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Why Can't All Men Learn 2 Cook?
Posted by AchEmpire • 8/06/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: cooking, MEN
It would be great if all men would just learn to cook a meal, besides:
1. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches
2. Toast
My definition of a home made meal is a complete meal:
1. Baked chicken, mash potatoes, corn on cob, & a roll.
If you can cook home made meals voice below
User Comments
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I suppose its the same reason some women cant learn to cook, its because they
A) Dont have the attention span to
B) Dont have the skill to
C) Cant be bothered to
From a man who cooks
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mugshot - So basically you're saying you can't cook?
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I can cook very well...in fact I cook more often than my wife and cook a variety of meals from different cultures.
My favourites to cook are
Banitza
Sarmi
Leeks and Potatoe soup
Spinach Risotto
If you read what I put I said I can cook! -
mugshot - Sorry about that. Your meals you cook sound really interesting. I've never eaten any of the stuff you listed.
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agree!
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'Real men can cook'. The worlds chef's are mostly men anyway...and it's been that for a long time.
But women are making a breakthrough.-
exit2013 - Are you a chef & can you cook?
What do you mean by "Real men can cook"? -
There's an oganization in Chicago of men who demenstrate the men are good cooks and it's not a woman's job.
Nope...not a chef. Plus the only thing I'm good at cooking is scrambled eggs. (Nice and fluffy). -
crpitt - You said:
There's an oganization in Chicago of men who demenstrate the men are good cooks and it's not a woman's job.
I like those men for creating that organization, women should not be cooking if they do not want too. -
"I like those men for creating that organization, women should not be cooking if they do not want too."
then neither should men. -
@exit2013,
Isn't that so ironic! I've always wondered why folk thought men couldn't cook, but the [top] chefs were male. BBQs are a national pastime, and I frequently see men behind the grill...
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ALL ALL AGAIN WITH THE BLOODY ALL-
crpitt - I don't get your comment?
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You are using the word ALL again therefore lumping ALL men into the same bloody pot.
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crpitt - So then if the men who don't want to be in the can't cook category want to speak their voice, then they will do like ricojake did. He said he can cook.
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Why do they have to prove anything to you?
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crpitt - I never said they have to prove anything to me. That's your conclusion.
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Yes it is
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crpitt - Think as please, I can't change the way you perceive all my threads
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Nope you can't
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Well, i can cook. AchEmpire can you?-
ricojake - That's great you can cook, & yes I can cook too. Last night I made
Baked chicken, mash potatoes, corn & a roll.
I bake my chicken (quarter thigh) in a skillet in oven with bell pepper, onions, & tomato sauce. -
My man can cook, so could my last bf and the ones before. In fact most men who are self sufficient can cook, just like most women can. -
lotusb - Great for you.
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cease and desist your avatar stealing!!!
and I can kick your a** at cooking!
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Sorry, this is so utterly ridiculous, I have to say something.
GC's Lemon and Garlic Chicken
(serves 3-4 people)
6 chicken legs (preferably large)
8 cloves of garlic
2 lemons
4 cups of chicken stock
4 sprigs of rosemary
flour
salt
black pepper
Cut the lemons into quarters, put aside.
Peel the cloves of garlic, put aside.
Coat the chicken legs in flour, lightly pan fry in olive oil till golden brown. Put to one side.
Boil chicken stock - homemade is best.
Heat olive oil in large pan - a Le Creuset deep and wide dish is best. Put in 4 quarters of lemon and two sprigs of rosemary and the garlic. Lightly fry. Put in the chicken legs, arrange in a circle.
Pour over the chicken broth. Add the remaining pieces of lemon and sprigs of rosemary. Cover the pan. Put in an oven heated to 220 degrees Celsius and let simmer for 2 hours, or until the chicken is thoroughly tender.
Serve with couscous seasoned with rosemary, lemon juice and sea salt.
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Ergo, men can cook. So, Ache, I am expecting an apology on behalf of mankind.-
greencurmudgeon - That's great you can cook, but do cook everyday after you come from work for you woman?
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Let me explain something to you AchE - there is nothing I wouldn't do for the love of my life: whether it be cooking dinner, doing routine errands, writing poetry and slipping it under her pillow, or even doing things much more painful and inconvenient than that. You have a terrible tendency to undervalue love to the point where I wonder if you've ever experienced it.
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greencurmudgeon - You said:
You have a terrible tendency to undervalue love to the point where I wonder if you've ever experienced it.
Well I have experienced true love I met him when I was 15 & dated him till 2007. We had a 15 year dating relationship. if it is meant he will come back to me, because he is still not married & neither & am I. I know he is my true love because of how we met 15 years ago. Here's something else, January 2009 I ended up on the same plane as him sitting right behind him on a trip to Detroit. I know destiny will find he & I paths back together. Right now I'm trying to find my self & so is he. So don't under estimate me based on my threads. -
So you're 32. -
This is so bizarre to me.
You write like a romantic here believing in true love and destiny, but have over and over again taken such a mercenary, clinical, and quite frankly off-putting viewpoint on relationships with men on other threads.
I'm baffled. If your true love didn't have 500K liquid, would he still be your true love? -
Rainhat- Your incorrect I'm not 32 & what does my age have to do with this? Either you can cook or you can't. So it basically seems you can't cook since your so focused on how old I am, & didn't explain if you can cook or not.
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Actually, Rainhat just did the math. You broke up with him in 2007 and it was a 15 year relationship that started when you were fifteen. That made you thirty when you broke up. As it is now 2009, that would make you 32.
Unless you have already turned 33. -
Stillthinking- You said:
Actually, Rainhat just did the math. You broke up with him in 2007 and it was a 15 year relationship that started when you were fifteen. That made you thirty when you broke up. As it is now 2009, that would make you 32.
Unless you have already turned 33.
My birthday is in April so I'm 33 not 32 like he said. Still my age has nothing to do with anything. -
Still thinking- Your message to me:
You write like a romantic here believing in true love and destiny, but have over and over again taken such a mercenary, clinical, and quite frankly off-putting viewpoint on relationships with men on other threads.
I'm baffled. If your true love didn't have 500K liquid, would he still be your true love?
So I'm bizzare to you because I write like a romantic, but have controversy threads about men? -
What if your "true love" came back to you and he had suffered some kind of financial reversal and no longer passed the liquidity test? Would he still be your true love, or would you disqualify him and move on? -
MadameX - I would accept him "as is" because of his chemistry with me already. He & I are very much like our egos somewhat got in the way & clashed back in 2007. He still checks on me & makes sure I haven't found another true love & I check on him also. I think once stuff gets sorted out he & I will end up back togeher but this time married & with 1 child. He & I are trying to find ourselves right now, since we met very young at "15" and dated for 15 years straight.
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Why can't all women?
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MadameX - They do their called housewives.
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Actually, most of men I know do cook. It's the women who claim to not be able to boil water. CLAIM. Except for me. I cook and I cook well, but not in service of anyone other than myself.
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Stillthinking - Great you can cook, & know men who can also.
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All women are housewives?
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@AchEmpire,
all housewives don't cook and they all don't know how to. I was enjoying this thread so far. I'll ignore the generic amount references and the rest of the thread should be easier to read.
I know many housewives who can't cook. We entertained guests recently and the wife was not the cook. Out of all the friends I grew up with that married, I can name one wife who is confident in cooking.
I honestly don't think it's a "men can't"/"women can" deal as much as it is "who" can.
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I took a stab at learning to cook but I'm just too lazy. My wife doesn't cook for me either. I make myself pasta with tomato sauce and grated cheese every night. It suits me just fine.-
nothingprofound - Well at least you're being honest. That's great
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We are to busy looking at boobs and trying to make money. attempting to perfect and being egotistical sociopaths.-
dbowles1017- You said:
We are to busy looking at boobs and trying to make money. attempting to perfect and being egotistical sociopaths.
Clever you arranged some of my threads in your comment. -
I am only stating the 100% truth.
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Thanks for the dinner you cooked last night. It was delicious. -
db, you left "marking off the days on our calendars" off your list of manly things you should be doing instead of cooking.
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Any time babe. Floor- I guess im not brainy enough to remember that
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I can make a mean shepherds pie. and my lemon cheese cake is unbeatable.
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iratedog - Great for you. I did not know men knew how to make pies or sweets.
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It would also be great if all women could cook without f***ing it all up-
Agit8r - Calm down. What are your women messing up?
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D. is a great cook.-
LolitaV - Hi that's great you can cook. Oh my gosh, I just noticed your picture. Is that 2 women kissing?
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no, they are getting ready to go to church.
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I want to go to that church. Sign me up.
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@Lolitta, ROFLMFAO, did she really ask you that....ha ha ha your answer is classic!!!!!
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The meal types you listed are basic. That's not even cooking. Seasoning chicken and 'cooking' rice, is what i call cooking. A meal that can last a few days. Either way. the answer is simple:
Can cook, can't be bothered to cook-
stayfitbug - So basically you're saying you can cook chicken & rice, and the toast & sandwiches is for the babies "boys"?
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I hope your so called "true love" doesn't read these so called "discussions".
Your threads all have the same message roaming though....you do not like men...you think they are stupid and beneath you.
Why would he want to come back.... for as man can never measure up!
Think about this "seriously" heart...ache, before you write back some nonsense with my comment in quotations.
(Sorry deray28)-
It's ok Cathy, everyone has week moments, me too. Here I go...
AchE, I think that by now you know that no one likes generalizations. ALL of your threads are generalizations that end up saying that ALL MEN are the same, or that ALL MEN (according to you) should be clones of each other; handsome, wealthy, good cooks (and that cook all the time, on top of that), you are only missing good in bed, actually.
Reality tells us otherwise. Not ALL men are the same. Some can cook, come can't, just as women. Not every housewife (as you seem to think) can cook.
I have the feeling that in your threads you are actually describing your ex. As you said, you believe he is the love of your life, that is why you are so fixated with all his characteristics. I have a little advice for you. Move on. Your current partner doesn't deserve to be compared to the other guy. You talk about him being fabulous, yet, you are not willing to give him a real chance and try to love him and forget about the other one. If you still have hopes of going back with your ex then do something about it but don't play with a new guy in the mean time. It's not fair for him.
Before you ask, yes, I can cook good Sonoran food.
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I only wished my husband cooked! I do ALL the cooking, but then again he does most of the cleaning! -
sound to me like a pretty good team
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SpotonLongIsland - Hi well you seem to still have a good plan with him, so that's great.
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YES @Achempire
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stayfitbug - Great you can cook!
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AchE, you're ideal meal is far from "complete" by almost any standard of nutrition. It's heavy(by far) on the carbs, and has a serious lack of nutritional value. Where are the vegetables?
Whoever eats this way on a regular basis is bound to get fat in a hurry as well.
I am not attacking you. I just think this is a very unhealthy diet.-
hatingtherain - It's a complete meal & since I weigh only 98 pounds it doesnt matter because I do not gain weight anyways. As long as I have low blood preasure, & past my doc's health test I'm fine.
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I agree, where are the greens, a salad maybe. Not to knock you're meal, but if this is your idea of home cooking...then I think every man in my family (dad, brother in law, grandfather and me) could top you with ease.
Note: People shouldn't generalize about other people and their abilities based on sex, race, gender, etc. It makes people upset and, in my opinion, makes the generalizer look ignorant and uninformed. -
jaybetee - Speak as please. We all eat differently, & we all cook differently also, but thanks for your say anyways.
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AchE,
I have to disagree, seriously.
There are three MAJOR sourses of carbs in one meal-the roll, potatoes,and corn.
If you eat like this all the time, you could even end up with diabetes. Really. Read up on it.
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You're never going to get 100% of the male population to fit the mold you want them to. Neither will 100% of the female population.
The majority of men I know can cook. My dad, most of his friends, my best friend, several of my friends, and myself. Only a few of them are any good at it, though.
Most of the women my age I know can't cook very well, if at all. They have had no desire to learn.-
voodooKobra - Think as please, I know what's out their already
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Because men are hunter/gatherers, women are cooker/childbearers. we just havent evolved from cavemen that much at all-
Sam1982- You said:
Because men are hunter/gatherers, women are cooker/childbearers. we just havent evolved from cavemen that much at all
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If I truely believed what I said I wouldnt cook 90% of all meals in our household
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Sam1982 - Great you can cook, & that's nice.
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I would destroy you in a cook off, female.
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Anyone who can throw a salad together, cook pasta, boil an egg or open a can of soup is a master chef to me. I ain't picky.
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That is because you have not experienced the true energy and essence of the art of cooking. But then again neither have I. My father can't even do three of the aforementioned things.
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Men dont cook because they expect their mother or SO to do it for them. They just donot have the mind to do it. (most of them any way) And there is not really any good money in it unless you are a professional chef. -
Have you ever met an Italian man? Most of them are excellent cooks - that's because they inherit the art of cooking from their mothers and grandmothers.
For our cooking TV Show, we travel the world featuring the great chefs, and guess what - most of them are men!
Interestingly enough, many of our viewers are male of all ages, and they love to cook! So the odds are in your favor to find one! -
you tell 'em HippyGourmet!
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Why cant men cook? Erm let me share an experience...
Our college took us on a YRC camp and we were seperated into teams(guys team and girls team). Each team had to cook meals every alternate day for the entire camp. On the 1st day, the guys cooked rice, chicken curry, and subji(mixture of vegies). Though this was a modest meal it was edible.
The girls didnt manage to cook their meal on time and after 45 mins of waiting they came out with a vessel of rice and another vessel containing a thick but transluscent liquid having a noxious odour and what looked like turds floating in the middle. The camp master deemed that dish inedible and we ate canned food that day.
Now I'm not saying all the girls were bad cooks(whoever cooked the rice was pretty good!) and I'm not saying that all the boys were good cooks either(some of the boys just did the manual labour part of the cooking)
I guess what I'm trying to say is that you're presumption that all women can cook and most men cant is bullsh*t!-
amen
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Why can't men cook? The same reason women can't. They aren't capable or are not willing.
It doesn't necessarily take a culinary genious to unwrap frozen food and nuke it. -
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Hi! I have three adult sons and all of them are great cooks/chefs! -
We can hire cooks at McDonalds. They make a decent burger. Why cook a burger? -
OCWs in Saudi Arabia are good cooks. If you want some good recipes, I can share them to you. No one is born a bad cook, you just have to try and start cooking... presto... chicken ala carte, or chicken with A1 sauce. Von appetite! -
I'm a girl and I can't cook very well. -
"It would be great if all men would just learn to cook a meal, besides:
1. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches
2. Toast
My definition of a home made meal is a complete meal:
1. Baked chicken, mash potatoes, corn on cob, & a roll.
If you can cook home made meals voice below"
I believe that men can cook. As a matter of fact, I am the cook in my family. Take a look at this search query from my blog, The Active Daddy: www.theactivedaddy.com/search/label/The%20Kitchen
There are many amazing meals in there that are sure-fire winners.
My wife cooks, but doesn't have the passion and zeal that I have. Her interest is elsewhere, while I like to style, light, and photograph my food before eating it.
Scott -
hi hi
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