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zappaholic
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Topic: How good a cook are you? Posted: December 05 2011 at 17:13 |
Just a little point of curiosity.
I can cook just well enough to keep from starving, but I don't trust anyone else to eat what I've cooked. (Good thing I live alone.....)
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"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken
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Blacksword
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 17:23 |
Fairly simple and unpretentious, but I 'rarely disappoint either...
I'm not very adventurous, but I'm ok at basic dishes like roasts, simple Italian stuff like Carbonara, Bolognese and Lasagne.
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Epignosis
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 17:30 |
I usually do a fine job in the kitchen, but I do have a dud from time to time (usually due to experimentation), so I voted the third option too.
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KoS
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 17:44 |
Decent. But any poisonings that result are intentional.
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The Miracle
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 17:51 |
Third option. I can't say I love doing it, but I'm punctual and good at following directions so when I do cook, I do a good job.
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Eetu Pellonpaa
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 18:46 |
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Andy Webb
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 18:51 |
^Looks tasty
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 18:51 |
I can read the instructions on the packet
rarely disappoint
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SaltyJon
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 19:17 |
Solidly average.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 19:27 |
When I put my mind and effort into it people generally like what I produce. Can't beat that at all.
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Padraic
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 19:54 |
I'd like to think I'm pretty good.
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colorofmoney91
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 20:54 |
Nobody has ever said anything bad about my cooking, so it seems possible that I do a good job. I rarely disappoint.
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Apsalar
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 20:56 |
Probably third option, I've my handful of go to recipes (impromptu concoctions which have become staples), which on most occasions turn out well, but I only cook once every couple of months. living five minutes from the city centre means a lot of eating out.
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Dean
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Posted: December 06 2011 at 01:52 |
Third option. Sometimes I love to cook and sometimes I can't face the kitchen so will happily nuke a ready meal in the microwave. I'll have a go and practically anything when it comes to cooking - I bake my own bread; hot and cold smoke salmon, trout, duck, pastrami and chicken; can make icecream; can throw together a decent chilli, cock au vin, goulash, boeuf bourguignon, sausage cassolette, ragu bolognese, fish pie, lamb hotpot (erm, basically I can stew stuff for hours in a pot). The only cooking I'm not a fan of is grilling or barbeque - that's not cooking in my estimation, that's a revival of the viking practice of outdoor cremation and while I own three barbeque grills, I'd much rather someone else did the cooking while I sat back with a beer and supervised.
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Atavachron
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Posted: December 06 2011 at 02:26 |
being a good cook can be a curse if you've lost your taste for the ordinary-- luckily I still like junk from time to time, and recently ordered a delicious 19 oz can of freeze-dried spaghetti w/ meat sauce... mmm.
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Jim Garten
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Posted: December 06 2011 at 02:51 |
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Jim Garten
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Posted: December 06 2011 at 02:54 |
Personally, I can survive & keep my wife alive by my efforts in the kitchen; fairly good at roasts, pastas & the staples of human existence (ie sausages baked with maple), general everyday cooking holds no terrors & I consider the slow cooker to be the summit of human achievement.
My wife, Vicky can make a mean soup from scratch too, so I doubt we'll ever starve.
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Dean
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Posted: December 06 2011 at 03:16 |
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CPicard
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Posted: December 06 2011 at 04:59 |
Could there be an option titled: "I don't know"? Since I cook for me, myself and I, no one ever complains about my recipes, but I can't be sure if my cooking would be tolerated by other people.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: December 06 2011 at 06:19 |
Simple and unpretentious. More like a composer than an improviser. Or no, more like a guy who plays somebody else's compositions.
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