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Who wears the apron in your household :p?
I'm single male, and i have no idea what a soup ladle is, i stay away from kitchens out of fear of the unknown, fear of poisoning myself accidentally with undercooked meat, and sheer laziness 9%  9%  [ 3 ]
I'm a single female and i'm in agreement with the option directly above. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I'm a single male, with at least some culinary knowledge, but nonetheless still mediocre cooking skills. I get by alright i guess and my S.O. doesn't seem too afraid to eat one of my homemade monstrosities :). 18%  18%  [ 6 ]
I'm a single female, and i'm in agreement with the option directly above. 9%  9%  [ 3 ]
I'm a single male, with somewhat better than mediocre cooking skills (or at least in my my own mind). Bright eyed and bushy-tailed, i dream of being invited to guest-star on cooking shows to show off my special talents to the world =p. 35%  35%  [ 12 ]
I'm a single female, and i'm in agreement with the option directly above. 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
I'm single male, and i actually AM a chef, professionally. I can cook circles around the rest of you and make something tasty with just about any ingredients you care to throw at me. My secret is my homemade "special" sauce ;). The S.O. loves it 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I'm a single female and i'm in agreement with the option directly above. 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
I'm a female, married or dating, and i have no idea what a soup ladle is, i stay away from kitchens out of fear of the unknown, fear of poisoning myself accidentally with undercooked meat, and sheer laziness 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
i'm a male, married or dating, and i agree with the option directly above 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I'm a female, married or dating, with at least some culinary knowledge, but nonetheless still mediocre cooking skills. I get by alright i guess and my S.O. doesn't seem too afraid to eat one of my homemade monstrosities :). 6%  6%  [ 2 ]
i'm a male, married or dating, and i agree with the option directly above 6%  6%  [ 2 ]
I'm a female, married or dating, with somewhat better than mediocre cooking skills (or at least in my my own mind). Bright eyed and bushy-tailed, i dream of being invited to guest-star on cooking shows to show off my special talents to the world =p. 6%  6%  [ 2 ]
i'm a male, married or dating, and i agree with the option directly above 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I'm female, married or dating, i actually AM a chef, professionally. I can cook circles around the rest of you and make something tasty with just about any ingredients you care to throw at me. My secret is my homemade "special" sauce ;). The S.O 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
i'm a male, married or dating, and i agree with the option directly above 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
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09 Jul 2010, 11:07 pm

Is it because... cooking fancy things for your S.O. is romantic? :heart:
Is it because... the way to a girls heart is through her stomach? :lol:
Is it because... having a man who can cook better than you gives you a great excuse to avoid the kitchen work? ("Oh, but honey, i burn everything. Maybe you should cook tonight :wink: ")

Or even other reasons.
Let's hear some details.

Discuss :) .

(I hadn't seen a topic on this yet, and i was incredibly bored =D)


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09 Jul 2010, 11:28 pm

Seanmw wrote:
Is it because... cooking fancy things for your S.O. is romantic? :heart:
Is it because... the way to a girls heart is through her stomach? :lol:
Is it because... having a man who can cook better than you gives you a great excuse to avoid the kitchen work? ("Oh, but honey, i burn everything. Maybe you should cook tonight :wink: ")

Or even other reasons.
Let's hear some details.

Discuss :) .

(I hadn't seen a topic on this yet, and i was incredibly bored =D)


I know I get rave reviews from those who eat what I cook. Hell, I managed to get a vegan to eat meat just because it smelled so good. She has since converted herself to a more or less everything diet.

I think how I manage to cook so well is due to the fact I can accurately think what the resulting combo of beat, veg, spices and whatnot would end up tasting like.


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09 Jul 2010, 11:53 pm

I'm a single male, I can cook a few dishes (but i am by no means a chef or anything), but it still doesn't mean s**t...



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09 Jul 2010, 11:58 pm

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I'm a single male, with at least some culinary knowledge, but nonetheless still mediocre cooking skills. I get by alright i guess and my S.O. doesn't seem too afraid to eat one of my homemade monstrosities :).

You do realize that single males by definition generally do not have S.O.s?

I can cook if I want to, but I usually don't. My tastebuds are weird, I took some medication when I was a kid that had the side effect of permanently changing my tastebuds. Therefore what I like may not match most other people, so my cooking for someone else may not be a great idea.


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10 Jul 2010, 12:01 am

2nd male option. I'm the bomb with the easy stuff.


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10 Jul 2010, 12:13 am

GoatOnFire wrote:
poll option wrote:
I'm a single male, with at least some culinary knowledge, but nonetheless still mediocre cooking skills. I get by alright i guess and my S.O. doesn't seem too afraid to eat one of my homemade monstrosities :).

You do realize that single males by definition generally do not have S.O.s?

I can cook if I want to, but I usually don't. My tastebuds are weird, I took some medication when I was a kid that had the side effect of permanently changing my tastebuds. Therefore what I like may not match most other people, so my cooking for someone else may not be a great idea.
S.O. can stand for anything :P

in that particular case, i guess i'll have it stand for "Silent octopus" :chin:
Octupussies eat anything, right?


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10 Jul 2010, 12:21 am

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I'm a single male, I can cook a few dishes (but i am by no means a chef or anything), but it still doesn't mean sh**...
Maybe try perfecting a few more tasty recipes? Bring some in to work every so often and show off your skills to the ladies?
I'm sure you'll have them "eating" out of your hand in no time :P .


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10 Jul 2010, 2:45 am

Congratulations, Sean. That is the hugest, most wordy poll I have ever seen on this board to date :lol: .

As for me, I am ok at cooking I guess. I am dyspraxic though so I dont enjoy it as much as I could, sometimes I do it, but I prefer to prepare simple things...

My boyfriend is a chef, so I get pretty spoilt by him...


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10 Jul 2010, 2:50 am

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and i was incredibly bored


Thank you for pointing out the obvious.



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10 Jul 2010, 3:15 am

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I'm a single male, with somewhat better than mediocre cooking skills (or at least in my my own mind). Bright eyed and bushy-tailed, i dream of being invited to guest-star on cooking shows to show off my special talents to the world =p.


When I still had a TV I used to spend a lot of time watching the Food Network. I developed an intrest in BBQ and, purchased an electronic smoker. I learned to create my own dry rubs and BBQ sauce. I don't use my smoker all the time but, if I'm not BBQing I'm grilling. I don't have a huge repitor of dishes but, what I can make I do an awesome job.



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10 Jul 2010, 3:25 am

I can heat up pizza and boil some pasta, I'm like the Aspie Jamie Oliver! :lol:



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10 Jul 2010, 4:18 am

Rakshasa72 wrote:
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I'm a single male, with somewhat better than mediocre cooking skills (or at least in my my own mind). Bright eyed and bushy-tailed, i dream of being invited to guest-star on cooking shows to show off my special talents to the world =p.


When I still had a TV I used to spend a lot of time watching the Food Network. I developed an intrest in BBQ and, purchased an electronic smoker. I learned to create my own dry rubs and BBQ sauce. I don't use my smoker all the time but, if I'm not BBQing I'm grilling. I don't have a huge repitor of dishes but, what I can make I do an awesome job.
I don't know why, but i love watching the food network when i'm bored :)
it's oddly mesmerizing :o
Almost like porn for your stomach 8O

smokers are pretty awesome too.
I used to make my own customized beef jerky.
It was deliciousssss. I threw all kinds of things into the marinade


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10 Jul 2010, 4:23 am

zen_mistress wrote:
Congratulations, Sean. That is the hugest, most wordy poll I have ever seen on this board to date :lol: .

As for me, I am ok at cooking I guess. I am dyspraxic though so I dont enjoy it as much as I could, sometimes I do it, but I prefer to prepare simple things...

My boyfriend is a chef, so I get pretty spoilt by him...
I knowww. It blocked out the first whole page pretty much :D :!:

I had to scroll down just to make sure my post was there too at first :lol:

But yeah, i like to make my poll options interesting hehe


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10 Jul 2010, 4:34 am

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and i was incredibly bored


Thank you for pointing out the obvious.
Thank you for pointing you the obvious, honestly thank you sooo much, this really needed to be called attention to, i was afraid people would actually pay so much attention to the main topic of this thread and that they'd miss my last line. Truly sir, you've done us all a great favor, no....an honor, in responding to the one part of the post that had nothing to do with anything :) .
Can i shake your hand?
*slaps self* wait no...of course not, i am not worthy :x .
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10 Jul 2010, 8:34 am

I can cook quite well, learned from my dad who was a professional chef for many years and has a degree in the culinary arts, and my fiancee loves my cooking prowess.

She is not a bad cook herself, but she insists I am better and loves it when I have dinner waiting for her when she gets home. Occasionally I'll make it a surprise candle lit dinner, which she just gushes about without end and tells all her girlfriends who then do the customary "awwwwww!"


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10 Jul 2010, 8:55 am

Seanmw wrote:
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
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and i was incredibly bored


Thank you for pointing out the obvious.
Thank you for pointing you the obvious, honestly thank you sooo much, this really needed to be called attention to, i was afraid people would actually pay so much attention to the main topic of this thread and that they'd miss my last line. Truly sir, you've done us all a great favor, no....an honor, in responding to the one part of the post that had nothing to do with anything :) .
Can i shake your hand?
*slaps self* wait no...of course not, i am not worthy :x .
Everyone! Come quickly! I'd like you to meet Boo, the Savior of Wrongplanet :D :!:
Defender of our right to prattle on needlessly about "The Obvious" :heart:


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