Are men better cooks than women?

[Kingofkings1992]

Yes 👍

Nope 👎

Other ( I'll explain in comments)

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3 mo

It's interesting most chefs are male, however the majority of at home cooking is female dominated

[choco-latte]

Nobody cooks like our mothers and grandmothers, and I think that’s something most of us can get behind. It doesn’t have to be “better” in the literal sense, maybe chefs have better cooking techniques… but it’s years of tradition, family recipes, and cooking with love for their loved ones, spending time together at home. And of course there are some guys who are great cooks too, both at home or professionally just in general. But personally I still think that there’s nothing like a mother’s cooking.

[Iron_Man]

They are good at casseroles definitely but I think men handled the meat department like champions

[choco-latte]

@Iron_Man yeah guys usually make better barbecues and such

[choco-latte]

@Iron_Man I think guys are great family cooks for the 4th of July and women during Thanksgiving (for the most part) lol

[Iron_Man]

I definitely agree to that. My dad always made the turkey and my mom made the casseroles with my sister

[Iron_Man]

We smoked the Turkey 🦃 on a hibachi

[RingOfFire]

Nothing ever tastes nearly as good as a meal made by a woman you love.

[Chazmatazz269]

I would say that most women are better cooks than most men, but a man who cooks well is likely better than most women. As you pointed out, most top chefs are men. Also it’s worth noting that the home cooking gap between married or cohabitating men and women has shrunk over the years. However, single women are more likely than single men to prepare meals at home either for themselves or to share with family and friends. This data is often used to misrepresent how much of the cooking is done by women in heterosexual relationships. They love to act like they’re literally living “The Handmaid’s Tale”. Ell oh ell!

[Staximus]

Maybe line cooks in big restaurants. Women could do it but they usually don’t want to bother. I was a prep cook at Claim Jumper, it was the biggest busiest restaurant in town at the time. Working in that kitchen was fucking insane. In my 4 years there I never saw a woman line cook last more than a couple days.

[Staximus]

When it comes to cooking at home they are not any better

[FreyaRed]

Depends on dish.
Men love meat so the are experts in meat.
Hunting cronies of my dad are experts in sausages, meat curing and meat smoking, They make it few times in year and they are experienced like my dad is experienced in making home made cognac. I'm experienced in lasagne and cheesecake, my dad and his friends can't compete in these two dishes.
I willingly exchange my lasagna and cheesecake for premium booze and premium smoked ham.

[DryGermanGuy]

Practically all the famous TV and celebrity cooks are men! How about that? 🙂

[MrChinaski]

And scientists, mathematicians, authors, movie directors, sports people, company CEOs, politicians, military leaders, philosophers, explorers, inventors, architects, painters, religious figures, composers, serial killers...

[Taranis_Thunor]

@MrChinaski This stems from the fact both the highest and lowest IQ members of society are usually men, whereas women tend to be more midwit coded.
Men evolved to join groups of other men, kill and take land. Women evolved to like getting kidnapped, which while most women say rape is bad the vast majority of women have a submission related kink and will never say yes to a man who asks consent like a dork.

[RachyRach]

I'd say when it comes to high-end restaurants that make fancy food for ridiculous money then men dominate in that space.

But nothing is beating a mom or grandmother's food. So women overall are better.

[MrChinaski]

The margins on high-end restaurants are narrow and volatile. It costs a lot to staff a high-end kitchen and hold onto the staff you need. And there are a 1000 chefs around the corner wanting to take your spot. Work a lifetime as a globally renown chef like Thomas Keller, Ferran Adria, Heston Blumenthal and your lifetime earnings are less than what many NFL players earn in a season.

[Anonymous]

Depends on what you're talking about. In general it's a wash. I personally cook better than literally any woman I have ever met. But this is because I was taught since I was 8 by my grandfather who was a professional chef.

Now statistically are there more male chefs than female chefs? Yes. Do women these days also refuse to learn to cook? Also yes. So the number of men who learned to cook these days out number the women.. Does it mean that women are better at it or men are better at it? No. It just means the numbers are different.

[Iron_Man]

No men are excellent cooks. Do you see women outside Grilling Steak 🥩 And smoking barbecue ribs? I’ve never seen any

[Kingofkings1992]

Some women are fire on the grill, but yes it's mostly a man thing

[Iron_Man]

👍🏻

[AviatorTom]

This kind of generality never works. There are some excellent male cooks and some that are not-so-good, like me. Similarly, there are some excellent female cooks, like my wife, and others that are not so good, like my mother and ex-wife.

[MrChinaski]

90% of the site is baseless generalisation.

[ohsheeT]

Im sure that im a better cook than a lot of men and women

Just as sure there are men and women that are better cooks than me

[lilBigPotato]

No, I don't think the gender matters. I think the difference comes more from the work environment than the cooking skills.

[Smegskull]

More geniuses, more idiots. Evolution does it's experiments on the more disposable gender.

[Kingofkings1992]

Lmao

[MrChinaski]

Cooking is like being funny.

Men mainly do it to impress women.

Women don't need to cook well, or be funny. We are already impressed.

[Flower7]

No, I feel like both can be good. And yes, that’s an interesting observation about home vs professional.

[RingOfFire]

Depends on how you define better. I think men are better technical "chefs."

But nothing ever tastes nearly as good as a meal made by a woman you love.

[Mark_Est]

One look at the world and you see who the top chefs are.

[Xoirwinkan]

I think it's even but perhaps when it comes down to the average man vs the average woman, women are slightly better. Many guys just make 'good enough' food just to survive.

[Anonymous]

most cooks are men. we should let men do all the cooking around the house.

[Taranis_Thunor]

Only if it's just women who work the sewage, plumbing, electrician and the military draft. Otherwise you should be serving us.

[Opinion Owner]

@Taranis_Thunor. Who birthed and raised them?

[Kingofkings1992]

Women do not solely raise children. Women give birth because that's what they are biologically designed to do.

[Opinion Owner]

@kingofkings1992

oh yes... women Soley raise children. Raising children is 90% a woman's work. Studies show that married moms do more housework than single moms. If it weren't for women birthing and raising the next generation, you wouldn't even have men working as plumbers, electricians, welders

[Opinion Owner]

why do you think most single parents are single moms?

[Kingofkings1992]

Lol. 90% woman's work, according to whom? There might be a handful of cases where that's accurate, but to assume it's a universal reality is laughable at best. There is no evidence or data to support your claim. It's entirely subjective and anecdotal, and you are basically just pulling numbers out of your you know what.

[Opinion Owner]

Recent studies show that women continue to perform a significantly larger share of unpaid housework and caregiving than men, even when they work full-time jobs or earn an equal or higher income than their male partners.

https://youtu.be/FDKx0UH-Yy0?is=DxXDYOFmD2Kph7j6

[Kingofkings1992]

If you say so

[Kelly6]

Men can only cook quality food, not by quantity as daily for family.

[Anonymous]

Not generally. Some men are good cooks, some women are good cooks. Some men are bad cooks and some women are bad cooks.

[Taranis_Thunor]

But no group is equal.

[blackeagle007]

Anyone can be a good cook

[Kingofkings1992]

Even an alien 👽?

[blackeagle007]

Human that is

[MrChinaski]

Isn't that a line from Ratatouille?

[blackeagle007]

@MrChinaski what’s that?

[MrChinaski]

Pixar movie.

[blackeagle007]

@MrChinaski haven’t see it. Lol

[Taranis_Thunor]

@MrChinaski Yeah the rats in that movie are a self insert for a certain kind of minority that has existed here since Cromwell invited them in. That movie exists to subvert people into thinking any group of people is just as capable of doing anything as another, and also that you should pursue your dreams of vanity by neglecting your family and duties back at home. It also teaches you that critics are evil & an art/service should never be criticised. That's why it depicted the critical of the movie as effectively a vampire for having high standards and the dumb chef who owned the restaurant died because he was knocked down a star.
Finally it depicts the whispy little bug eyed man as an evil tyrant because he cares about the business, therefore he doesn't want rants running the restaurant and he also doesn't want that low IQ ginger kid that the protagonist himself controls via his hair to inherit the business, even though he is incompetent.
So remember anyone who cares about their business is evil according to this movie.
What a sickening message for a children's movie but we often find it from these Hollywood psychopaths. The restaurant itself is probably a reference to their own Hollywood industry subverting children away from their family so they can groom more people into becoming celebrities.
Before you say "It's not that deep" look up Type2Productions videos on these subversive messages in children's media.

[Taranis_Thunor]

Also despite pointing this out I did enjoy the movie myself as a child.

[MrChinaski]

@Taranis_Thunor I just thought it was fun.

[Anonymous]

I think men are better at making specialized food while women are better at making everyday food.

[queenofcardio]

I don't know but I'm decent at cooking

[whosnumber_1]

Yes! Lol.

Bring on the hate mail!

[PussiKat]

Gosh no!

[RareBreedOfMan]

Nope their equal

[Kingofkings1992]

They're *

[Elyaaaa]

I don’t think gender plays a big role