do you enjoy cooking?

[Jacob]

I wish! I don’t like it.

 

[Zerous]

Sometimes! I think it can be fun, and I enjoy feeling like I've made something good, and also making food for other people. But sometimes I just can't be bothered, especially when I'm only cooking for myself.

 

[Halloqueen]

Cooking is a means to an end for me, I generally don't enjoy it all that much and I'm just doing it to feed myself. I'm someone who prefers baking since there are simple guardrails in place; you know what ingredients to put in and what exact amount, you know the temperature you need to use, and I like baking cakes and stuff like Christmas cookies for loved ones to enjoy. Cooking feels more complicated than baking, and often more of a hassle as well, and I don't know how people ever build up the courage to experiment by like, adding new ingredients and whatnot. I worry too much about potentially ruining or wasting food that way. Some people in some friend groups I'm in will sometimes show nice meals that they made and my brain is just like "??? How?!" I wish I was more comfortable with cooking.

 

[Hyoon]

i love cooking! definitely wished i had better culinary instincts since anytime i veer off a recipe or try to make up a recipe things don't always go well. i also wish washing dishes wasn't a thing but overrall i find cooking really fun.

 

[Darcy94x]

I do enjoy cooking however prepping something for like 30 mins, 30 mins cook time then only 10 mins to eat it and another 20 minutes tidying up your mess? It just irritates me. I also have 2 fussy kids so end up making 3 different meals which in itself is so time consuming.

 

[JellyLu]

I don't mind cooking! I'd love to be better at it though. I know it takes practice, but often the things I want to make seem too overwhelming. I downloaded the Pepper app and that's giving me lots of inspiration. Here's hoping to cooking more good dishes!

 

[ZeldaCrossing64]

I enjoy cooking and I think it's pretty fun, or at least to a certain point. When you spend a lot of time working, shopping, cooking, and cleaning, just to eat your meal in 10 minutes... I can see why it'd be infuriating.

I'm also not that great at cooking and have a hard time following complex recipes, so I tend to stick to easy or simple meals. I like baking a lot more; It's nice when you make something and share it with others. ^^

 

[Flaming_Oceans]

Not really. I'll do it when I have to but I can't say I do it for fun or because I like it sadly.

 

[tarepanda3ame]

The answer is no, since I’m not that great at it. And when you’re a mom, that’s not a good thing.

 

[deana]

Sometimes I enjoy cooking but sometimes it can be a bit of a chore, especially the cleaning up afterwards part. I prefer to cook a few big meals a week instead of cooking every day.

 

[JellyBeans]

yeah, most of the time! i've lived at uni for three years now (into my fourth) so i've been doing it every day for a while, but a lot of the time i just don't have the energy to do anything fancy. now that i feel super solid in the basics though i'm trying to build myself up, and i love saving recipes that i'm interested in so hopefully one day this translates into actually cooking them lol

 

[moonbyu]

it's only fun and enjoyable when what i make comes out decent and doesn't taste like total suckage.

 

[Dim]

No. My mind gets way to scattered and plus I usually don't know what I'm doing. I guess I'd be better at it if I asked my grandma to teach me but she's always a hassle in the kitchen.

 

[pancake2]

Idealistically, I love cooking. I love finding exciting new recipes, I have a couple hundred bookmarked on Instagram But sometimes the prep work and clean up feel too daunting. So it really depends on my mood and if I have someone to help, or if the kitchen is clean beforehand or not, or stuff like that. I’ve been learning to cook even in small ways since I was old enough to stand on a chair and help throw something in a bowl, so I think that certainly helped ingrain a sense of interest in cooking for me. I also got a whole new interest in it when I became vegan in college, and I saw how many different types of recipes there were beyond the sort of standard meat-starch-vegetable meal I’d known for most childhood meals. But there are certainly days I wish the ingredients would just prep themselves and the dishes would disappear

 

[LoveGraceMarie]

I love cooking! I feel like meals taste better when you make them yourself. My dream is to grow my own veg and cook with them

 

[himekirako]

i love cooking because we mostly make a whole bunch of different cultural dishes and the recipes are either from generations back or ones that my mom tweaked herself

the only times i find cooking stressful is when someone else is physically in the kitchen as i’m trying to cook. it’s a small space and an additional presence is too much for me!!! get out!!

 

[Chris]

Yes. I try to cook almost everything I eat at home from scratch. It's healthier and tastes better. Tonight's dinner was lentil ragu.

I find cooking relaxing and get joy out of creating delicious dishes. Batch cooking is also extremely convenient - I don't know how I would survive without a freezer. I'm running low on frozen home-cooked meals (I only have x1 chilli and x3 cabbage soup left) so on my way home today I picked up ingredients to make paneer masala, sausage casserole, pulled pork (for tacos), and a root vegetable soup. I've also been meaning to defrost the turkey mince I have in the freezer to make a lasagne.

 

[You got mail!]

Hmmm sometimes I do enjoy it and other times I hate it

 

[Nika]

Yes when I'm in the mood and ofc when I have time

 

[Chere.]

If I'm the mood I can get into it, but I don't think I can say I love it. I think the prep is what I dread the most bc I'm insanely slow at peeling, chopping, grating, the various foods I need lol. When I see an estimated prep time for a recipe I basically assume that's doubled or more because I just know I'll be that slow lol. The outcome is always worth it though!