I really enjoy cooking, it's relaxing, creative and rewarding. I don't often have the energy to do it, but when I do it's a lot of fun.
I love making big batches of things like curry, stew and soups with meat and tons of vegetables. It's very satisfying preparing all the ingredients and watching it all blend and melt together into something delicious, and there's so much you can do to alter and spice up simple recipes.
I enjoy experimenting with Japanese flavours too. I can make sushi, and it's great trying different kinds of fillings. Last night I also made a pot of miso soup with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, spring onions, spinach, nori and carrots. I couldn't find any proper dumplings at the supermarket, so I added 20 or so dim sims, left it to cook for a while and it came out delicious.
I enjoy being constantly on the lookout for fun or nice things to add to a recipe or try to make. One of my favourite recipes is minestrone soup, and I have a written list of all the vegetables I want to try adding to the mix.
It's also a good habit to get into for your nutrition and health. It's a lot more cost effective as well saving up for good, filling ingredients and putting the time into making something nutritious and healthy rather than living off ramen and frozen chips (which are pure carbs and always leave you wanting more).
I love making big batches of things like curry, stew and soups with meat and tons of vegetables. It's very satisfying preparing all the ingredients and watching it all blend and melt together into something delicious, and there's so much you can do to alter and spice up simple recipes.
I enjoy experimenting with Japanese flavours too. I can make sushi, and it's great trying different kinds of fillings. Last night I also made a pot of miso soup with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, spring onions, spinach, nori and carrots. I couldn't find any proper dumplings at the supermarket, so I added 20 or so dim sims, left it to cook for a while and it came out delicious.
I enjoy being constantly on the lookout for fun or nice things to add to a recipe or try to make. One of my favourite recipes is minestrone soup, and I have a written list of all the vegetables I want to try adding to the mix.
It's also a good habit to get into for your nutrition and health. It's a lot more cost effective as well saving up for good, filling ingredients and putting the time into making something nutritious and healthy rather than living off ramen and frozen chips (which are pure carbs and always leave you wanting more).