# Do you like to cook? If yes, why? If not, why not?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 1, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-to-cook-if-yes-why-if-not-why-not/670116 "2013-10-01T18:15:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-to-cook-if-yes-why-if-not-why-not/670116/101 "2013-10-04T14:54:30Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> I enjoy cooking for myself and my partner. I HATE cooking for other people, and I never prepare an entire meal, with various dishes that have to be ready at the same time. And I rarely use recipes. I just keep the refrigerator and freezer stocked with raw materials, then combine them however I please. And the results are usually pretty good.
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> Actually, I like to bake more than cook, but dietary restrictions limit the baked goods I can eat. Oh, and baking is totally different than cooking. It’s about chemistry.

Yes, and sauteeing is toally different than braising. It’s all about chemistry.

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-to-cook-if-yes-why-if-not-why-not/670116/102 "2013-10-04T16:15:26Z")

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My mother hated cooking, and I wanted to be as unlike her as possible. Plus, I married a guy who liked to cook and I learned a lot from him. So, I like to cook. I like to cook more than I like to eat! 😃 I consider recipes to be suggestions, and lack the precision required for most baking, but boy, can I take a handful of random ingredients and make a meal outta them!

However, it’s a PITA to cook for one (esp. one with a small appetite, like me) so it’s scaled back considerably recently. I need to find hungry bachelors or something, or else I’ll never eat a home-roasted chicken again.

One of the proudest moments in my life was selecting, prepping, seasoning, cooking, and resting a steak to Mr. Shoe’s very exacting specs. I’ll never eat at a steakhouse again. Why would I? I can do better …

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