I understand that some ppl don’t get taught how to cook but as an adult you really just need to figure it out. Get a meat thermometer, get a couple cook books that teach the basics, watch a few YouTube videos like the information is out there 😭

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I think they just need to say they can’t follow directions atp

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every time i cook it never comes out like the recipe. it’s edible, but it’s never too good. literally no one in my family will try my food even if they’ve never eaten it before and it pisses me off 😭 i actually suck at cooking but i don’t find it cute or funny it’s annoying

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No exactly and for me what got me into baking specifically was that I love video games and there’s so many recipes based on a certain game / character

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i cannot get pancakes right and it’s so frustrating 😭 but i can bake decently and i can cook basic dishes, i just always burn or undercook my pancakes for some reason

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i think it also depends on various factors. i say “i can’t cook” and i mean i can’t just make a dish on the fly, i need a recipe. i also have a really bad habit of balancing everything alone and burning things bc my attention is spread too thin. but i hateeeeeee when people won’t even try bc “i never learned 🥺” girl, read.

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No really. Cuz, how do you keep yourself fed? Takeouts everyday???? Irresponsible

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i think they mean they dont WANT to cook lol

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i bet i’d be a fine cook if i actually did but i really don’t. 100% a life skill i need to have but i have an apartment next year so ill figure it out

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i hate cooking and this might ruffle feathers but i also refuse to cook for other people/a partner etc… however i can cook anything for myself if i want it.

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I just say I can't cook so my family will never asks me to make them anything 💀

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There are a lot of basic skills and general knowledge that it’s often assumed you already have and know in recipes, which can make it hard if you don’t. I’m working on building my basic skills up and incorporating more ingredients into my regular cooking bit by bit, but I don’t really enjoy cooking and I find the planning and multitasking really challenging, so progress is slow. I do think it’s important to learn, but it isn’t as simple as “read a book.”

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I can follow recipes well, I just greatly dislike cooking most things

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not to mention the literal fucking instructions on the box IT COMES IN

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There even boxed pancakes that you just add water to if you really just can’t be bothered to measure out flour and sugar. Cooking isn’t that hard so many things come with instructions. I hate that people refuse to try

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see i say i can’t cook, but what i mean is i can’t have ✨fun✨ cooking and i don’t know how to be ✨creative✨ with cooking. like i can follow a recipe, but i will be anxious the entire time lmao. but i can do basic cooking. i just never make that distinction. i will be doing that from now on lmao. didn’t realize that came off as incompetent, but i see it now😭

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