Cooking

HurkyJerkyDancer · 2016-07-09T13:25:44+00:00

Cooking doesn't put you in a "provider" role, it exhibits an impressive skill that most people (sadly) don't possess. My success rate for second dates, cooking a meal is through the roof. Pour a few glasses of wine while she watches you prep the meal, and she'll find it incredibly attractive.

Cooking, for the most part, is simply following the directions of a recipe. Read the recipe first! Anything that can be prepped in advance will make the process much easier. All slicing and dicing should be done in advance; you don't want to need something during the cooking only to mess up the timing when you have to stop and prep it.

I geek out in the kitchen, because it is one of my hobbies. I own all kinds of niche items (sous vide circulators, french press, etc.). But all you really need is a chef knife (learning to use this properly is paramount), some sauce pans, and a good cast iron skillet.

Gordon Ramsey kitchen kit

Jamie Oliver knife skills

Jikira · 2016-07-09T08:00:11+00:00

I can't answer the first part because I'm a girl, but on how long it takes well that depends on what you are trying to accomplish. If you are just trying to make healthy meals for yourself to eat everyday or even meals for a date nothing too fancy, but still impressive. It could take a day to learn a recipe and three to master it. Cooking isn't hard, all you do is follow a recipe which can sometimes take some extra practice. What can make cooking hard is altering the recipes to satisfy the taste of many different people. Sidenote: I have been teaching my classmates how to cook simple recipes, If you want to have some of them I don't mind sharing.

GreatWhiteCuck · 2016-07-09T08:29:23+00:00

Cook for anyone you feel like doing it for. It's a great thing to do for anyone. It takes a couple of years of regular practice and research to get good. I primarily cook for myself, whether for a first date, or poker night of 10, and anyone lucky enough to join me for food greatly enjoys it. Get good at cooking meat with wood and charcoal.

SuperSlavisWife · 2016-07-09T12:05:58+00:00

Getting good at cooking is more about taking individual things and getting really good at them. If you can master frying, roasting and boiling, get in control of four or five spices and become an expert at three recipes, you will eat healthier, better meals than the vast majority of people already. The more often you cook each recipe, the better of a cook you are. Each time you add a new recipe, you are "worse" for a bit. When you master it, you're better again. Just keep adding and building.

PS: Although I can't say who to cook for, a surefire way of making everyone happy is a roast dinner. Simple, fast to prep, hard to complain about. Just make sure meat is cooked properly and you've won.

Title	Cooking
Author	raydid
Upvotes	3
Comments	11
Date	July 9, 2016 4:13 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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