Mikie2times Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I'm 24, fairly traditional background. My Mom handled most of the cooking duties which probably could be said for most in my demographic. I'm not one to think it's a woman's job to cook, but I'm just shocked at how few actually can. I'm talking complete cooking incompetence. In my last two relationships hot pockets would have been a challenge to what were otherwise intelligent women. You would think some degree of competency would be important for survival. It is after all, eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Yep, I can cook. Not saying I'm the greatest cook but I know the basics and can put together a well balanced heathy meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Very few people cook these days. Take a look around. Why do you think there is a restaurant of some sort on every street corner. If I were your age I would be taking some cooking lessons. Chicks dig guys who can cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Yep, I can cook. Not saying I'm the greatest cook but I know the basics and can put together a well balanced heathy meal. 865911[/snapback] Who said you were young? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Yep, I can cook. Not saying I'm the greatest cook but I know the basics and can put together a well balanced heathy meal. 865911[/snapback] But how do you look in a string of pearls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Who said you were young? 865916[/snapback] Young at heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 But how do you look in a string of pearls? 865917[/snapback] While cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I'm talking complete cooking incompetence. You need to find one whose mom (and possibly dad or grandparent) showed her the ropes. My wife can pretty much make anything. As she likes to tell me, "if you can read, you can cook". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Does every thread that Lana posts in have to turn into a horny dude fest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Does every thread that Lana posts in have to turn into a horny dude fest? 865924[/snapback] aj, VA, and crayonz in 5...4...3...2...1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 While cooking? 865919[/snapback] Yes, but first I want to hear you say. "Ward, don't you think you're being a little hard on the beaver." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Very few people cook these days. Take a look around. Why do you think there is a restaurant of some sort on every street corner. If I were your age I would be taking some cooking lessons. Chicks dig guys who can cook. 865913[/snapback] Absolutely on this. They way I look at it, if you can read - you can cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 Very few people cook these days. Take a look around. Why do you think there is a restaurant of some sort on every street corner. If I were your age I would be taking some cooking lessons. Chicks dig guys who can cook. 865913[/snapback] I cook like a crazy person, and usually love doing it so long as it's on my terms. But when I have to do it all the time because my significant other doesn't know how to. Well it's frustrating. Sometimes you wan’t to be cooked a meal you know? Just to be clear it's not just her, I see it with former friends and other people I've dated. I really can’t think of more then two or three women I’ve met that actually know how to cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Absolutely on this. They way I look at it, if you can read - you can cook. 865929[/snapback] That sounds vaguely familiar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 aj, VA, and crayonz in 5...4...3...2...1... 865925[/snapback] You forgot EC-Bills....he's my partner in crime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 You forgot EC-Bills....he's my partner in crime 865932[/snapback] Good timing, i thought i may have !@#$ up more than the local whether man today in my prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Absolutely on this. They way I look at it, if you can read - you can cook. 865929[/snapback] Or as meazza says: "if they can read, they can breed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 You need to find one whose mom (and possibly dad or grandparent) showed her the ropes. My wife can pretty much make anything. As she likes to tell me, "if you can read, you can cook". 865920[/snapback] Funny thing is her Mom's a great cook. The type that practically force feeds you, real old school. I think in my girls case she might have gotten it so overdone she never felt the need to learn. But still this shouldn't change the rest of the young women in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Or as meazza says: "if they can read, they can breed." 865935[/snapback] YEAH! And if they can't, Hooked on Phonics here they come. *Edit: I was in no way seriously stating that meazza is a pediphile and in no way am i claiming to be one either. Strictly for entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 You forgot EC-Bills....he's my partner in crime 865932[/snapback] Oh, he'll be here soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Oh, he'll be here soon enough. 865941[/snapback] Countdown anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Or as meazza says: "if they can read, they can breed." 865935[/snapback] You're finally starting to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Funny thing is her Mom's a great cook. The type that practically force feeds you, real old school. I think in my girls case she might have gotten it so overdone she never felt the need to learn. But still this shouldn't change the rest of the young women in this country. 865936[/snapback] Did her mom actually show her how to cook? My mom did all of the cooking while I was a kid but she also had us help her once and a while. That's the only way I learned. I'm too lazy to learn on my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 You're finally starting to get it. 865943[/snapback] Oh, hey, Meazza! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Absolutely not. My ex-girlfriend could not cook for the life of her. For dinner, she would put a ham sandwich on a plate and call it "ham sandwich casserole". I ended up making breakfast, lunch and dinner for the girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Absolutely not. My ex-girlfriend could not cook for the life of her. For dinner, she would put a ham sandwich on a plate and call it "ham sandwich casserole". I ended up making breakfast, lunch and dinner for the girl. 865947[/snapback] So did your grandmother pass gingerly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Absolutely not. My ex-girlfriend could not cook for the life of her. For dinner, she would put a ham sandwich on a plate and call it "ham sandwich casserole". I ended up making breakfast, lunch and dinner for the girl. 865947[/snapback] My brothers wife can cook. For a Jewish Moroccan girl, she can make a great meal but it's not for nothing that my brother "visits" on Sunday and asks my mom to make him some pasta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 Did her mom actually show her how to cook? My mom did all of the cooking while I was a kid but she also had us help her once and a while. That's the only way I learned. I'm too lazy to learn on my own. 865944[/snapback] My guess would be no, if so she has the patience of a saint. I've tried showing her a few things and it was no different then when she brought home math from college. My Mom did the same thing with me that's how I learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Oh, hey, Meazza! 865946[/snapback] Mornin luv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 People this is serious. I need to know if any young women in this country can cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 People this is serious. I need to know if any young women in this country can cook. 865957[/snapback] Less than before. The problem is, women have careers. Damn equality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 People this is serious. I need to know if any young women in this country can cook. 865957[/snapback] I might have taken this situation with a little bit more gravitas had you added a god dammit at the end of this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Less than before. The problem is, women have careers. Damn equality. 865958[/snapback] And they can vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 I might have taken this situation with a little bit more gravitas had you added a god dammit at the end of this post. 865959[/snapback] I'm trying to cut back on my GD's from 50 a day to 25. So how about please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 And they can vote. 865960[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I'm trying to cut back on my GD's from 50 a day to 25. So how about please? 865962[/snapback] I've settled for worse. Like that one cross eyed mary down in Myrtle Beach... But seriously, the females that i hang around with do know how to cook certain things. The fact of the matter is that women are no longer restricted to certain things like Home Ec. class in high school, and there is going to be a slight decline in women knowing how to cook as time goes on in this country. In every sector of the household now, men and women are sharing a mutual role in child rearing, bill payments, cleaning, and even cooking. I guess that sad truth is that it is going to have to be that men cook somethings well for the family or couple, and women cook things well for the family or couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I have said this before... Just recently my mother-in-law was approached in the produce aisle by a young couple in their 20's (Buffalo grant you)... They asked: "What is that?" My Mother-in-law replied bewildered: "A head of iceberg lettuce" The young lady responded: "Oh, my mother used to use that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 It's been real. It's been fun. But it has not been real fun. Catch you guys later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 It's been real. It's been fun. But it has not been real fun.Catch you guys later. 865979[/snapback] Ta, ta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 I guess that sad truth is that it is going to have to be that men cook somethings well for the family or couple, and women cook things well for the family or couple. 865968[/snapback] What I'm asking for is the split in cooking duties. Problem is most the women I've met can't hold up that end of the bargain. I've seen several couples and friends, who have shared my experiences. This all leads me to believe this trend is stronger then it should be. Gender changes in society have played a roll in the amount of women that know how to cook. But to me that's not an excuse. It's a fundamental part of life that everybody should at least have some knowledge about. Your group of friends appears different which is what I'm looking for. Maybe it's just the people I know more then it actually being true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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