Do you snack on what you are cooking as you make it?

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For example, you’re prepping a salad to have with dinner. Are you popping tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, etc in your mouth as you make the salad? For me, guilty as charged.

_Maya_ · Accepted Answer

Yep. I do this just about every time I make lunch or dinner. Anything that is cooked or edible uncooked goes in my mouth. At least a little bite here and there. It's a habit that I do almost not even realizing I'm doing it. I drive my girl absolutely nuts in the kitchen when I do this. I think it is mostly because like most people you get up to make dinner when your hungry and so it is hard to resist popping a piece of this or that in your mouth as you cook. I say what's the harm in it? I look at it as a reward for doing the cooking. Just like @cubapirate does I'll also have a glass of wine as I cook especially if the recipe calls for wine. One sip for the meal and a gulp for Maya.

SueShe · Accepted Answer

Caught red handed!

How else would you know if it tastes the way you want? The problem is that I have to snack here, snack there and by the end of the snacking, I realize I have eaten most of the food.

I do just like James the Foodie. Nibbling here and there. We must be related.

I do most of my cooking on the weekends and usually prepare enough to feed a battalion. The battalion actually consists of me and myself. I prepare my food for the week when I am studying so that I have a warm meal during my lunch break.

James The Foodie · Accepted Answer

Absolutely, I often find myself nibbling on ingredients as I cook. It's part of the fun and exploration of flavors. When I'm making a salad, tasting each component like juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, or tangy olives helps me balance flavors before they blend. I remember a time in Italy, where I savored sun-ripened tomatoes straight from the vine – a taste I'll never forget! 🍅🍋

FreyaRed · Answer

Sometimes to check out quality

DishLady · Answer

Yeah a little just to make sure that it's ok to feed everyone. Sometimes it needs a little more or less of something and I have to fix it a few times before it's right. (And funny enough, by the time the table's set I'm not hungry anymore bc I've tried everything.)

Beckybooboo · Answer

Always with veggies. Cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and my absolute favorite, fresh green beans. I'm not a vegetarian but I think I'd do just fine as one 😁

NordicInScandinavia · Answer

I try not too, since that often ends up being my meal when I do. My partner benefits from it, since he gets a bigger portion, no complains there.

Assassinn · Answer

Personally, I think the secret point of the recipe starts there: While chopping the ingredients, you say “let me taste it”, while frying, “let me break off another piece”, etc., but suddenly, one third of the cooked food is gone!

katiesmuff · Answer

Are you trying to say there are people who don't sneak a snack while cooking!😋😋😉

Tarifa · Answer

Some of the chopped vegetables, or chopped fruit in the case of desserts, will end up in my mouth. Let's say I'm 'pre-tasting' if it will make a good ingredient.

If that sounds like a lame excuse, it probably is.

7Phoenix7 · Answer

Yes lol yes i do. And I also like to taste the food to make sure it's coming along great. But I also wash my hands and the utensils afterwards.

Alex-Snow · Answer

I do at times but it depends on what I am making also. hbu?

Levin · Answer

No ma'am. Only to taste.  I remember the 15 minutes full hormone. So I'm like, nah, I want to savour this.

alice55 · Answer

I don't, I take care of my teeth so I never eat outside of meals and never taste it before either.

Xawyx-2 · Answer

I'm usually very patient, and I can keep my hands off until dinner, but sometimes I do snack, especially tomatoes and olives... I try not to.

nawtee_me · Answer

Yes, a good cook will taste their food before giving it to others to eat.

DeeDeeDeVour · Answer

Just to taste my stuff to check if it's perfect.

Caroline91 · Answer

Absolutely. I like to taste what I am preparing.

Nikki1989 · Answer

That would depend on what I am making. I make many meals for my husband that I never eat myself.

Finchie40 · Answer

Oh yes , got to sample it before indulging in it 😊

Agape93 · Answer

I don't really snack at home that much. I'd rather just eat a regular meal or go without

CubaPirate · Answer

Not the food but I might have a cheeky glass of wine if I'm cooking with it lol

Danny_dan92 · Answer

I take a bite of it to make sure it tastes good as I am almost done, that way I can make adjustments like adding more spices or salt

Grond21 · Answer

I think you're supposed to. It helps you taste the mix of ingredients to make sure it's good

BDRick · Answer

Yeah, I mean in order to taste it and make sure I don’t need to add any salt or olive oil or anything of the sort

Charliefretz329 · Answer

Absolutely yes. and I also taste test the meal as I go to make sure the seasonings and ingredients are meshing well.

bolverk · Answer

Yes, when I'm cooking I'll snack on the raw vegetables.

KittygosMeoWW · Answer

Sometimes if I’m really hungry… it’s usually fruit and veggies nothing big

Wiredone · Answer

No I don't. I'll taste test to see if it's seasoned correctly but no snacking

RedInnocent69 · Answer

Yeah, but only to taste test. It’s not personal. It’s for the benefit of others

krin_m · Answer

Of course! That is part of the cooking pleasure!

DJB72 · Answer

I taste to make sure it's seasoned right

236color · Answer

Depends on what it is.

Flower7 · Answer

No, I just wait until it’s ready.

ariadneR · Answer

Yes! You gotta taste as you go!

douride2 · Answer

Yes I have been known to do this.

soe11 · Answer

Yes I do.

WonderingManII · Answer

Sometimes I do this.

exitseven · Answer

All the time

Jeff51 · Answer

I said no cause I rarely cook.

blondfrog · Answer

Yes I do.

Reina04 · Answer

To taste it as you go.

TheSmellOfVictoria · Answer

All the time.

TheAutarch · Answer

Absolutely that's like 80% of the fun of cooking!

LadyBecks · Answer

Oh, yes!

WhitneySnow · Answer

Sometimes lol

dinojames22 · Answer

Cookie dough

Panthero80 · Answer

Haha, guilty!

eagle1951 · Answer

heck yes

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