HOW MANY MEN HERE CAN...........

[Great-Kazoo]

COOK?
NO I DON'T WANT RECIPE'S. Just curious. Based on a recent post in the PWT thread. How many have no clue how to cook? Not microwave, toaster oven, ready to go, but realistic start to finish meals. Do you rely on store brought pre-packaged ,or can you look in the fridge, cabinets and 20 min to 3-4 hrs later have something on the table. Be it steak, stew, BBQ, hell even steamed vegetables and rice.

[Robb]

Always hated being in the kitchen, If it wasn't for crockpots, potpies and Mac&cheese I'd have died long ago.

[nathan0259]

I can but I dont now that I'm hitched. My wife does all the cooking minus steak. I'm sure she could but I get a little particular about my steak.

[blacklabel]

I can do it but I don't. That's what I have a woman for.

Please don't tell her I said that.

[00tec]

I do most of the cooking in my house. Wife does a little, but they say never trust a skinny cook.

Made spaghetti from on Tuesday and chicken Alfredo on Wednesday. Noodles were bagged, but sauce was Made from scratch.

[TennVol]

I do all of the grilling. My wife takes care of all the rest.

[KS63]

I do. Wife doesn't cook, so I have to by necessity.

[cstone]

Can - yes.

Want to - no.

[kwando]

I do all of the grilling. My wife takes care of all the rest.

This!

[GunsRBadMMMMKay]

I think I can cook....been told numerous times that I am an "instinctual" cook for what that's worth. (and that's raw ingredients and herbs/spices not hamburger helper and canned corn, mofo's :) )

[mackbamf]

I'm the cook in my house... probably for the best...

[Rabid]

Can - yes.

Want to - no.
Same here.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Love culinary, just dont have the time.

Are you ready to expand your mancave with a full size kitchen and grill, Jim?

[Rooskibar03]

If I don't cook we don't eat in this house. I actually enjoy it most times.

[Great-Kazoo]

Love culinary, just dont have the time.

Are you ready to expand your mancave with a full size kitchen and grill, Jim?

You left out the steamer , deep fryer and pressure cooker. I might have room for them, over......................>>There > > > > >

[ChunkyMonkey]

You left out the steamer , deep fryer and pressure cooker. I might have room for them, over......................>>There > > > > >

Funny, I have all of those and then some in my garage

[bogie]

I cook about half the meals. I enjoy it and it beats doing dishes!

i don't really bake since that is only for bakers or ghey men.

[stevelkinevil]

I will tell you this she cooks more than I do, HOWEVER, I cook the meat, and I make something out of nothing (unfortunately I can almost never repeat the feat) like no one.

[MileHighOutlaw]

I handle the culinary skills in our house.

[mtnrider]

I can cook. Problem is I like Really spicy stuff so the wife and kids can never handle it. Honestly with 3 little kids dinner time is chaos so I would rather be cooking and have the wife chase the kids!

[Ah Pook]

I like to eat. I like to cook.

Most everything is cooked from scratch. Except for baking (rarely), I don't use recipes. Cooking at the Pook house is about an 80/20 split. Guess who does the 80%.

[mcjhr]

I learned to cook young. Always had eclectic tastes. Then I was vegetarian for years, really learned spices. I'm no 5 star chef, but I can make anything. I don't make cupcakes though, never will.

Eta: I carnivore now.

[pickenup]

I cook more than she does.

[Irving]

Cooking as a skill is something on the to-do list. I can follow a recipe. I don't have the natural skill/talent/intuition/whatever to make something out of nothing (my little brother does though). My wife can do that and is a good cook. She has never been successful at baking (according to her) until more recently. I can make a good omelette though.

I am confident that I can become a decent cook with practice. It is just a matter of taking the time to do so. I figure I will start when I start canning, as you have to make whatever first. At some point, I'd like to pick up The Flavor Bible (http://www.amazon.com/The-Flavor-Bible-Creativity-Imaginative/dp/0316118400/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391319708&sr=8-1&keywords=the+flavor+bible) or The Flavor Thesaurus (http://www.amazon.com/The-Flavor-Thesaurus-Compendium-Pairings/dp/160819874X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391319708&sr=8-2&keywords=the+flavor+bible), as I do not know what flavors go with what.

Also, I've been watching the Fresh Princess Channel (Wranglerstar's Sister!) and would like to try some of her recipes. I've made cheese from scratch about 4-5 times, and bread once.

Fresh P: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5i_eutkYLe3pysegadfMg

[Circuits]

Cooking? I has it.

[JohnnyEgo]

I cook and bake. Definitely a cook, not a chef. I enjoy it quite a bit, actually. In most things, I follow the Alton Brown method.

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[ChunkyMonkey]

^^^ full of win!

[Holger Danske]

Can - yes.

Want to - no.

+ 1

Wife loves to cook so I let her. If she needs a night off I will cook.

[3beansalad]

I can cook, and average 25% of the meals in our home. Holidays.... Im all about turkey so I handle Big Bird from prep to serving.

[GunsRBadMMMMKay]

I cook and bake. Definitely a cook, not a chef. I enjoy it quite a bit, actually. In most things, I follow the Alton Brown method.


You, my friend, are awesome :)

[mtnrider]

http://www.johnnyego.com/dump/cake/bake02.jpg


Is this food or a meth lab? ;-)

[DFBrews]

I can out cook just about any woman i interact with and I have met some decent cooks. It is one of my passions and just another skill in the book

[OtterbatHellcat]

COOK?
NO I DON'T WANT RECIPE'S. Just curious. Based on a recent post in the PWT thread. How many have no clue how to cook? Not microwave, toaster oven, ready to go, but realistic start to finish meals. Do you rely on store brought pre-packaged ,or can you look in the fridge, cabinets and 20 min to 3-4 hrs later have something on the table. Be it steak, stew, BBQ, hell even steamed vegetables and rice.

I can make a few things Jim......no gourmet here, but you wont get sick or die from something I "cooked" up.. :)

[kawiracer14]

I grill almost every single night for dinner. I've recently tried my hand a smoking ... there is an 11.5 pound brisket sitting in my fridge waiting to go on the smoker.

The lady likes to cook - but most of her stuff is far too healthy for me to really enjoy.

[Monky]

I cook. Lots. Nothing out of a box.


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[rondog]

Yeah, I can cook somewhat, but try to avoid it. Not something I enjoy because I hate the cleanup.

[SouthPaw]

I love to cook and grill. I try to take on one new recipe a week. Sometimes it's good and other times not so great. That's why they make hot sauce!

[Brian]

The size of my belly says I'm a pretty good cook.

Maybe we should have a bake sale to raise money for ammo...?

[OtterbatHellcat]

The trick about the cleanup thing, is to do the cleanup mostly before you sit down an eat it.

Clean all the prep cookware before hand, then all ya have is the dishes that ya ate it on.

[RonMexico]

Red meat, chili and the classic breakfast are my staples, anything else will be hit and miss but I don't mind getting my hands dirty.

[Ah Pook]

Cooking as a skill is something on the to-do list. I can follow a recipe. I don't have the natural skill/talent/intuition/whatever to make something out of nothing (my little brother does though). My wife can do that and is a good cook. She has never been successful at baking (according to her) until more recently. I can make a good omelette though.

I am confident that I can become a decent cook with practice. It is just a matter of taking the time to do so. I figure I will start when I start canning, as you have to make whatever first. At some point, I'd like to pick up The Flavor Bible (http://www.amazon.com/The-Flavor-Bible-Creativity-Imaginative/dp/0316118400/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391319708&sr=8-1&keywords=the+flavor+bible) or The Flavor Thesaurus (http://www.amazon.com/The-Flavor-Thesaurus-Compendium-Pairings/dp/160819874X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391319708&sr=8-2&keywords=the+flavor+bible), as I do not know what flavors go with what.

Also, I've been watching the Fresh Princess Channel (Wranglerstar's Sister!) and would like to try some of her recipes. I've made cheese from scratch about 4-5 times, and bread once.

Fresh P: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5i_eutkYLe3pysegadfMg

Spices that are always on the shelf.

Garlic (jar of minced and powdered)
Peppercorns
Cayenne powder
Oregano
Rosemary
Sage
Salts (sea and kosher)
Bay leaves
Cumin
Spanish paprika

Sauces always on the shelf.

Soy
Worcestershire
Liquid smoke
Fish

Secondary spices

Thyme
Dill
Tarragon
Celery seed

I can do just about anything with these. Experiment with them and figure out what works.

Looked at the two books. Not sure there is a point other than to get $20.

Another Alton Brown fan. Highly recommend the Good Eats series. The Food Network website is also helpful.

[Squeeze]

Yep. I can cook, clean, sew, iron, minor auto repairs, work on guns, reload, hunt, fish, and have a minor medical background too. Too bad I'm ugly or women would probably be tripping over themselves. [ROFL2]

[Ah Pook]

Yep. I can cook, clean, sew, iron, minor auto repairs, work on guns, reload, hunt, fish, and have a minor medical background too. Too bad I'm ugly or women would probably be tripping over themselves. [ROFL2]
If women don't find you handsome, they can sure find you handy.
_Red Green_

[Gman]

I can cook.

...and so can you!

[Irving]

Spices that are always on the shelf.

Garlic (jar of minced and powdered)
Peppercorns
Cayenne powder
Oregano
Rosemary
Sage
Salts (sea and kosher)
Bay leaves
Cumin
Spanish paprika

Sauces always on the shelf.

Soy
Worcestershire
Liquid smoke
Fish

Secondary spices

Thyme
Dill
Tarragon
Celery seed

I can do just about anything with these. Experiment with them and figure out what works.

Looked at the two books. Not sure there is a point other than to get $20.

Another Alton Brown fan. Highly recommend the Good Eats series. The Food Network website is also helpful.

Point of the books is to show what flavors go with what. As an example, I have highlighted the spices that I have no idea what they taste like or what to put them in. You could give me a million dollars to shop for raw materials with and I would be incapable of putting a meal together if it wasn't something I have already cooked in the past.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Red Green... lmao

Good stuff.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I cook and bake a variety, anything from fresh bread to cheesecake to chili to Chinese to cobblers to Italian to standing rib roast to stews and so on. Cooking Sunday dinner for friends used to be my stress relief in college. I like to see what I can improvise and usually the results are pretty good.

[osok-308]

The wife and I split up the cooking duties. Often times, I am the one who is coming up with new things to cook.

[JohnnyEgo]

I've threatened to drop cheesecakes off at Jim's door a bunch of times. Of course, I always seem to get called out for work whenever it comes time to carry through.
He's like a work curse.

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I've also learned how to make a hell of a turkey over the years. I use the Alton Brown brine method. It turns out so good that I have displaced both my mother and my wife's mother as the turkey-maker in chief. They view brine as some sort of evil meat alchemy, and therefore produce horribly dry, tasteless birds. Rather than learn new things, they have both just opted to defer turkey responsibilities when I am in town. The other secret to a great turkey is, of course, bacon.

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Full disclosure: I have no f'ing clue how to barbecue. I can make a hell of a cake in a Dutch Oven over a campfire, but I don't own a grill.

[Danimal]

That is one damn fine bacon weave you have there. Next level baking maneuver.

[wctriumph]

I like to cook. It is enjoyable and I like what I cook. I have not figured out how to cook Tofu and make it taste good, even Bacon doesn't help.

[islandermyk]

Yes I can... and I love to cook.[Beer]

[jslo]

I like to cook and the wife likes to clean, win/win.

[cmailliard]

One of the best skills I learned as a firefighter. [Dinner] The only problem I have is cooking for 3 (wife and daughter) not 6-8.

[Guylee]

Being able to cook big meals for myself was one of my favorite parts of living alone. Plus, girls love it when they show up at your place and you have an awesome dinner prepared.

[Lurch]

Learned to cook when I was young. Parents would go out of town for the weekend and would leave $20 for food. I would figure out something to cook and spend the $20 on beer.

[scratchy]

I know my way around the kitchen. I have a few specialties that I enjoy making.

[Bailey Guns]

I CAN cook...I just don't like to cook. Really can't stand it. Unless I'm camping. For some reason everything always tastes better outdoors.

[MarkCO]

The size of my belly says my wife is a good cook, but yes, I am actually a pretty good cook. I've been told several times I should open a restaurant. Grill, smoker, oven, stovetop, it does not matter. My two areas of weakness are baking and Italian, but the wife kicks butt in those, so all good. My Prime rib, Raspberry Steak, cheesecake, Mac and 4 cheese, Chateau Brion, are some killer specialties of mine. My wife says the Raspberry steak and my driving is what hooked her before we actually dated. She of course wants me to cook more. :)

Since I butcher all of our meat and make all of our hamburger and sausage, there is something cool about the kill, process, cook and eat thing.

[hollohas]

I love to cook too. Wife tries, but she can't seem to get away from the oldschool casserole. I need to get her to watch that Good Eats episode. However, I appreciate her efforts and eat what she puts on the table.

I'll cook just about everything including baking. I have been on a cultural foods kick lately. The other night was pad thai with home grown sprouts and homemade peanut sauce. Bread frequently comes from a homemade starter that's now a few years old. I also have another sourdough starter that has been in my wife's family for over 60 years. The pantry is full of homemade salsa, jams, etc.

Alton Brown is awesome. I also think America's Test Kitchen is a great shown. Just like Brown, they explain the science and reason for doing something. Unlike Brown, the leave the puppets out.

I like doing things from scratch. Hence the bread starters. My coffee gets roasted at home. My vegetables get grown during the summer. Beer gets home brewed. Ammo gets reloaded. And food doesn't come from a box. Hell, I like the ease of things like Bisquick, but instead of buying it, I pre-make my own dry mixes to make pancakes and such.

[StagLefty]

Love to cook and since I'm a single curmudgeon if I don't I don't eat . [Coffee]

[hobowh]

I do the cooking, the wife only knows how to order delivery...

[Hound]

I love to cook. My wife cooks for substanence, I cook for flavor. I cook meats (grill, braise, bake), stews, pasta, quick meals to 7 course meals. I love to mix my own spices. My wife tends to most of the baking around Christmas but good to go there too. Camping means my wife prep's what she wants and I am usually the one over the campfire. I grew up cooking. My parents called me the "mad chemist". Its just fun see how all the differnt spices combine. One thing I do a lot is read the ingrediants from something and then try to make my own version. Many of the most famous chef's and cooks are men.

[Great-Kazoo]

Spices that are always on the shelf.

Garlic (jar of minced and powdered)
Peppercorns
Cayenne powder
Oregano
Rosemary
Sage
Salts (sea and kosher)
Bay leaves
Cumin
Spanish paprika

Sauces always on the shelf.

Soy
Worcestershire
Liquid smoke
Fish

Secondary spices

Thyme
Dill
Tarragon
Celery seed

I can do just about anything with these. Experiment with them and figure out what works.

Looked at the two books. Not sure there is a point other than to get $20.

Another Alton Brown fan. Highly recommend the Good Eats series. The Food Network website is also helpful.

Here's one of the "spice" areas40323
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The kid gave us 4 gallons of 1st pressing olive oil, from their friends garden ,they do every year.

[thedave1164]

My kids call me ChefDaddy

[ZERO THEORY]

Yes, I'm far too religious about my diet and health to eat a bunch of processed non-sense 7 nights a week.

[jerrymrc]

I grew up cooking. For many years the wife was heading off to work as I hit the driveway. Then the kids came home from school. The hardest thing was always trying to mix it up on the cheap. Never planned much just start with what we had and went from there.

[TFOGGER]

I cook, she bakes.

[SamuraiCO]

Same I cook the wife bakes.

[BlasterBob]

Can - No
Want to - HELL NO!!!
[blaster]

[02ducky]

Love to BBQ and like a lot of you guys I experimente with different spicies to bring out the flavor in the meats. Harder when your significant other was brought up on a lot of Asian dishes and there are certain foods dishes I just can't make the way she can.

Good topic!

[pookawa]

I like to cook also (single father most of my life; restaurants get too expensive for every-day!). Making Lamb stew right now. For me, it is relaxing. Baking on the other hand... I am just at the point where 50% turns out well.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Yes I can... and I love to cook.[Beer]

The Chamorro rice was so good. I forgot to steal that whole thing when we were done.


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[Zach O]

Nope. Nothin. And that's fine with me. That's why I got married.

[encorehunter]

It depends on what we are cooking. I can make chicken with a sherry mushroom cream sauce from scratch, along with other italian food. She cooks all the Mexican food, like chicken enchiladas.

[whitbaby]

I can usually manage some pretty good stuff within reason. The trick is getting it all on the table at one time and still hot.
My specialty is hot dog gravy...

;->

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

I get home before my wife so I usually start dinner and she helps me finish up. I clean as I go but she finishes up the cleaning to make it fair. We are a good team. She does all the baking however.

[clodhopper]

Can and do. My boys are learning. At 11, the younger one can make simple complete meals from scratch.

[Ah Pook]

Here's one of the "spice" areas40323
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The kid gave us 4 gallons of 1st pressing olive oil, from their friends garden ,they do every year.
That list was just a starting point. Gotta start somewhere.

Mmmmm, real olive oil.

[james_bond_007]

I do cook and enjoy it as a diversion from my regular job.
My most memorable complements were :
1) When my wife told me when would PREFER that I prepare some things at home RATHER than going out.[Beer]
2) When some native Marylanders told me my crab cakes were the best they had ever had.
3) When I can get someone who hates something (i.e., eggplant) to eat my preparation, and then ask me to make it again, the next time they come over

My favorite reference to learn how to cook is Professional Cooking by Wayne Gisslen (http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Cooking-6th-Wayne-Gisslen/dp/047166376X/ref=la_B001ILIFNE_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391365071&sr=1-10)
This is a textbook used by the Cooking Institute of America.
It has some recipes, but more importantly has techniques for cooking and baking.

Learn the techniques, and apply to what you have on hand.

I have no box 'anything' on hand.

As a hobby, I have catered weddings, parties, and showers for 25-200 people, as well as prepared and hosted theme dinners, where the theme was cuisine of a given country or region.

I make my own vinegar, yogurt, sour kraut, etc.

Anyone wanting some vinegar "Mother" (aka vinegar "starter") , let me know and it is yours.

[james_bond_007]

I encouraged the kids to help me cook when they were young.
As such, they wanted to try what "they" help make.
They will try and eat almost anything, now.
This makes for a great "ice breaker" when you can go to a foreign country and tell them "Please order me something that best represents <Country> or <region>."
Your host's eyes will light up and they will proudly order for you.

[UrbanWolf]

I can, it's either cook myself or hit up McDonlad and get men boobs.

[UrbanWolf]

Is this food or a meth lab? ;-)

[ROFL1] Walter White's kitchen.

[Dave]

I can cook decently. At age 12 my mother told me I wasn't that good looking and I'd likely never find a woman that would stay with me so I had to learn laundry, cooking and sewing. I do all the holiday meals here start to finish. Plus, I BBQ, grill, crock pot meals, bake stuff and have been learning asian stir fry. I also don't do the usual thing for a guy grilling where I just take the meat and put it on the fire, I do the prep and the sides as well.

[bogie]

A common stereotype is the caveman griller.

"CLUB HOOFED ANIMAL"
"MHGHH MEAT CHUNK BURN ON FIRE"
"CLUB WO-MAN AND BRING HER MEAT"

I would go so far to say the best cooks in the world are men.

[OtterbatHellcat]

At age 12 my mother told me I wasn't that good looking and I'd likely never find a woman that would stay with me

Dude, that's some cold hearted shit to be tellin' your kid. Rock on, brother.

[JohnnyEgo]

[ROFL1] Walter White's kitchen.

Not that kind of cook...[ROFL2]

When I moved here from Florida, nothing I baked turned out. I switched from baking by volume to baking by weight, as it made the altitude corrections easier. I also found it to be much faster and more accurate; I put the big bowl on the scale, then start pouring in ingredients until I hit my target weights. Also, no guessing as to whether I've set aside half the batter or a little more or less.

[jhirsh5280]

I do 95% of the cooking in my household. Got my first taste in Home Economics in middle school, then started cooking small things at my house. My mom helped me along the way and the Food Network finished it off. I enjoy cooking much more than baking as in cooking I dont have to measure or be precise, I can do a dash of this, a shake of that etc... Love experimenting and trying new foods and dishes.

[Sixgun]

Single dad, had to learn pretty darn quick. I've gotten damn good, if I do say so myself.

[Zundfolge]

I cook. In fact I do most of the cooking.

The wife and I have an arrangement, if one cooks the other cleans ... I don't clean. :D

[Drilldov2.0]

Cooking is one of my relaxations. Actually am looking at a 20 week culinary course.

[bellavite1]

My poor mom taught me to cook.
She said that with the way women are this day, if I don't cook, I might as well starve...
Then I met my greek wife and I gained 70 pounds... [Coffee]

[HoneyBadger]

Love to when I have the time. Problem is, other things keep demanding my time! I find cooking to be very stress-relieving.

[Jumpstart]

My Mom is in the New Mexico 4-H Hall of Fame. Yeah, I can cook.

[Rooskibar03]

Does this count?

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm251/cmuthard03/6700BAA8-9B47-45E4-ACFF-5FC43546871C_zpsksalh4hj.jpg

[Aloha_Shooter]

I haven't needed to brine a turkey since I learned how to butterfly them from Julia Child's The Way to Cook. Been butterflying my turkeys for over 20 years now -- not only does it cut the actual cooking time in half but it's easier to carve and -- BONUS -- I have the interior bones available to make a broth for the gravy the night before. Most I ever did at one go was for our detachment's Thanksgiving dinner in Korea -- we invited quite a few guests so I butterflied and roasted 4 turkeys and did 1 turkey the normal way. The only problem I had were the crapass ovens we had in the dorms -- I'm sure their thermostats were off. The bacon weave is a good idea though ... I'll have to try that.

[clublights]

Many moons ago I was a chef at an italian restaurant ...

[JohnnyDrama]

I enjoy cooking. It's something you can do with your hands and get to eat afterwards. Or, if things don't work out, feed to the dogs. I first got into the mechanics of cooking in a junior high home ec class. I heard there were a lot of cute girls there. So did the class full of guys I took the class with. For the next ten years or so, most of my culinary interests involved meat, a stick, and fire, except the time at summer camp where I explored all the possibilities MREs had to offer. It turns out those dehydrated beef patties are pretty versatile. Later, in college, I got a little more serious with things. I figured out if I wanted a decent plate of enchiladas, I'd have to make it myself. I learned that if you cook a pan of instant "Spanish" rice, open a can of refried beans, and melt cheese on everything, guests will think you're a genius. I also experimented with different backpacking meals. With vacuum packed meat and dried veggies, ramen is a pretty good base. Lightweight, cooks fairly quickly, and relatively high in calories. At the present, I don't get to do much cooking, except occasionally on the weekends. Last night I made barbequed pork, steamed shrimp wontons, and a vegetable stir fry. My wife has hours more agreeable to the dietary wishes of our daughter. I am however working on more nutritionally balanced "meal replacement" bars than what you normally find in stores.

[islandermyk]

The Chamorro rice was so good. I forgot to steal that whole thing when we were done.


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I have the ingredients on order as we speak [Coffee]

[DSB OUTDOORS]

I Hunt, I Fish, I Cook!! Only because I'm single and have to. [Coffee]

[buffalobo]

Mom started teaching us to cook when we were about 8. By the time we were in high school we were expected to cook family dinner at least once a week.

Wife and I share cooking duties. We eat goooooood.



Lobbed from my electronic ball and chain

[Great-Kazoo]

I enjoy cooking. It's something you can do with your hands and get to eat afterwards. Or, if things don't work out, feed to the dogs. I first got into the mechanics of cooking in a junior high home ec class. I heard there were a lot of cute girls there. So did the class full of guys I took the class with. For the next ten years or so, most of my culinary interests involved meat, a stick, and fire, except the time at summer camp where I explored all the possibilities MREs had to offer. It turns out those dehydrated beef patties are pretty versatile. Later, in college, I got a little more serious with things. I figured out if I wanted a decent plate of enchiladas, I'd have to make it myself. I learned that if you cook a pan of instant "Spanish" rice, open a can of refried beans, and melt cheese on everything, guests will think you're a genius. I also experimented with different backpacking meals. With vacuum packed meat and dried veggies, ramen is a pretty good base. Lightweight, cooks fairly quickly, and relatively high in calories. At the present, I don't get to do much cooking, except occasionally on the weekends. Last night I made barbequed pork, steamed shrimp wontons, and a vegetable stir fry. My wife has hours more agreeable to the dietary wishes of our daughter. I am however working on more nutritionally balanced "meal replacement" bars than what you normally find in stores.

I do a high heat, short cook time in a roasting pan. Nothing like cooking on gas stoves

[trlcavscout]

I cook more than she does.

Same here. And I cook better!

[newracer]

I can cook just as good if not better than my wife.


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[hunterhawk]

The last 2 times my wife has cooked is thanksgiving and Christmas otherwise I cook every other day! But she doesn't get out of work till 630 and I get off at 3pm so I start cooking when I get home!

[Kmanbay]

I worked in and ran a couple of kitchens/restaurants years ago, so I learned how to cook back then. After a decade or so of doing it I really really hated cooking; did I say I hated it yet? After that if I could avoid it, throw it on the grill, in the oven or in the microwave I was OK.

A lot of time has passed since then.

I have begun to enjoy cooking again and like going to Sprouts to shop for just what I need for the one meal along with a couple of staples, if it doesn't fit in one of the little baskets I am buying too much.

I usually go in with no idea what I am going to make. Then make a couple of laps through the departments to see what is in season and what meats are on sale, and then make a plan. A bonus to not having a plan (I guess you could consider it foraging for dinner) is variety. My wife ALWAYS buys what she thinks she might make for dinner during the week and it is always the same ingredients. The freelance shopping I do makes her crazy; but that's just an added bonus. LOL

This weekend I made baked fresh tilapia with sliced garlic and a little blackening seasoning with a tossed together mango salsa, asparagus and my wife made a great salad with a vinaigrette she made with some home made sour dough bread that she started the night before.

I am glad that I am beginning to enjoy cooking again, because my wife is very repetitious with the food she cooks. ;)

I don't remember who said it above, but cleaning as you go and before dinner is ready makes it more enjoyable to eat and relax without major kitchen cleaning after dinner.

[GilpinGuy]

I do almost all of the cooking in our house. We finally got propane installed last summer....just for the stove/oven. Kick ass. My wife is Asian, so she whips up some good stuff now and then, but I make some damn good Asian fare as well (my favorite).

Of course the smoker is puffing away routinely. BBQ is my gig and I love it.

I recently got a deep fryer and a bud gave me this simple and yummy snack tip:
Take some Tater Tots and defrost them.
Place a pickled Jalapeno on it.
Wrap in BACON and skewer with a toothpick to hold it all together.
Deep fry for a few minutes for artery hardening goodness. [Evil]
They're good straight up, but try dipping in catsup, ketchup, ranch or blue cheese.

[RCCrawler]

I do 95% of the cooking at my house. At least once a week we have 10-15 people over and I never get too many complaints. I literately grew up in a restaurant, my dad owned it and was the chef, my mom was the waitress and they couldn't afford day care.

About a month ago I started making my 3 kids (3,7,15) each cook a meal each week. On Sunday night we all sit down and plan the menu, then Monday my wife goes to the store. They can choose to make whatever they want, and I will help them as much or as little as they want me to, but everything must be made from scratch. They are all doing great, and we only had to trash one dinner so far and go out to eat. My 15 year old was making cheese soup and got it to hot and curdled it.

[bnred9]

I just feed about 9-10 people, homemade biscuits and sausage gravy. Monday morning treat for friends in the office.

[two shoes]

I learned to cook out of necessity. When I was 10-11 I was making pumpkin pies from scratch... baked the pumpkin that I grew in our garden scratch. I'd make cookies and such too. In my teens, my mom was burning everything from fish sticks to stew... She wore out the smoke detectors in the kitchen and living room... no-shit wore them out. My Grandfather taught me how to make pot roast and gravy... I use the same recipe for biscuits and gravy (with pork fat instead of beef, of course)...

[waxthis]

I'm the best cook here..
[Coffee]

[crays]

The Chamorro rice was so good. I forgot to steal that whole thing when we were done.

I have the ingredients on order as we speak

With finadene, I hope.

[ChunkyMonkey]

With finadene, I hope.

Finadene dip w/ fried stinky tofu or anything fried... damn that sounds so good.

[crays]

Finadene dip w/ fried stinky tofu or anything fried... damn that sounds so good.

[Beer]

[CO Hugh]

I learned because I thought my mom's cooking was good and I was a picky eater so I figured I better learn to take care of myself. Parents especially dad made sure we could clean house and take care of ourselves. No need to find a woman because she cooks.

In law school I lived alone so for 2.5 yrs I had to take care of myself. Cooked big on many Sundays to have leftovers. Over the last 10+ years developed it more. I love prime rib for holidays and always complained that turkey at holidays was dried out and bland, so I figured out how to cook it myself. Plus with elk hunting we need to have some way to make God's finest meat plaatable to the non believers.

One suggestion is cruise websites, I like tonys market, food network and Epicurus to find recipes. I look at a couple and kind of combine 2 or 3. Also for something special like prime rib, keep a note card or journal each time you make it with comments. Then you know which temperature, spice mix, or other details work for your family, especially because you don't cook it enough to really get experienced. I started for sausage and other things too.

[Dave_L]

I can handle most of the basics but I don't really know the nitty gritty about cooking. I can't tell you which herbs/spices are interchangeable, what items compliment each other, etc. But give me a recipe and I'm not lost in the kitchen.

[BREATHER]

Hell yeah I can cook, in the kitchen, on the BBQ, over an open fire. And very well. Cooking is an art/science like reloading. The right stuff in the right proportions and you got a winner.....

[ChunkyMonkey]

Talking about food.. Seattle Fish Company just dropped off 50 lbs of fish.

Sushi quality salmon, tuna, halibut, mahi mahi!

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[MED]

Now that I am divorced, I have to cook. When I was married I did about 30%, which was mostly Poultry and Beef. I prepare all the large holiday dinners.

[mcjhr]

Garlic crusted mahi mahi with sesame miso sauce. Ono.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Garlic crusted mahi mahi with sesame miso sauce. Ono.

Sprinkle some freshly sliced ginger on top!!


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[james_bond_007]

Ya Know...

I'm getting the idea we should have a AR-15.CO pot luck sometime.
There are a lot of talented "cooks/chefs etc." on this board.

Those that do their best "cooking" by shopping at the store can bring a 6-pack or something.

When and where ?[Coffee]

[Great-Kazoo]

Ya Know...

I'm getting the idea we should have a AR-15.CO pot luck sometime.
There are a lot of talented "cooks/chefs etc." on this board.

Those that do their best "cooking" by shopping at the store can bring a 6-pack or something.

When and where ?[Coffee]


When the summer / fall harris park shoot was kicked around. I mentioned some folks stepping up to the plate, who raved about their culinary skills. No one stepped up and accepted the "challenge" .
A pot luck sounds good. It separate the lookers from the cookers. With 122ish replies, i doubt there's an area big enough logistic wise, to hold it.

[ChunkyMonkey]

When the summer / fall harris park shoot was kicked around. I mentioned some folks stepping up to the plate, who raved about their culinary skills. No one stepped up and accepted the "challenge" .
A pot luck sounds good. It separate the lookers from the cookers. With 122ish replies, i doubt there's an area big enough logistic wise, to hold it.

My limit is 112 exactly.. kick some off!!

[Great-Kazoo]

My limit is 112 exactly.. kick some off!!

With this weather / temps. I'd say a Chili cook off. 2 styles, red (chili con carne) and Green. Mild to wild. If you're gonna crank out Inferno HOT chili, it better have flavor to go along with the Heat. I've done chili cook offs and some tout their HOT AS HELL green, which it was, but had no flavor just heat.
However 20+ chili entries, better have more than 1 rest room.

OR, some of those smoked pork and beef brisket wizards.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Nah, if you're going to do it, make it a real pot luck and have some variety. I'd rather see someone bring the dish they feel best about than try to make it a contest about chili. This should be about enjoying the eats, not pandering to someone's ego.

[Kmanbay]

Nah, if you're going to do it, make it a real pot luck and have some variety. I'd rather see someone bring the dish they feel best about than try to make it a contest about chili. This should be about enjoying the eats, not pandering to someone's ego.

I've never been to a Coar get together, but this sure sounds like fun.

[Great-Kazoo]

Nah, if you're going to do it, make it a real pot luck and have some variety. I'd rather see someone bring the dish they feel best about than try to make it a contest about chili. This should be about enjoying the eats, not pandering to someone's ego.

hey DUDE pandering egos is a whole nother thread. >>>>

Then again 25 crock pots of chili would be a major overload.

I guess we could call it TASTE OF COLORADO [LOL]

[buffalobo]

Taste of COAR.

I'm in. :thumbup:

Lobbed from my electronic ball and chain

[mcjhr]

Chili eh? I'll be out of state due to "high wind"!

Id be down! I'm just a noob so where do I sign up?

[splogan]

I can for the most part. I am no frugal Gourmet but I do OK. Have to be able to, I cant take my son out to eat every night.

[Great-Kazoo]

I can for the most part. I am no frugal Gourmet but I do OK. Have to be able to, I cant take my son out to eat every night.

WE HAVE OUR PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY ENTRANT, Anyone else, for on the fly sandwich mogul?

[JohnnyEgo]

By all means, pander to Ego.

[Caithford]

Alton Brown is my hero.

[TheGrey]

So would just the men of COAR be welcome at this potluck? The thread addresses men specifically, but we all know cooking is not helped/hindered by one's chromosomes...

..in other words, am I one of the guys yet? ;)

[Great-Kazoo]

So would just the men of COAR be welcome at this potluck? The thread addresses men specifically, but we all know cooking is not helped/hindered by one's chromosomes...

..in other words, am I one of the guys yet? ;)

I as i am sure EVERYONE else, would take it as a personal insult if you were to not be there. The logistics are the biggest obstacle. Myself it be nice if it was a family gig, meaning spouses.

[TheGrey]

I as i am sure EVERYONE else, would take it as a personal insult if you were to not be there. The logistics are the biggest obstacle. Myself it be nice if it was a family gig, meaning spouses.

Wouldn't that be a great time! :) With the possibility of such a crowd, it might be better to have it in the spring, at a park? Unless someone has a very large place that can handle groups. Where's the middle from the springs and folks up north?

[Great-Kazoo]

Wouldn't that be a great time! :) With the possibility of such a crowd, it might be better to have it in the spring, at a park? Unless someone has a very large place that can handle groups. Where's the middle from the springs and folks up north?

nebraska

[TheGrey]

nebraska

Eastern Nebraska smells like poo from all the slaughteryards. Anything closer? ;)

[StagLefty]

Greeley has a great essence I've been told ! :eek:

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[Great-Kazoo]

Greeley has a great essence I've been told ! :eek:

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