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Am I the only one here that hates to cook?

Am I the only one here that hates to cook? I find no enjoyment out of cooking. I only cook out of necessity because I can't eat out all the time and hate cooking anything that takes a lot of time and with a lot of clean-up. If there's directions I can cook it but I hate doing it. At Costco I'll buy precooked stuff that's frozen just so I don't have to cook it. I love it when people make home-cooked food but I hate cooking anything. I like doing things myself like around the house and working on my car but when it comes to cooking I hate it. Everyone here is a 5 star chef so I know I'm out of the norm.
 
I hate cooking for the most part. Sometimes cooking for other people can be fun, as long as they understand how bad I am at it. And standing around the BBQ with a few beers triggers some kind of primal manly endorphins that makes me feel awesome.
 
I find having to eat quite the hassle so in turn, spending time to prepare something is annoying.
 
Not the only one. Some people here who've kept up on my threads (both of them) know of my ongoing War on Flavor. Along with that are my other thoughts on the subject:
1) It's just food, it's not a big deal. It's an energy source. Yeah, some things taste good, but, you know, it's really not all that amazing.
2) If they had meal pills, I'd use them, and not be bothered taking up time eating or preparing food.
3) Food preparation is just one of many menial, utterly mindless tasks in life - things that machines should be doing.

Unfortunately, a lot of prepared foods have lots of salt and various other preservative-type ingredients. One of my favorite examples is the ingredient list of Doritos. Cheese-flavored corn chips, that can't be too tough, right? No, those things seem to have a little bit of every last element that occurs naturally.
And because they tend to come in meal-size portions, a lot of excess packing material is used. Plus they're something of a convenience item, so just like $1 20oz sodas in a machine, they are marked up accordingly.


Result: I wind up cooking more often than I'd prefer to. I aim to reduce prep times to less than an hour per thing being made, and I find that most recipes can be modified or streamlined to accomplish this.


 
I really enjoy cooking and making new things. It's not uncommon for me to spend a couple of hours on the preparation of a good meal. It's completely satisfying when I make something at home that's better and cheaper than what I can get at a restaurant. Being able to cook also scores lots of points with the ladies.
 
I love to cook, especially with and for others. I wish I had as much time as I would like to cook.
 
I dislike the chore of cooking when I'm just tossing together a mindless meal. I do however really enjoy cooking when I'm creating something new or making a dish I really like.
 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
I dislike the chore of cooking when I'm just tossing together a mindless meal. I do however really enjoy cooking when I'm creating something new or making a dish I really like.
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I think this. If it's something I really like doing, I really enjoy it - like grilling up some burgers or something, but otherwise it's just mindless work - make a sandwich, make some tuna, whatever.
 
I enjoy cooking, but I absolutely hate stopping in the middle of a task to cook/eat. Just like Jeff7, I would gladly give up all eating related activities if a meal pill was created simply to avoid taking the time out of my other activities to eat.
 
I actually like to cook but hate to find all the ingredients and get them out, muchless prep some of the stuff. I know some will say that's part of cooking, but it is what it is...our kitchen cabinets are a bit disorganized.
 
I generally don't mind cooking, especially when it's something new. If it's something I cook on a weekly basis, I don't care for it much.
 
I'll be moving out soon so I'll have to learn how to cook. In a way I'm looking forward to it just because it will be something different to do, but on the other hand, I don't like the idea of working for 1+ hour for a 15 minute meal. It just seems like a waste. Guess I'll just make big portions so I eat the same thing for a couple days in a row.

I'm looking forward to baking though, like I want to get into making cakes and other desert type food. Not something my mom ever does here unless it's a special occasion.
 
You are doing it wrong. That is all.

Check the Frugal Gourmet at your library. I think that will break the ice on cooking.
 
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