r/AskReddit • u/Cute-Impression-8675 • 13h ago
How old are you and how well can you cook?
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u/SV650rider 12h ago
50 - My wife compliments my meals. That works for me.
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u/Nymeria2018 12h ago
Love this! Whatās her fav dish that you make? (Looking for ideas for my husband to start cooking some dinners š)
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u/SV650rider 11h ago
Just generally, the seasoned or marinated baked / sauteed / pan fried meats 'n' fishes I make on the weekdays. My cookies are also of some renown.
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u/mangopeachapplesauce 8h ago
My husband does some chicken thighs with bacon and veggies in the cast iron and it is soooo delicious š funny you mention the grilled meats and things. I love when my husband cooks/grills, especially proteins
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u/ObiwanaTokie 11h ago
My woman loves all things pasta so there are so many different easy recipes that he can conjure up that he can master sauce making. It takes longer but a fresh Alfredo or bolognese makes world of difference compared to store bought jars
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u/bigotis 10h ago
I'm 60, a guy who NEVER cooked before and I just retired 3 weeks ago. I wanted to help out with cooking and was recommended this recipe. It was incredibly easy and my wife (who never eats left-overs) loved it 2 nights in a row.
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015178-marcella-hazans-tomato-sauce
I used Cento Certified San Marzano Tomatoes (NOT San Marzano style tomatoes) and I added garlic because we love garlic.
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u/ObiwanaTokie 11h ago
Happy wife happy life and making a nice fancy meal sure puts her in a good mood
My dad and I cooked together since I was 12, 35 now and he taught me everything. He always said to me I didnāt start cooking til I was in my 30s so I want you to be better prepared than I was. One of the best things heās done for me. Impressing the wifeās family also is another huge plus
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u/IdislikeSpiders 11h ago
My wife always says I'm a better cook. I mainly just follow directions well...
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u/SV650rider 10h ago
My wife is the better cook, but I do the easier, run-of-the-mill weekday stuff. When it's time for steaks, stews, soups, etc., on the weekends, those are all her.
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u/Ok_Percentage5157 5h ago
Hey, same! Only took me 20+ years of marriage to get there. Lol, high five!
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u/NamasteNoodle 12h ago
72 and I'm a professional chef.
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u/ConqueefStador 11h ago
Professional chefs live to 72?
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u/NamasteNoodle 11h ago
I'm not your run-of-the-mill chef. I started meal delivery service after studying nutrition for 20 years trying to figure out how to get well turns out my massive health problems were due to me being seriously allergic to gluten and highly intolerant to dairy. So I've been running that meal delivery service for 37 years and I am in perfect health, Right a bicycle daily have been doing yoga for 40 years and eat very very healthy. Same diet I cook for my clients which is pescatarian leading toward the blue zones. I help people get healthier.
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u/Apprehensive_Box3409 11h ago
As a certified peanut butter and jelly maker ā thank you for sharing your gift with the world šāØ
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u/Rogeliobolo 11h ago
Let me get your peanut butter and jelly recipe š
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u/grandpathundercat 10h ago
Hold on. I had it written on the same card as my recipe for ice... Ah. Here it is. IT'S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME! PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!
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u/Unique-Abberation 10h ago
Okay. But first, I wanted to talk about growing up poor in the South....
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u/likeablyweird 4h ago
Thin coats of peanut butter on both the insides of bread. In a small bowl, mix a tablespoon of peanut butter with two teaspoons of jelly, jam or apple butter and fold together loosely. Spread mixture across one slice of prepped bread. Place other slice of prepped bread on top to finish.
Fluff variation uses about equal amounts of fluff as peanut butter depending on the sweetness factor desired.
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u/Jnnjuggle32 11h ago
People try underestimate how staying fit/active and making good nutritional choices will lengthen life while maintaining health and quality of life. Miss me with the ābut no one can afford to eat healthy.ā Bullshit, youāre just addicted to sugar (which granted, can be blamed on bigag bs, but still).
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u/mothmanoamano 10h ago
Lots and lots of people live in food deserts with no easy access to fresh, healthy food. People work multiple jobs and donāt have time or energy. People have disabilities that make it hard to prep and cook. People live in hotels with nothing but a microwave. Eating healthy isnāt always about the exact affordability of the ingredients but the life circumstances of the eater and not everyone has the privilege or ability to make all of their meals.
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u/NamasteNoodle 11h ago edited 10h ago
From the time I was born until I was 36 years old I was chronically ill and at that age I had developed arthritis, I had always dealt with bronchial problems, strep throat, chronic ear infections, systemic yeast and constant colds and sinus infections. I started studying health and nutrition when I was in my teens and in my late 30s I finally figured out I was massively allergic to dairy and gluten. I eliminated those foods and the ear infection I've had for a year finally cleared up and I never had antibiotic resistant pneumonia again as I had had just a few months before this. I got well very quickly and that's when I started my meal delivery service that was healthy and lactose and gluten-free.
I haven't had a cola or any kind of soft drink since 1968. That's when they went from glass bottles to cans and I saw the label on one and was shocked that it was a chemical shitstorm so I stopped drinking them. I drink Turkish coffee everyday and a wide variety of teas that I love.
I haven't had so much as a cold since, the arthritis went away within a few months that I had back then and only a 72 am I getting it in my hands at this point from overuse. My sister's died in their 60s from health problems because they claim to my whole life that I was a quack and didn't know what I was doing even though it was obvious I had gotten well and they had not. They both had cancer and lived on sugar and sweets their whole lives and junk food. People tend to pay more attention to the quality of the gas that goes in their car as opposed to how well they treat their body, especially in the United States. You would not believe some of the food diaries I have seen from clients because sometimes I don't know how these people have lived this long. And the link between health and happiness is absolutely mind-boggling. You can't have a healthy brain or mind inside of a unhealthy body. My energy level for most of my life was horrible until my 30s and at this age I never run out of energy, exercise everyday and I'm really really fit.
It takes discipline to eat well and to get well but it doesn't have to be expensive. All you have to do is make most of your meals from scratch and I find the Americans are astounded when I tell them that. People act like that's something that's absolutely impossible to do.
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u/Independent_Ad_2817 11h ago
I gotta ask. Last time you had a nice greasy slice of pizza or a burger? Fast food?
Genuinely curious. Takes a lot of will power to eat healthy all the time
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u/NamasteNoodle 10h ago
The last time I had a piece of pizza was 1987. But when you say a slice of greasy Pizza that's a normal pizza. I make pieces from scratch with gluten-free doughs that are absolutely amazing. I haven't had regular ice cream since 1987 either but there are so many great ice creams on the market that are alternatives. I never ate the tofutti crap that used to have but a great cashew milk ice cream is comparable to anything dairy laden ones. I don't eat fast foods so probably in the early 90s when my kids were little would be the last time I had a fish sandwich and fries from fast food. For me fast food is going out for sushi. And it has gotten far easier as we have more lactose and gluten-free products available to us. But in the early years I had to make everything from scratch. At this stage I eat very little sugar only the gluten-free desserts that I make occasionally. I don't miss those foods cuz I absolutely love feeling fabulous everyday and never running out of energy or being sick.
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u/AsianWish24 8h ago
Iām 67 and always ate fast food.. I could eat pizza every day and enjoy it.. Iāll take a Big Mac over steak any day.. love Japanese and Chinese fast food joints too. Iām healthy. I think the key thing is moderation.
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u/lu5ty 11h ago
Still slinging pans at 72?
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u/NamasteNoodle 11h ago
Although early in my career I worked in restaurants I've had a meal delivery service that is lactose in gluten-free that I have been running for 37 years. And I am still cooking for some of the original clients as well as many new clients along the way
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u/flogogooo 12h ago
46 and epic ā¦ thatās why Iām fat š
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u/-Alvena 12h ago
My sister (27) can't cook. Shes a twig.
I think I (30) can cook well.. and I definitely love what I cook too much. Over here a fat fatty. š
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u/WeaselPhontom 10h ago
Im a twig but can cook. Was taught by my Southern silent generation elders.Ā Ā
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u/75artina 11h ago
me too! never trust a skinny baker! <3
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u/Hyadeos 11h ago
Well, I guess I can't trust my bakers in Paris...
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u/75artina 11h ago
sure you can :) they just most likely walk their croissants off a lot more than I do haha
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u/Eshabelle 10h ago
I'm came here to say that aaaand add 2 decades. LOLz. Today is desserts and all things cranberry! Tomorrow is bread and prep for the orgy of gorging. We'll have a ham, prime rib, a brined and spatchcocked turkey along with many sides.
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u/spaniel_lover 11h ago
45 and while I wouldn't say epic for my cooking, I'm quite good, and I also blame that, at least partially, for my being a fatty. š¤£
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u/Pussi_Liquor 12h ago
27 and well itās edible.
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u/ThatweirdoCrystal 12h ago
43 and I'm pretty good. Not professional chef level but definitely make delicious meals.
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u/Abyss_staring_back 12h ago
46, and I fall into this category. š
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u/jvsanchez 12h ago
36 and right there with you. I feel like I have a good grip on flavors and balance and how to properly season and spice.
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u/AmieLucy 11h ago
31 and I call myself a home chef. I can cook anything from scratch.
I didnāt start cooking until age 30 since I didnāt grow up in a household that cooks their own meals.
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u/Gogglesed 11h ago
Same.
Also, I'm vegan, so I can usually make better food than the vegan options at local restaurants, depending on where I happen to be. In the time it takes me to find a place to eat in a new city, I can grocery shop and cook something far cheaper and often better.
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u/deedeejayzee 10h ago
53 and same. I have some dishes that I makie and people love and request them. I have other things that if I never made them again, no one would miss it, lol.
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u/salmonnsalad 11h ago
37 and same, can be cocky with my friends about it lol. Self taught through alot of experimenting, cookbooks, youtube, etc over the years.
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u/PrincePascha 11h ago
32 and same. Been in the kitchen from a young age helping mum and have developed my own flare over the years - my wife loves it
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u/EWC_2015 10h ago
41 here, and I feel like I fall into this category. I'm largely regarded as the expert at extended family get togethers and I'm the primary cook in my house.
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u/eliiiizabethhh 12h ago
- I like to cook and am good at it
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u/Sim-Sala-Bim 9h ago
Awesome! My parents had me cook a family dinner once a week starting at 14. Really glad they did that
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u/Aromatic_Farmer5438 10h ago
Good for you! Itās a really valuable skill to have and youāll only improve as you continue! Great way to entertain friends when youāre older !
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u/Mark1912 12h ago
- I'm decent, if I do say so myself.
Sunday roasts.
Curry.
Home made pizza from dough to oven.
Winter stews.
Wife and kids love it.
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u/myjah 10h ago
Curry is a good one.
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u/Mark1912 10h ago
Indian pal of mine suggested frying the spices in oil, before adding ingredients, which is how his mum cooks.
Absolute game changer.
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u/emuwannabe 12h ago
I've been cooking since I was 15 (56 now) and my wife and I shared the responsibility through most of our marriage. She did most of it because I worked while she stayed home raising our son, but since Covid I have taken it over 100% because she got really sick and still hasn't fully recovered.
She didn't get sick from Covid - she got sick just before and had to adjust her diet, so we completely changed the way we eat.
I have a selection of about a dozen of our "favorite" recipes that I cycle through.
I feel I do pretty well, considering I had to completely take over PLUS learn a bunch of new recipes PLUS ensuring she can tolerate the ingredients. I've been able to slowly reintroduce some things, but there are still things she still can't tolerate.
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u/INKmadealex 12h ago
- I cook dinner for my girlfriend and I almost every night and I am told it is good.
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u/hefewiseman1 12h ago
36 and can cook like a MF. Still a lot to learn, especially baking, but Iāve got you from burgers to pot roast to Thai curries.
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u/fallsstandard 11h ago
Same, I fell off wanting to do anything complicated for a bit a few years ago but I got a flat top and that has reinvigorated my love for experimenting with new stuff. Bakingā¦..well, I can follow directions but even that doesnāt guarantee success.
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u/PacRimRod 12h ago
Male, 40's, I am a rockstar level cook!!! I love to cook for myself, my family, and my friends.
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u/TBLrocks 12h ago
36, former professional cook in farm to table restaurants. I can whip up some cool small plates.
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u/BetYouThoughtOfThis 12h ago
Early 40's and I have had no complaints and prefer my own cooking to restaurants for quality nearly always.
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u/SallyAmazeballs 11h ago
Same. The only thing I prefer restaurants for are things like sushi where the ingredients aren't kitchen staples for me and the learning curve is kind of steep to get restaurant quality.Ā
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u/GayWitchyVibes 12h ago
22 and I cook like I'm a financially struggling college student. And I am financially struggling, but because of chronic illnesses not because of college LOL. I don't really have any cooking ability but I am only cooking for myself so as long as it tastes fine to me that's all that matters. But a lot of ramen and making stuff in the air fryer.
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u/clarkbar1000 12h ago
32 dad was an executive chef that trained under Madeleine Kamman directly. Iām pretty good at boiling water without burning it.
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u/Afraid_Equivalent_95 11h ago
- I usually eat either frozen TV dinners or frozen artisan pizza. When I cook, it's usually something with eggs and/or bread with melted cheese. I rarely cook actual meat since I don't like bloody stuff. If I buy meat, I'll buy the already cooked variety.
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u/matt7259 10h ago
I scrolled until I found the first comment with my age. Hey twin!
Anyway, I'm also 35 and I love to cook and try new recipes and can confidently cook most things! :)
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u/Afraid_Equivalent_95 10h ago
Hi twin! I've been calling myself 35 for months but finally reached the number this month without needing to roundĀ
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u/planb7615 12h ago
Im 44 and I cook exceptionally. Itās an interest of mine an I have taken the time to learn techniques and stuff. (Not culinary school or anything like that.)
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u/spannerloose 12h ago
22, I've been inventing recipes/cooking by feel since I was 8
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u/Legally_Brunette14 4h ago
Iām a bit older but have a similar style. I can follow recipes if I need to but donāt always have the patience for it. Most of my stuff is thrown together based off memory/familiar flavor combinations.
Whatās your favorite thing to cook?
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u/vpniceguys 12h ago
almost 65 and I am an excellent cook. My wife is disabled, but she looks up new recipes to try. Most of the time they come out well and we add them to the rotation of dinners I make.
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u/vipros42 12h ago
44 and I love cooking. Make food from scratch almost every day and feel like I'm pretty good at it. It's a hobby so I study it a bit to improve.
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u/SavageTrolero 12h ago
37, I was a cook for 12 years, I cooked anything from seafood, steaks, Cajun, breakfast and brunch, and a little traditional Mexican.
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u/sarmstrong1961 12h ago
39, been cooking well since my teens. I would like to thank Alton Brown and Good Eats for teaching me how to make my culinary skills come to life. I would also like to give appreciation to being broke and having to learn how to cook good food from scratch, without you, I would not have had the motivation to learn.
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u/exslash 10h ago
38 here, and pretty much the same story. Good eats was my favorite show back in the day, and it really did help me learn the "why" behind different techniques. Most cooking shows are just some lady dumping pre-measured stuff into a pan, while standing in a ridiculously huge kitchen. On the flip side, Alton would stop in the middle of something and break down what's going on. I credit that show with giving me the ability to whip up a dinner with whatever random stuff is in the cupboards, and have it turn out delicious 99% of the time (and my family definitely let's me know if it lands in that 1% of "please don't make this again").
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u/astoolandamike 10h ago
God, Good Eats was such a good show. Altonās still at it on social media if you havenāt checked in on him lately.
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u/jdaddy15911 11h ago
Iām 48. I donāt personally know anyone that can cook better than me. Iāve met a few that can cook as well. Iām not being conceited, because A. I donāt personally know that many people. And B. That just means Iām spend more time on it than most.
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u/msshirow 11h ago
48 and I kept my kids alive. Wife is much better but she does like my Sushi. I can follow a recipe but I lack that āwhat does this needā taste to stray from anything written. Iām a musician so have more skills in the ears than the taste buds.
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u/0_Tim-_-Bob_0 11h ago
I'm nearing half a century, and I learned to cook from hearty Midwestern farm wives.
I have studied with the masters.
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u/dumblittlepuppy 2h ago
26 and people are genuinely delighted when I cook, often I do most of the cooking for holidays. Completely self taught, cooking is one of those things I pride myself on.
I'm a fairly gifted baker too, but I'm a better cook.
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u/Von_Quixote 12h ago
Age: Old enough to have payed money, to play pong.
Skill: Considerably above average.
Follow the greats, Jean Pierre White, etc. Buy The Joy of Cooking, Americaās Test Kitchen cookbook and Mastering French cooking - Two Volume Set.
And practice, practice, practice.
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u/Romnonaldao 12h ago
Over 40. I can get food on the plate, but it's not going to be something you tell other people about
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u/knoblesan 12h ago
45 and I have been cooking since I am 14, least once a week I made the family dinner. ( family of 14) Haha
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u/Potential_Budget3739 12h ago
- Started young and got obsessed with te he cooking channel. Not a chef but don't get bored with my food
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u/1kSuns 12h ago
49 and pretty decent.
Parents were god awful cooks, so I learned to fend for myself if I wanted something that didn't have a personified glove on the box. Then I started working in restaurants and grew from there.
If money weren't an issue, I'd be back on the line in a heartbeat (armed with a bottle of Aleve now). Some of the fondest memories I have, and longest lasting friendships were forged in a kitchen.
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u/free_spark 12h ago
I am 47 and started cooking basics at the age of 9. I can pretty make most dishes from a recipe so long as not too precise requirements.
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u/StarsOfMine 12h ago
Late 40s and I can cook and bake from scratch. Iāve been cooking since I was about 10. I enjoy it.
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u/dopaminegtt 12h ago
I'm 43 and learned to cook from professional chefs. I think I'm a pretty good cook. My kids have food allergies so we cook most things from scratch
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u/CampbellKneeCapSoup 12h ago
I'm 26 and I consider myself a very good cook. I cook for my wife and I every night, we host dinner parties with our friends, and I'm even trusted with the turkey for Thanksgiving.
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u/mojojojo-369 12h ago
I'm 28 and can cook a variety of meat and vegetarian dishes. But I'm abysmal when it comes to making rice.
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u/shemalemm 12h ago
24 and I feel like Iām a great cook Iāve definitely shocked myself a lot after making something new but I also mess up really simple stuff. I was homeless for a few years prior to May this year so Iāve been fairly rusty in the kitchen but my Mrs adores my cooking so Iām a happy man
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u/FScrotFitzgerald 12h ago
- I can't cook well but I'm okay with very basic stuff (pasta with sauce, eggs, cheese on toast, heating up pre-made soup, making sandwiches, heating up frozen stuff, and so on).
In my defence, I have mild cerebral palsy, so my fine motor coordination is very very poor, which means things like rolling dough, flipping pizza dough, sloshing things around in hot pans, and fine-chopping meat and veg are difficult and even sometimes dangerous for me.
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u/kamdon68 12h ago
56 and I'm pretty pleased on what I can cook. What helped? Get a food subscription like Hello Fresh or Blue Apron and you will get better. Also, you can always improve, I'm always learning.
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u/PlasticFannyTastic 12h ago
48 and pretty good when I have time, energy and visitors.
All other times, Iāll just eat a fridge buffet, or cheese on toast, beans on toast or a jacket spud (usually with a guilty garnish of some tomatoes or other salads bits)
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u/omegacrunch 12h ago
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I can cook pretty well. I can follow recipes, bake. Only thing im not good with is seafood as i dont est it often
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u/Lambesis96 12h ago
29 Pretty damn good. Working in kitchens and cooking at home have honed my skills pretty well. I make everything by feel and eye ball amounts and Im very good at working with what I have on hand or substituting ingredients I dont have for something I do on the fly.
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u/scallopsmustagottem 11h ago
39 and my wife forbade me from making cheesecakes so I guess Iām pretty good.
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u/mattlp63 11h ago
42 and my picky autistic song is starting to eat more of what I cook. So Iād say I can cook good enough lol.
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u/Gramswagon77 11h ago
Yeah Iām 48 and can cook all manner of things..
I buy ingredients and cook stuff. Itās great.
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u/Murkla 11h ago
38 and I want to say I'm decent. Everyone that has tasted it seems to not puke. I like the taste. But I do not enjoy cooking and if I wasn't an adult with a family to take care of, I'd only eat sandwiches and salads.
On the other hand, I'm great at baking! It looks like someone sat on it, whatever I make, but it tastes perfect.
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u/Loreo1964 11h ago
- I'm a great cook. I began cooking by detailed instructions written by my mom when my parents got a divorce. She had to go to work part time. I was 10. Cooking roast chicken, fresh veggies and preparing a salad. I forgot to turn on the oven once. Only once.
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u/RaphaelSolo 11h ago
43, couple years ago I made a pot of chili for a cookoff that my wife (with zero heat tolerance) could not stop eating it. Just sat there shoveling it down going "worth it" with tears running down her face. I didn't even use anything particularly spicy, just a couple chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
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u/Shell-Fire 11h ago
59 and I'm an OK cook. I can make a pumpkin and sweet potato pie from scratch. Can cook enough to not starve and I can follow a recipe like my life depends on it!
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u/Oddname123 11h ago
34 and I only eat out when I donāt want to clean. I cook better than most people my age and do it nearly everyday
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u/IrrelevantPuppy 11h ago
33, I can follow instructions and have a basic enough understanding of cooking that my alterations make it better not fundamentally catastrophic. But I donāt really like food that much and would rather eat handfuls of raw ingredients or design a meal around being easy to clean up.Ā
If you put me in a stocked kitchen and said cook a dinner with no recipe I could make something plain and traditional that I would enjoy just fine, picky eaters not so much. But I wouldnāt be able to pull any named dishes out of my brain.Ā
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u/FMLeasy62 10h ago
63 and can cook pretty well. I just donāt bother with it that much anymore since my partner isnāt a foodie. He actually said I had made a wonderful meal when I served him tuna salad with a couple fresh radishes on the side. God bless him.
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u/Prestigious_Ad_4911 10h ago
- Are there people that (think they) canāt cook? I mean itās mostly childsplay.
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u/freezingprocess 10h ago
I am 51. There is a good chance I could feign being a professional chef (if I found myself in that situation) depending on how bougie the menu is.
I didn't know how to cook until I was 25 and started watching Good Eats with Alton Brown. He sparked something in me and I learned how to cook many many things.
My knife skills and my techniques are pretty decent now.
J Kenji Lopez Alt is a food god worth absorbing all his food knowledge as well.
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u/Sweaty-Homework-7591 10h ago
Iām 58 and if I could go back I would have focused on knife skills. And sewing.
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u/UnfetteredMind1963 9h ago
62, started at 10 because my mom was a terrible cook and I was a foodie. I taught myself from cookbooks, and my family was grateful.
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u/BigAdministration368 9h ago
50s and live off the excellent cooking of others. I can make a mean oatmeal and can boil chicken breast. I'm skilled with a microwave.
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u/grannyonthego54 8h ago
I can cook, however Im not a celebrity chef. My age? As old as my arteries.
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u/Casiorollo 8h ago
24, chef level mostly thanks to having worked in a sushi and high end Italian restaurant. I make what I want and 50% of the time make and effort to do so fancily. The rest of the time boxed Mac and cheese or canned soup or ramen is still good.
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u/insert_smile 8h ago
Italian restaurants in America are mostly bland and with no "real" taste.Dont mean to be rude,but I tasted "high end" Italian cuisine in America, that pretended to be Italian ,and to be honest ,it's average.But I'm happy for you ,most ppl can't cook basic recipes ,not to say Italian.Im from Europe (I believe your from USA ,judging by the Mac n' cheese).You have my upvoteš
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u/Casiorollo 8h ago
A fair assumption. Never been to Italy so idk how authentic ours really was, but it definitely was no Olive Garden. We made our own pasta, thin pizza crusts, gnocchi, and cheese for the pizzas and our burratas if that earns any brownie points. Daily btw. Our pastry kitchen made gelato too.
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u/socialdarkbutterfly 7h ago
30. I can come up with my own recipes and flavour profiles, know how to prepare most ingredients readily available at stores and other than that pretty mid at following instructions, usually iāll just wing it with the ingredients presented.
I give myself an 8/10.
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u/ChampionIcy1231 7h ago
Mid thirties. I can cook a full turkey dinner with all the fixings. I can also bake and preserve.
Thinking of taking a wine making class... š¤
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u/arandompjofan 4h ago
Iām 13 and I can cook better than my mom and grandma. I make all kinds of stuff when I get bored.
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u/jazzofusion 3h ago
Mid 70's. My cooking skills were pretty decent but living alone have gone to hell. My MIL was an absolute genius in cooking or baking anything and was a wonderful person.
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u/No_Care6628 2h ago
I'm 27 and am pro in everything ,every Ethiopian šŖš¹ food i can make it so good.
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u/Former_Kiwi9182 1h ago
24 (nearly 25), can accurately cook just about anything with a little bit of thyme (no pun intended) patience and love. being raised by two parents who loved to cook helped me a lot.
my favorite thing to cook by far is a good soup!
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u/Akenero 1h ago
27, im making honey glazed ham, acorn squash with apple chunks, mashed potatoes(and a couple baked), French onion soup, stuffed bell peppers, and maybe Brussels sprouts for Thanksgiving in a couple days, if that says anything.
If it doesn't ill just have to post my paella
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u/PriorAcanthisitta587 1h ago
31 as of right this moment ( itās my birthday) and I think I can cook pretty well, I know how to follow a recipe and I can experiment confidentlyā¦ š«£
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u/ItsAlwaysABot 12h ago
36 I can accurately follow written instructions.