Poll of the Day > How many other people hate cooking?

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Feels like everyone around me loves to cook, talking about smoked meats, dishes, deserts to prepare, etc. I guess after years of reality TV cooking shows influencing a lot of people.

Obv as an adult I do cook for myself, but it's the bare minimum and it's not an enjoyable activity (steak on the pan, frozen peas and corn in the microwave or an oven baked chicken breast). I swear I get more joy out of clean dishes at the end of the night than a prepared meal.

I cook with my girlfriend and that's fine for a couple's activity but that's a bit different.

How many other people hate cooking?

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Joshs Name posted...

(steak on the pan, frozen peas and corn in the microwave or an oven baked chicken breast)

I love cooking but I wouldn't say heating up peas in the microwave or just throwing something in the oven would be fun.

Trying new recipes that aren't that simple is what makes it fun.

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I love cooking but I hate feeling obligated to cook for other people. Some people find out you went to culinary school or cooked in restaurants and they suddenly start thinking that its cool to volunteer you to cater parties and all sorts of things.

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Different blokes different strokes though.

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I love cooking, but I hate all of the NDAs that come with it.

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I don't do it much on my days off but I still love it.

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I love cooking, but sometimes I'm lazy and don't feel like it

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Mead posted...

I love cooking but I hate feeling obligated to cook for other people. Some people find out you went to culinary school or cooked in restaurants and they suddenly start thinking that its cool to volunteer you to cater parties and all sorts of things.

Speaking of which, Mead and kriem are catering this year's annual PotD Holiday Party!

JigsawTDC posted...

Speaking of which, Mead and kriem are catering this year's annual PotD Holiday Party!

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I actually love cooking for people >.>

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like I have had parties / hosted Christmas and was basically shopping+planning timetables+prepping+cooking for like 24 hours straight (ok I slept like 5 hours and I could have done shopping/prep ahead of time if I planned better) and enjoyed it <,<

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I love cooking, but don't have much time these days. Plus, I hate dishes...
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I like eating but the work is tedious and the time it takes to prepare never feels worth it. I'm content with bad tasting food too so that helps.

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grimhilde00 posted...

Trying new recipes that aren't that simple is what makes it fun.

You might be onto something here that I haven't considered. Could be part of why cooking with the gf is fun

Been a while since I tried to cook something new by myself

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ftr most involved thing i prepare by myself is prob spicy spam fried rice. eggs, peas + corn, rice, spicy spam, garlic, etcetc

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Sometimes it can be a bit of a chore, but I like doing it, for the most part. My real interest is baking, though, so cooking meals tends not to get as interesting as making fun desserts does.

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Yeah I hate it. I can kinda see the fun in making a big involved recipe once in a while but when you need to eat multiple times per day, the idea of spending hours each day on it just isn't appealing

LB1 posted...

when you need to eat multiple times per day, the idea of spending hours each day on it just isn't appealing

I don't think even the best cooks do that

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LB1 posted...

the idea of spending hours each day on it just isn't appealing

I mean I did post how I spent like a full day doing that, but that is specifically for special events.

Doing it every day, I don't got time for that. I am fine with ~0.5-1.5 hours though most days (dinner, lunch/breakfast simpler if I have them) but usually like a break even then in the week.

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Joshs Name posted...

ftr most involved thing i prepare by myself is prob spicy spam fried rice. eggs, peas + corn, rice, spicy spam, garlic, etcetc

Yeah I think the novelty of new recipes is definitely the biggest thing that I love. Like I'm thinking of new things to try this thanksgiving right now and getting excited about that.

If I make a recipe a ton, like I won't hate cooking it and I still like making it and enjoy eating it, but it's not as _fun_ as something new.

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grimhilde00 posted...

I actually love cooking for people >.>

I like seeing your beautifully plated pictures and reading your recipes! If I was still in the Bay Area I would be making efforts to convince you to actually make me food (I'd pay).

adjl posted...

Sometimes it can be a bit of a chore, but I like doing it, for the most part. My real interest is baking, though, so cooking meals tends not to get as interesting as making fun desserts does.

Okay, Mead and kriem are making apps and entrees, and we've got adjl over at the baking station. This year's PotD Holiday Party is going to be great!

I cook chicken breasts unseasoned on a foreman grill all day every day.

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I cooked chicken breast in the pan with 3 pieces of broccoli for like 2 years straight. Had a fridge shelf full of different hot sauces, hot enough to not taste the dry chicken.

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I love cooking, I like learning how things work, how to work around downfalls of different things, how different cultures handle different things, and everything else around it.

I sit down, learn about something, and create something nice for my SO and I to eat.

Sarcasthma posted...

I love cooking, but I hate all of the NDAs that come with it.

Lol.

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I don't find any joy in cooking and only care about the end result, so I'm fine with premade stuff, be it takeout, frozen, whatever.

Granted, I grew up in a household where nobody could fucking cook. My dad couldn't even grill a steak right and made lousy burgers (my brother, on the other hand, eventually got decent at it many years later). And my mom couldn't even get basic recipes right.

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I'm a microwave wizard, I dont cook.

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I do, it's tedious and boring.

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I can't even cook. I hate cooking because I hate eating.

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I don't mind it. I don't do it much though as I'd rather others cook for me.

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LinkPizza posted...

I love cooking, but don't have much time these days. Plus, I hate dishes...

This!! Dishes are such a major byproduct that people don't consider.

ungubby posted...

This!! Dishes are such a major byproduct that people don't consider.

It's my main reason for not cooking honestly.

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LinkPizza posted...

I love cooking, but don't have much time these days. Plus, I hate dishes...

This.

I won't say that I love cooking, I just hate dishes and messes more than any enjoyment I gain from cooking.

I really miss having a dishwasher...

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Yeah, I don't have a dishwasher either... exploring the half-size option ones cause I 'might' be able to sneak one in but I don't mind washing up too much, but I'm only cleaning up for max two people zzz

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I've lived most my life without a dishwasher to the point where even the few times I've had access to them, I prefer to hand wash. Though in my current living situation my roommates have asked me to use the dishwasher so that it fills up quicker and thus their dishes get cleaned quicker, so I've been using one more lately.

Joshs Name posted...

Feels like everyone around me loves to cook, talking about smoked meats, dishes, deserts to prepare, etc. I guess after years of reality TV cooking shows influencing a lot of people.

Obv as an adult I do cook for myself, but it's the bare minimum and it's not an enjoyable activity (steak on the pan, frozen peas and corn in the microwave or an oven baked chicken breast). I swear I get more joy out of clean dishes at the end of the night than a prepared meal.

I cook with my girlfriend and that's fine for a couple's activity but that's a bit different.

How many other people hate cooking?

Lol?

What you describe can barely be called cooking. Try some fresh ingredients ffs.

Cooking is enjoyable but clean up sucks it's why it is at times difficult to motivate myself to cook.

I also find it weird that you blame people cooking on tv. TV might encourage people to make fancier stuff but cooking in general is very normal.

I'm at work when I get home I'll tell you some of my favorite recipes that are good and fairly simple.

BlackScythe0 posted...

What you describe can barely be called cooking. Try some fresh ingredients ffs.

Ye, I do the bare minimum now but I have cooked and prepared meals in the past. Again, I cook meals with the girlfriend where we cook new recipes with fresh ingredients.

BlackScythe0 posted...

I also find it weird that you blame people cooking on tv.

I don't blame anyone, people are free to enjoy what they like. I especially enjoy it when people are passionate about anything ! This can be cooking included. btw why in your first sentence you "find it weird" that I 'blame' cooking on TV but in your second sentence you pretty much agree with my guess and conclude that it's very normal?

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I dislike cooking, I just do stuff that's microwavable.

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Mead posted...

Some people find out you went to culinary school or cooked in restaurants and they suddenly start thinking that its cool to volunteer you to cater parties and all sorts of things.

Pretty sure there is a word and a subreddit for people like that.

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