Cooking.. Do you like to Cook?

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Ok, while I'm sure at some point in time there was a cooking thread here I am making a new one. I don't feel like going through pages of stuff.

Anyways.. Do you like to cook. What do you like to cook?

I actually really like cooking. So much so that I actually ended up going to Culinary school and got a degree in Culinary Arts.

Anyway. At this point in time I mainly cook a lot of Asian Influenced things. I grew up in a city with a large Asian population and at one point in time when I needed a job a friend hooked me up with job at a Korean owned Japanese Restaurant.

So I actually do know how to make a decent amount of your typical Westernized Japanese dishes as well as more Korean family meals since it was a family owned Restaurant and we ate a lot of Korean family meal food.

I've been thinking about focusing on more Korean stuff lately. Becuase honestly the majority of Japanese food I have tried doesn't really interest me too much. I currently have some Daeji Bulgolgi (Spicy grilled Pork Belly) in my fridge that I marinated. Just ready to grill tomorrow actually. I do need to eventually work on just refining much of that stuff in my own way with more modern or even french methods I suppose.

I needed something. My heritage would suggest I should do Portuguese or German food. Where I grew up would mean I should do California Cuisine... But nah. I guess I'll be different. It's not like I can't mix some of those things in with whatever I do anyway.

For those who want to do Japanese and don't really know how these two Youtube people helped me alot with I had to "learn" from someone who only spoke Spanish.
Cooking with Dog http://www.youtube.com/user/cookingwithdog
RunnyRunny999 http://www.youtube.com/user/runnyrunny999/videos?view=0

So what can or do you like to cook? If you can't cook what would you like to eventually be able to cook?

[Kāito]

I suck at cooking T_T wish i could ....but everytime i try something to cook it turnes out bad so i'd leave that stuff for gf

[IluvAllison]

I know how to cook well enough so that it suits my standards, which honestly arent that high. But it keeps my stomach full lol thats what matters most. I dont like cooking particularly much though, I guess I dont really dislike it either, I mean its sometimes nice to just do something, like cooking, but its not fun.

[CrimsonMoon]

I totally suck at cooking, but baking is a different story. I love baking very much, and I have a small business selling cakes.
For the life of me, I can only cook scrambled eggs, omelette, spaghetti, rice (yeah), and those are pretty much what I can cook.

[SuXrys]

No, I don't like to cook. And to be frank I am not good at it either, I can roll meatballs (swede~) and cook sausage stroganoff, that's about it. Most of the times I can't even boil pasta properly, lol, usually I just over boil it... *ashamed*




However, just like @CrimsonMoon I do like to bake (even if Im not such a talent at it either, hahah!). I don't like to bake cakes and such, what I do enjoy is to bake bread. I actually enjoy it a great deal, just standing there and rolling the bread on the bench, pressing your hands down in a soggy bowl so you get a lot of mess on your fingers, the smell of freshed baked bread... I like it! *holds a mug and throws it into the floor*

[Folter]

I like to think im not a bad cook. I can cook most basic dinners and breakfasts. Nothing five star but its better than some food I've had, Usually all i make is frozen pizza though XD

[AnimeBboy]

I can cook pretty well. I've learned to cook by watching my dad cook for years and years. I always ask questions on certain foods and he always tells me what is best to do with the food. Lately I've been watching him use his BBQ pit to smoke all kinds of meat. I can make just about anything that he makes.

[The Rebel]

I actually DO like to cook when I can, but don't usually have the time. I know a few things for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

[Syaoran]

what is cooking

[Lali.]

I'm a level 1 cook. Lol, I cant make anything complicated. I can cook pre-cooked food I guess. Fry fish, chicken, and all that jazz.

I still depend on my mother's amazing cooking skills. ♥ :'/

[Elezzina]

I like to cook and I'm good *thanks mom*

[aether]

I can cook and can cook a whole range of things thanks to the many lonely evenings to myself and my nan showing me when meat is properly cooked when she cooked evening meals for my family whilst I went to school.
Guess I should also thank my mom and bro as well since they have taught me hints as well

[ghostthegreat]

I like to cook, think I'm a good cook, but can't say if I really am. I've tried some hard dishes and meals (the whole of Thanksgiving dinner being the hardest).

[KingArt]

When I was in high school I survived by the food money my mom left for me on the kitchen table every morning.
One morning... I noticed she forgot to leave money. -.-
So now it was do or die... either I cook or starv (she would have been home 4 hours later) >.>
I tried cooking french fries, cuz everything else took too much effort... long story short
No one told me you don't put water on burning oil... after the explosion this was a corner of my kitchen

Aside from having to repaint my mothers kitchen... I burned my eyebrows partly off -.- took half a year to grow back normally...

[Eris]

Dude. You're lucky you didn't burn your face off.

The whole water-on-burning oil thing is seriously dangerous.

[X e Y U Z i O]

I love cooking, my stuff usually comes out great. Something I've never understood was how cooking is hard, all you do is follow directions... unless you're trying to create something original, and that isn't that hard, at least for me.

[KingArt]

Dude. You're lucky you didn't burn your face off.

The whole water-on-burning oil thing is seriously dangerous.

They should seriously teach stuff like that in high school >.< instead I took 4 years of science and all I learned was how to safely drop an egg 3 stories with out it shattering.

[X e Y U Z i O]

They should seriously teach stuff like that in high school >.< instead I took 4 years of science and all I learned was how to safely drop an egg 3 stories with out it shattering.

They do, usually, your school didn't have electives with cooking class? We have 4 cooking classes.

[KingArt]

They do, usually, your school didn't have electives with cooking class? We have 4 cooking classes.

they probably did... but I chose wood shop... If you need a birdhouse made I'm your guy ;D

[Aki no iko]

I am the epitome of fail-cooking.

A variety of my mishaps include, but are definitely not limited to:
Putting foil in the microwave, and it catching on fire.
Burning a cup of noodles because I forgot the water. >_>
Hey, does this look cooked to you?
Pouring a hot drink into a plastic cup..that then melted.
Burning water because I left it there for too long, and it evaporated (yes...it can happen).
God, why is everything sticking to the pan.
Setting off the fire alarm frying bacon.
Is it supposed to look like that? O___O;;;

[GuiltySpark]

Meh i cant cook too many interesting things but I like to experiment. Crock pot is the way to go for some easy set it and forget it kind of meals. But its fun to mix up some marinades throw some chicken in a bag with the concoction grill it, boil some noodles and voilà. the marinades make the chicken taste like all new meals. and they are very simple to make. pretty much impossible to mess up most marinades.

[CrimsonMoon]

When I was in high school I survived by the food money my mom left for me on the kitchen table every morning.
One morning... I noticed she forgot to leave money. -.-
So now it was do or die... either I cook or starv (she would have been home 4 hours later) >.>
I tried cooking french fries, cuz everything else took too much effort... long story short
No one told me you don't put water on burning oil... after the explosion this was a corner of my kitchen
[IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/1ratxv.jpg
Aside from having to repaint my mothers kitchen... I burned my eyebrows partly off -.- took half a year to grow back normally...
[IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/29zpg0o.jpg

I did this too, although it wasn't entirely my fault. ._.
I mean, I was the one dowsing oil with water. But my sister was the one leaving the oil to heat and forgetting to cook entirely... Until the oil caught fire. And she panicked. We freaked out, then I brought the frying pan to the sink and dowsed it with water. Freaking thing exploded, but thankfully nothing bad got burnt, except for the frying pan. Never again, that's gotta be one of the most intense events in my life. xD

[KingArt]

I did this too, although it wasn't entirely my fault. ._.
I mean, I was the one dowsing oil with water. But my sister was the one leaving the oil to heat and forgetting to cook entirely... Until the oil caught fire. And she panicked. We freaked out, then I brought the frying pan to the sink and dowsed it with water. Freaking thing exploded, but thankfully nothing bad got burnt, except for the frying pan. Never again, that's gotta be one of the most intense events in my life. xD

It's like >.< who would put two and two together... Burning Oil + Water= BOOM... I call witch craft >.>

[T-Stew]

Sure I love to cook. HATE to do dishes though! I think cooking is an important skill if you really want to live healthy, as a lot of prepared foods are totally not good for you. I mostly enjoy grilling, and mostly grill venison or salmon. Also really like making pizza from scratch and grilling it too! I like baking as well but thats all based on the recipe I can't just wing it. I even can quite a bit of my own foods (sauces, soups, chilis, meat, etc) as well as freeze a lot of stuff to, so I have easy to fix meals that are way healthier than the stuff from boxes or cans in the store - and way cheaper than the supposedly healthy or organic stuff from the store!

[Alice Lost]

Someone once told me "Youve got to eat for the rest of youre life. You might as well know how to cook!"

My favorite meals I love to cook are Italian because they are simple to make.