I’m not trying to be too judgmental here but I genuinely don’t understand how some people simply can’t cook even simple recipes while following instructions. Where exactly do things go wrong?
I have the same feeling about self-defense and basic grappling.
Whenever I see a fight or video of a fight, if there's one guy who doesn't know how to fight back and he just gets beat up and can't do anything to stop it and everything he tries only puts him in a much worse position, I can't understand how that guy managed to go his whole life without knowing how to defend himself.
I see guys who have the self-defense skills of a fucking toddler all the time, can't throw a punch without spinning themselves around, can't throw a kick without falling over, in the clinch they always give their opponent an easy takedown, on the ground they get ragdolled and manhandled, they can't fucking do ANYTHING right.
I've been doing martial arts my entire life damn near, but it never ceases to amaze me how BAD some people are at self-defense.
Thanks to certain shows and programmes, cooking can be seen as a daunting skill to master. Just like anything in life, a lot of people look at the risks before the rewards. I used to be terrified of cooking, what if I got it wrong? Poisoned someone? Messed up a simple dish and feel embarrassed about it all knowing that I've potentially ruined a date?
But then I started to practice and now I love cooking and do most of it at home.
Cooking takes time from going shopping to find ingredients, to prepare and make your meal done. The convenience of life these days serves us everything. We don't have to work on all processes on our own. Restuarants, cafe' are at every corner. So... this could be an answer. Personally, I love cooking because I'd like to know what are in my food. Some recipes are easy and cheaper if I cook them myself since I like western food. It's a kind of an experiment. How amazing it is to see raw ingredients transform to another. Like from dough to bread, from milk to whipped cream to butter! You can have fun with cooking. Everybody can.
I genuinely don’t understand this either. My husband can’t cook to save his life (he can bbq like a boss... but can’t use a frying pan 🤨) and it baffles me but all I think it comes down to is disinterest and that someone else has always done it for him so he hasn’t felt the actual need to learn how. If people are put in the position where they have no choice but to just do it, I’ve never heard of anyone not being able to
Oh lots of reasons. Upbringing didn't involve learning to cook beyond takeout and microwave dinners, terrible taste, unable to follow instructions, laziness, possible problems with living conditions, fear of trying new things (like learning your spices and how to mix it up), expectations ( like guys thinking it's not manly and it's the womans' job to do it or something), etc.
My brother can't cook and it's honestly sad and annoying. All he makes is instant food all day. He tries sometimes but never asks for help so when he ends up not doing something right, he's discouraged from doing it again. Everyone else in the house cooks, but he doesn't ask questions and monitor how it works. I don't understand, ur am adult and should know the basics at least
I think directions of recipes can drive one to go over the edge basically people have no patience so the directions of the recipe doesn't come out as expected and than it doesn't turn out good. My late Mom and late maternal Grandma taught me everything i know about making certain foods i like Lasagna Zucchini basically you use all the same ingredients you just don't use regular Lasagna noodles you use Zucchini.
You ask the question why people can't cook If you take a good look around you will see that the family unit has been broken down families don't work like they used to I have met a lot of people that can't cook can't clean A house can't manage A house hole with no grandmother and grandfather being around the kids don't learn the basics of life like manars respect I have dated woman who did not know how but neither did their mom
Because it's no longer taught in school and at home it's not passed down from one generation to the next. Cooking is not opening and heating a box of Mac and cheese ok r ramen or canned soup. Yes a good cookbook is a good start. Find a old cookbook and a new modern cookbook Compare on the difference between some basic dishes Such as pancakes , biscuits , pie crust and bread or cake. Compare on how they are different.
Their view cooking as too much work and ordering Mc Donalds or Burger King is much simpler, i personally think it's being too lazy to feed yourself but to depend on others to determine your dietary intake.
I believe anyone can "learn" to cook, if they want to, at least well enough to make edible meals. But I think being a chef is a gift that not everyone, even good cooks, can learn.
Some people don't have the patience for it. Like my mom would skip measuring and try to cook it faster by using higher heat, which burnt and dried out whatever she was making.
More complicated recipes require practise. But if we're talking about the simplest recipes where there's nothing to ruin, then laziness is the reason in my opinion.
The only thing I was taught how to cook growing up was meatloaf. When I moved out on my own, I had to learn it all on my own. It really isn't difficult if you follow the directions!
They're lazy and or they have an attention problem, they can't focus on something and they're always daydreaming. For example I'm quite dangerous when cooking since I never turn off the gaz.
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