Poll: Do you have cooking talents?

[afroebob]

Being an American male, it is in my cultural heritage to know how to cook meat on a barbecue and literally nothing else. Well, I can make tacos, too, but that's it. Unless a dead animal is heavily involved in the preparation of the meal you can pretty much assume I can't make it.

 

[Mr Cwtchy]

I can just about manage a piece of toast without setting anything on fire.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

"when called upon i can cook" is what i'm probably at.

I don't love to cook, but i will do it if asked or if i need to, i have probably a solid 20-30 meals that i'm a master at, although a couple of them are pre-made, but i cook that shit better than the fuckin box looks, i'll tell you that.

but, i also hate most fancy dishes, generally the fancier it is the more i'm going to hate it, so most of mine are common/general things.


just about any meat i can cook proficiently, steak i can cook pretty good, and skinless chicken i cook like a boss, i HATE grill marks more than anything and i've gotten the remedy down perfectly so i cook it into a perfect tan/light brown all the way around and its juicy tenderness is to die for.

also, chicken parmesan, lasagna, most kinds of eggs you'd eat, i can make cinnamon rolls from scratch, most deserts from scratch, and my brother LOVES the macaroni i make, even though i hate it...so occasionally he gets a treat.

 

[lechat]

i can cook anything. ANYTHING better than you
whats more i can make comparable dishes with minimal amounts of salt and calories. in short i am a food genius

 

[TechNoFear]

I learnt to cook in my teens because I spent a lot of time in the outback (where I had to eat my own cooking).

I put a lot more effort into to becoming a good cook once I discovered how attractive many women find it...

 

[Fatboy_41]

Being an American male, it is in my cultural heritage to know how to cook meat on a barbecue and literally nothing else. Well, I can make tacos, too, but that's it. Unless a dead animal is heavily involved in the preparation of the meal you can pretty much assume I can't make it.

Had this conversation last night when an American tried to teach me, an Australian, about BBQing. Now, totally disregarding the awesomeness of a "Southern BBQ" simply to make a point, what is it that Australia is know for all over the world? A little phrase that goes "Throw another shrimp on the barbie". We are this kings of BBQ.

That said, I can't wait to travel to the states and try and awesome BBQ there. From what I can tell, we've got subtly different methods which make a world of difference.

As for the by knowing how to make it if there isn't a dead animal involved, you've got to ask yourself this first... Is it even worth knowing if there isn't a dead animal involved?

(Interesting fact, you'll be hard pressed to find any Aussie that calls them "shrimp". They're "prawns" for fuck sake.)

 

[thiosk]

Dates, I cut them.

How often do they call back for a second date?

 

[Nouw]

Dates, I cut them.

How often do they call back for a second date?

Not very often. The first date, I've found, is satisfactory enough for most.

 

[afroebob]

Being an American male, it is in my cultural heritage to know how to cook meat on a barbecue and literally nothing else. Well, I can make tacos, too, but that's it. Unless a dead animal is heavily involved in the preparation of the meal you can pretty much assume I can't make it.

Had this conversation last night when an American tried to teach me, an Australian, about BBQing. Now, totally disregarding the awesomeness of a "Southern BBQ" simply to make a point, what is it that Australia is know for all over the world? A little phrase that goes "Throw another shrimp on the barbie". We are this kings of BBQ.

You raise a good point, but here's the thing: have you ever had barbecued deer meat? That is some real 'Murican barbecuing! All these people will go on and on about the US being about beef but real, home grown US BBQ is deer, cause that shit is delicious. I guess if you ever come to the states me and you will have to host the official 'Escapist US VS. Australia Grill-Off', assuming you come to St. Louis, are able to track me down and are even willing to accept my creepy and potentially anus/life threatening offer.

 

[Abbystraction]

I'm actually a fairly good cook, but that is mainly by necessity rather than any natural born talent or anything. However, I can say with confidence that I'm a very good baker and one of the best uneducated (in the field) cake makers I know.

I've been requested to make all my friend's birthday cakes as their birthday present since we all started high school as by present to them. I'd say my greatest accomplishment was making a two-tier vanilla cake (with a strawberry cream filling) and the icing for it from scratch and then making semi-realistic flowers with nothing but food colouring, a spoon and a fork just in time for my sister's party after my brother ruined the ice cream cake we had bought.

 

[tippy2k2]

i can cook anything. ANYTHING better than you
whats more i can make comparable dishes with minimal amounts of salt and calories. in short i am a food genius

Spoiler

There are only two things I'm confident enough in making that could actually be considered pretty damn good and only one of those things I would be confident enough to submit to a food death match:

My Buffalo Wings

Now granted....I have failed at making them wicked awesome every time but I have a good feeling about this time!

(more commonly referred to as "Better than sex" [http://allrecipes.com/recipe/better-than-sex-cake-ii/] cake)

The first ingredient is "cake mix", why not just cut the middle man and buy a cake then add the other ingredients. (this is meant to come across in a jokey way).

The recipe could just be saying this to fuck with me but to my knowledge, the cake still has to be hot when you add the caramel/milk mix to it so that it soaks in the way it's supposed to. I have no clue how true that actually is but that's what I've heard...

 

[King of Asgaard]

I can make toast and coffee satisfactorily.
Haute cuisine, I know.

 

[Fatboy_41]

Being an American male, it is in my cultural heritage to know how to cook meat on a barbecue and literally nothing else. Well, I can make tacos, too, but that's it. Unless a dead animal is heavily involved in the preparation of the meal you can pretty much assume I can't make it.

Had this conversation last night when an American tried to teach me, an Australian, about BBQing. Now, totally disregarding the awesomeness of a "Southern BBQ" simply to make a point, what is it that Australia is know for all over the world? A little phrase that goes "Throw another shrimp on the barbie". We are this kings of BBQ.

You raise a good point, but here's the thing: have you ever had barbecued deer meat? That is some real 'Murican barbecuing! All these people will go on and on about the US being about beef but real, home grown US BBQ is deer, cause that shit is delicious. I guess if you ever come to the states me and you will have to host the official 'Escapist US VS. Australia Grill-Off', assuming you come to St. Louis, are able to track me down and are even willing to accept my creepy and potentially anus/life threatening offer.

BBQ deer vs BBQ kangaroo/crocodile/emu/camel... Sounds like a fair dual to me.

 

[asinann]

I'm actually a fully train sous chef. I don't work in the industry because I hate it though.

 

[romxxii]

I can cook, and actually love cooking. I wouldn't say that my food's consistently restaurant quality, though.

 

[afroebob]

Being an American male, it is in my cultural heritage to know how to cook meat on a barbecue and literally nothing else. Well, I can make tacos, too, but that's it. Unless a dead animal is heavily involved in the preparation of the meal you can pretty much assume I can't make it.

Had this conversation last night when an American tried to teach me, an Australian, about BBQing. Now, totally disregarding the awesomeness of a "Southern BBQ" simply to make a point, what is it that Australia is know for all over the world? A little phrase that goes "Throw another shrimp on the barbie". We are this kings of BBQ.

You raise a good point, but here's the thing: have you ever had barbecued deer meat? That is some real 'Murican barbecuing! All these people will go on and on about the US being about beef but real, home grown US BBQ is deer, cause that shit is delicious. I guess if you ever come to the states me and you will have to host the official 'Escapist US VS. Australia Grill-Off', assuming you come to St. Louis, are able to track me down and are even willing to accept my creepy and potentially anus/life threatening offer.

BBQ deer vs BBQ kangaroo/crocodile/emu/camel... Sounds like a fair dual to me.

OK, looks like I'll have to add mountain goat, elk, moose, and some good ol' possum to the list, too!

 

[rofltehcat]

I can cook and also enjoy cooking. Which is bad because I should rather eat some salad... but those salads also taste great D=

 

[purplecactus]

I can cook, and I love doing it. It's even better when I get the kitchen to myself (and it's the start of the month so I can afford better food...). It isn't fancy stuff, and I can't bake or make desserts to save myself, but I've had good feedback from family, friends, and a random stranger or two, so it can't be all that bad.

 

[game-lover]

I can cook when I have to or want to. I'm pretty all right at it.

Can't say I should get my own show but that's mostly because I hate cooking for other people. Hate it so much.

Based on my mom who has a passion for it, I figure those really meant for the chef life take their pleasure from watching other people eat their food.

Me, I couldn't give a shit. I don't really want you eating my food. I wanna eat my food.

Anyway, I can't answer the most complicated or tastiest thing I can make because I aim to add more dishes to my repertoire. That I will eat. Me.