How good a cook are you?

by carl Posted 2012/07/29 15:17:46

Related Topics: Dishes, Cook, Professional, Recipe

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		Beginner. I burn toast.
		Novice. I can cook from a can.
		Intermediate. I can follow a recipe.
		Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.
		Professional. I get paid to cook.

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	Beginner. I burn toast.	8 votes	7%
	Novice. I can cook from a can.	10 votes	9%
	Intermediate. I can follow a recipe.	34 votes	30%
	Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.	53 votes	46%
	Professional. I get paid to cook.	9 votes	8%

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Treasure ♥ijm♥ 2012/07/29 16:15:31

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

+9
I love to cook....and I think I am good at it! lol ;)
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Truth 2012/08/27 15:57:08

Professional. I get paid to cook.

My father was chef mother was a waitterss so I grew up behind the counter then I went to culinary school in Seattle!!!...........TRUTH!!!

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sherdon2 2012/07/31 14:53:42

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

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No complaints for my cooking but I love to bake. Love to see the smiles after taking a bite of my cookies or cakes....makes my day.

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Sista Nunya 2012/07/31 08:18:59
Balladeer-PWCM-POTL 2012/07/30 23:25:44 (edited)

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

+1
Iron Chef Wannabe here in fact working on some sweet corn -on-the-cob that's not up to my regular standards so I have my wok going and steaming the heck out of them....if they fail as corn on the cob they can always be corn fritters..MY heroes...

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princess 2012/07/30 22:19:06

Intermediate. I can follow a recipe.

+2
Hate it.....I'd much rather someone else do it. lol

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Margaret Jacobson 2012/07/30 22:00:18

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

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When I worked full time, most of my co workers LOVED my homemade breads, others LOVED my green beens & ham hocks, others LOVED my homemade cakes !! Noone has ever "died" from my cooking !! When I left home I could hardly use a can operner !! In one week I had the "basics" down .. GRADUALLY I( learned everything from moe "experienced \" cooks !!

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niki 2012/07/30 21:32:49 (edited)

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

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At least I've had people say so. I like it better than baking, where you have to follow a recipe...too much like a chemistry experiment.

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TiffanyBelle 2012/07/30 13:23:40

Professional. I get paid to cook.

+1
while i've always been a good cook (thanks to my mom who had me in the kitchen w/ her since i was very little and to my aunt who showed me some more tricks of the trade later on) i am finally getting paid to make food for a living!!!
i've worked in food service for years - waiting tables, hostess, catering server - but i'm actually preparing food all day at my restaurant now and i love it.
i contemplated going to culinary school once upon a time but w/ 2 small children and no support from the (now ex) husband to pursue my career it never happened. i've worked my way up through hard work and showing what i'm capable of (and lots of patience) and now i'm in the kitchen FT making food all day.
1 day w/ what i learn where i am, i hope to move along to somewhere nicer but you gotta start somewhere!!!

I rock the kitchen every day at home... and my children (19 and 16 year old boys) love dinner time at home. we rarely eat outside the house because i make it better!!! and there's always room at the table for 1 more... friends are always coming over and i love it that way. i can't imagine not being a good cook and raising a family. it just took time and dedication like anything else. there's many a good website and cook book and even free ones to borrow from the library if you're a ...

while i've always been a good cook (thanks to my mom who had me in the kitchen w/ her since i was very little and to my aunt who showed me some more tricks of the trade later on) i am finally getting paid to make food for a living!!!
i've worked in food service for years - waiting tables, hostess, catering server - but i'm actually preparing food all day at my restaurant now and i love it.
i contemplated going to culinary school once upon a time but w/ 2 small children and no support from the (now ex) husband to pursue my career it never happened. i've worked my way up through hard work and showing what i'm capable of (and lots of patience) and now i'm in the kitchen FT making food all day.
1 day w/ what i learn where i am, i hope to move along to somewhere nicer but you gotta start somewhere!!!

I rock the kitchen every day at home... and my children (19 and 16 year old boys) love dinner time at home. we rarely eat outside the house because i make it better!!! and there's always room at the table for 1 more... friends are always coming over and i love it that way. i can't imagine not being a good cook and raising a family. it just took time and dedication like anything else. there's many a good website and cook book and even free ones to borrow from the library if you're a beginner or not feeling very previously successful in the kitchen!!!
it's sad how many people are being raised on fast food or frozen entrees because their parents CHOOSE not to prepare a home cooked meal.
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yogamartial 2012/07/30 12:34:34

Novice. I can cook from a can.

+1
Beans on toast

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artistheweapon 2012/07/30 06:30:02

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

+1
and i look fabulous in an apron

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Sophie 2012/07/30 06:27:04

Intermediate. I can follow a recipe.

+1
I am a good steamer!

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Nimitz 2012/07/30 04:58:01

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

+1
I like my own cooking and I haven't made anyone deathly ill or uncontrollably nauseous. What more do you want? :-)

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Marcus Clark 2012/07/30 04:56:52

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

+1
I could be a professional but don't particularly care to go that route.

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Wulfdane 2012/07/30 04:37:37

Novice. I can cook from a can.

+1
Not very good, I am terrible at following recipes.

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Elizabeth 2012/07/30 04:30:44

Intermediate. I can follow a recipe.

+1
i'm average, i usually follow a recipe, because i CAN'T cook my OWN dish, too complicated, but i when i either follow a book or my family's favorite recipes i can do AWESOME!!!

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Cat 2012/07/30 03:31:57

Intermediate. I can follow a recipe.

+1
I can dress out and cook whatever I kill. Can you?

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carl to Cat 2012/07/30 12:37:52

Of course!

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Shawn 2012/07/30 02:51:58

Beginner. I burn toast.

+1

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Tim to Shawn 2012/07/30 11:19:55

+2
I wish I had the balls to cook like that - Peking Duck would be a breeze!

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Margare... to Shawn 2012/07/30 21:56:02

+2
try to "bar-b-que" !!

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Flamingolady 2012/07/30 02:29:27

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

+1
After nearly 50 years, can cook almost anything.

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danila777 2012/07/30 02:17:34

Professional. I get paid to cook.

+2
I work in the hospital but I cater on the side, used to do it for fun. This year someone asked me to do a couple of dishes for a 25 year anniversary, and since then I'm cooking and getting paid.

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carl to danila777 2012/07/30 12:39:10

Yaaaay! Whats your specialty?

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danila777 to carl 2012/07/30 15:37:58

+1
the only thing I cannot do professionally is chinese food, for some reason it does not come out right, otherwise anything I put my head to will come out right.

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cynical.not.sinister 2012/07/30 01:52:00

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

+1
People fall in love with my cooking.

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in vino veritas 2012/07/30 01:18:07

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

+3
I am the bomb in the kitchen its that simple....

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finalfl... to in vino... 2012/07/30 01:39:52

+3
true dat

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in vino... to finalfl... 2012/08/02 10:28:40

+1
pickled eggs chocolate chip cookies and everything in between.....

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princess to in vino... 2012/07/30 22:20:09

+2
LOL....you go girl. =)

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in vino... to princess 2012/08/02 10:25:36

+2
Hi ya Princess.....

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princess to in vino... 2012/08/03 02:03:01

+1
Hi there sweetie...you always make me laugh...good to see you!!

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in vino... to princess 2012/08/03 04:53:39

+1
Ditto stay cool you already have awesome covered!!

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Rin 2012/07/30 01:09:36

Intermediate. I can follow a recipe.

+1
Well, I acutally don't know what my answer should be.
But all I can say is, I can cook eggs, veggie and fried rice. I can also cook ramen noodles and do simple recipes.

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Sister Jean 2012/07/30 01:03:37

Beginner. I burn toast.

+1
so so I have been know to burn boiled eggs

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1wickedwitch 2012/07/30 00:37:28

Excellent. I can make some complicated dishes.

+1
This girl can cook...

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Kaycee Mosely 2012/07/29 22:54:36

Intermediate. I can follow a recipe.

+2
I'm pretty good at cooking

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Hirnungah Mancandy 2012/07/29 22:37:15

Intermediate. I can follow a recipe.

+3
I'M PASSABLE AS LONG AS I DON'T LEAVE THE KITCHEN . I TEND TO FORGET I'M COOKING AND OCCASIONALLY BURN THINGS .

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life.of.insanity 2012/07/29 22:10:40

Intermediate. I can follow a recipe.

+2
I'm not to bad at cooking but I wouldn't recommend me either....

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Joey 2012/07/29 22:06:01

Intermediate. I can follow a recipe.

+2
May new dish is called the Chick-Fil-Jay. It is a lik ea Chick-Fil-A sandwich with out all the hate.

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Cat to Joey 2012/07/30 03:39:53

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What hate are you talking about? Just because someone disagrees with you does not mean he hates you. I see intolerance and hate on the side that is persecuting Mr. Cathy for believing in the traditional definition of the word "marriage". I don't see Mr Cathy hating or persecuting anyone. Does he not have first amendment rights in your world?

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