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

[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.

[jslo]

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

[cmailliard]

One of the best skills I learned as a firefighter. 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.