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What are your cooking skills?
I can't prepare any food 1%  1%  [ 2 ]
I can't prepare any food 1%  1%  [ 2 ]
Sandwich (a simple one) 1%  1%  [ 3 ]
Sandwich (a simple one) 1%  1%  [ 3 ]
Premade food (frozen pizza, canned soup etc.) 6%  6%  [ 14 ]
Premade food (frozen pizza, canned soup etc.) 6%  6%  [ 14 ]
Scrambled eggs or omelette 1%  1%  [ 3 ]
Scrambled eggs or omelette 1%  1%  [ 3 ]
One-course meal made from ready-to-cook ingredients 8%  8%  [ 19 ]
One-course meal made from ready-to-cook ingredients 8%  8%  [ 19 ]
Full meal made from fresh ingredients 17%  17%  [ 37 ]
Full meal made from fresh ingredients 17%  17%  [ 37 ]
I love cooking and I can cook anything 12%  12%  [ 26 ]
I love cooking and I can cook anything 12%  12%  [ 26 ]
I am a professional chef 2%  2%  [ 4 ]
I am a professional chef 2%  2%  [ 4 ]
Just for men: no cooking skills, but can grill a steak 2%  2%  [ 4 ]
Just for men: no cooking skills, but can grill a steak 2%  2%  [ 4 ]
Total votes : 224

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07 Aug 2011, 8:36 am

I spent 10 years working in the kitchen, I would argue for me AS helped, I could shut everything else in the world out, and keep track of 8-12 dinners at a time. mind you at home I rarely cook anything more than a steak.


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07 Aug 2011, 1:27 pm

I love cooking and I can cook almost anything. Almost all dishes I prepare for myself taste good to me, allthough I have to admit that even though I like eating the same food every day, I do enjoy most meals that are properly prepared. I attribute this to my good memory, knowing what ingredients to combine and being able to recall most falvours I have tasted very accurately, and my very acute sense of smell and taste. I can often analize dishes I have never eaten before down to the last herb. A merit that makes me very popular to invite to parties, because people know I will bring some selfmade food, and it is always, always the first bowl that is depleted.



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07 Aug 2011, 9:37 pm

I can cook pretty well and have even invented a number of dishes during a time when I was living on my own. Being a vegetarian has forced me to become creative with food, but it works to my advantage as I have created a number of surprisingly yummy dishes. Now that I'm with my parents for now, I don't cook as much, but I often whip up something veggie if they're cooking a meat dish.


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08 Aug 2011, 12:55 am

I currently cook simple Tongan, Italian, Malayan, Indian, Thai, and American dishes.

I'd love to learn from a professional how to cook Indian, Thai, French, Japanese, and Mexican.

Oh... and charcuterie looks interesting too

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08 Aug 2011, 6:09 am

i love cooking and do it all the time. how edible my food is is another story. it is hit and miss really. one batch of ginger bread i made caused violent reactions in people(spat it out and washed their mouths out) and the next was eaten by everyone which anoyed me t ono end. does anyone else get those urges to get up at 2 in the morning and bake a cake?



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08 Aug 2011, 6:25 am

I'm great at baking. I love it because it's so precise. I can make pretty much anything, from the simplest cookie to the most elegant dessert.