Thread Number: 73844
/ Tag: Recipes, Cooking Accessories
"What Cook Are You?" |
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Post# 975465   12/25/2017 at 18:25 (2,285 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)   |   | |
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I just took a quiz that claims to identify what type of cook one is. Like other on-line quizzes, I'm not sure how accurate the results are. Indeed, in my case, it claimed: A Traditional CookYou stick to the recipes you grew up with. You are all about cooking comfort food, and you rarely branch out to new recipes even if you try something that you really love at a restaurant or a friend's house.I don't cook recipes I grew up with that often. When I do make a similar dish, it's usually markedly different than it was made when I was growing up. And I'm willing to try new recipes. Not on a daily or even weekly basis--but certainly more often than "rarely".
Still, the quiz amused me for a couple of minutes. And I also reflected on how I've changed as a cook. I used the best answer for today...but I recognized myself in a previous chapter in my life in the opposite answer sometimes. For example, one question was about whether one is willing to spend a day in the kitchen. Answer: no. But 25 years ago, I didn't mind doing elaborate dishes that could take up an afternoon.
www.quizony.com/what-cook-are-you... |
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Post# 975471 , Reply# 1   12/25/2017 at 19:36 (2,285 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 975479 , Reply# 3   12/25/2017 at 21:00 (2,285 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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I was the only cook in this states biggest truck stops on the weekend nights when I was a senior in HS in 1972. Big, burly truckers would come in and they always said "Kid you know how to cook" walking out. I only made them bacon and eggs or hamburg steak. Wished we had a microwave oven then and reheat gravy they wanted and other things.
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Post# 975503 , Reply# 4   12/26/2017 at 05:24 (2,285 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 975505 , Reply# 5   12/26/2017 at 06:08 (2,285 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Traditional-stick with what I know and like. |
Post# 975507 , Reply# 6   12/26/2017 at 06:17 (2,285 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 975510 , Reply# 7   12/26/2017 at 06:51 (2,285 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 975512 , Reply# 8   12/26/2017 at 06:54 (2,285 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Interesting: Even though I checked that I do not watch cooking shows and am not particularly interested in presentation, it chose to highlight both those things as descriptors. It is true that I don't mind spending a lot of time in the kitchen. However, I'd describe myself as a traditional, comfort food-oriented cook these days.
I've spent a fair amount of time perfecting (at least to my liking) recipes for comfort foods such as Deli Macaroni Salad, Meatloaf, Cinnamon Rolls, Roast Beef, etc. My latest project is Tuna Noodle Casserole. Jettisoned condensed soups almost immediately, but was surprised to find I preferred wide, not extra-wide noodles. Have yet to perfect the consistency, seasoning and quantity of the white sauce. Decided chopped pimiento was a must, but am vacillating on whether to keep peas as well as handful of shredded cheddar. Haven't settled on a favorite topping yet, either: Potato chips; bread crumbs; Ritz cracker crumbs?
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Post# 975553 , Reply# 9   12/26/2017 at 09:06 (2,284 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 975567 , Reply# 10   12/26/2017 at 10:22 (2,284 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 975569 , Reply# 11   12/26/2017 at 10:30 (2,284 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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The quiz pegs me as a traditional cook. I would categorize myself as an organized cook. I plan a weeks worth of meals, make my list accordingly, shop once a week, don’t waste or throw out food and everything is done at the same time when I prepare a meal and arrives to the table hot.
This comes from countless years of experience. I rotate our menus, so the same things don’t get served over and over again and I’m not adverse to trying new things. But I do tend to prepare a lot of basic, old fashioned meals too. I make a point to keep the use of fats, oils and butter light, but use enough to get the job done and have good flavor too. And most importantly, I think an attractive presentation goes along way in making things taste better. We eat with our eyes first. Even the most delicious food wont’ taste its best if its just slopped on the plate. With the internet, I now will look at several recipes for a dish that I maybe haven’t made in a while or ever, and pick and choose what I like from them all, and then make my own version. If we like the finished product, I write the recipe down and I have a big stack of over 40 years worth of recipes, mostly handwritten, bound up with a rubber band and kept in the front of my Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook. I really need to transcribe all of these recipes to the computer and print out a cookbook, But there is something that I like about me being the only one that knows how to find these handwritten recipes. Eddie This post was last edited 12/26/2017 at 11:13 |
Post# 975571 , Reply# 12   12/26/2017 at 10:34 (2,284 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Post# 975573 , Reply# 13   12/26/2017 at 11:09 (2,284 days old) by mikael3 (Atlanta)   |   | |
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Apparently, I’m a fancy cook. Based on their description, it’s accurate, but I wouldn’t call it ‘fancy’. |
Post# 975575 , Reply# 14   12/26/2017 at 11:24 (2,284 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Like Bob I wish there was a 3rd answer option like "sometimes". I took the test 2 more times and got a total of 3 different answers (also International and Fancy).
But first time through it decided I was a: A Big CookWhen you cook, you cook big! You love to have lots of friends and family around, and you really love to feed them all. You really love outdoor cooking and backyard parties. You are a big cook!
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Post# 975581 , Reply# 15   12/26/2017 at 11:49 (2,284 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 975582 , Reply# 16   12/26/2017 at 11:56 (2,284 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 975585 , Reply# 17   12/26/2017 at 12:38 (2,284 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)   |   | |
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I am a simple cook. "A Simple Cook: You keep things simple. If it takes more than five ingredients, you are not going to fix it. You don't believe in cooking all day or trying complicated recipes. In fact, you don't even worry about using a recipe most of the time. You just keep it simple."
Most of the time I do not use recipes. I may have a "base" to work from, but mostly in the head, not written down anywhere. I will put different foods & spices together for a different flavor and to see if they work. Now, five ingredients? I may use a lot more than that depending on what I'm making. The only all day cooking I like is when I fire up the smoker and throw a big piece of meat on (beef, fowl, or pork, doesn't matter). |
Post# 975587 , Reply# 18   12/26/2017 at 12:50 (2,284 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 975588 , Reply# 19   12/26/2017 at 13:02 (2,284 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 975598 , Reply# 20   12/26/2017 at 14:45 (2,284 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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