# If Someone With Medical Issues Says "Don't Cook for Me" Don't Cook For Them! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 6, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141 "2019-04-06T19:42:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141/181 "2024-02-10T01:59:50Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > **YAY! SHE CAN’T COOK ANYMORE!!!** I take you brought her something to eat? I just read your OP. If someone tells me they don’t want me to cook for them then I’m not going to cook for them. When it comes to allergies, I’d actually appreciate someone like you who refrained from eating what I made instead of playing 20 questions about ingredients and me being unsure if I included your particular allergen. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141/182 "2024-02-10T02:32:12Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > YAY! SHE CAN’T COOK ANYMORE!!! One small proof that there is justice in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141/183 "2024-02-10T17:33:23Z")
@Broomstick, just curious, in the intervening 5 years, did she continue to try to force food on you? Did she ever get the message and limit her cooking to creating conflagrations for her enjoyment alone? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141/184 "2024-02-10T17:41:17Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Awhile back I did my new downstairs neighbor a favor. I told her there was no need to repay me. She insists. That is enough for a pitting. They always make it awkward and the repayment is never worth it. Oh, thank you, I always wanted a teapot cozy and now just need a teapot. > [@Broomstick](#): > > That was the infamous I Didn’t Use Tomatoes in the Stew I Used Ketchup Instead Pitworthy in of itself > [@Broomstick](#): > > It’s already stressful enough to live in a world where common foods are poison to you Absolutely. You’re not being a fussy eater, you’re trying to survive. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141/185 "2024-02-10T23:01:49Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > @Broomstick, just curious, in the intervening 5 years, did she continue to try to force food on you? Did she ever get the message and limit her cooking to creating conflagrations for her enjoyment alone? Yes, at a certain point she did stop foisting food on me. Honestly, that was less bother than _setting her apartment on fire_ but both were really obnoxious. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141/186 "2024-02-10T23:27:03Z")
Listen, after she stopped cooking for you, she needed some kind of hobby. It was probably down to knitting or arson. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141/187 "2024-02-11T08:54:00Z")
While on a certain level I am appreciating the levity here I’m just going to point out that the two fires were very, very real and if I hadn’t noticed them as soon as I did the whole building could have gone up, leaving about 50 people homeless with everything they own destroyed, and even a bunch of maimed and dead people. Just so everyone understands that this actually wasn’t amusing to me at the time, it was fucking scary. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141/188 "2024-02-11T11:41:26Z")
Sorry to make light of it. That must have been harrowing, and I’m sorry you had to go through it. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141/189 "2024-02-15T04:25:59Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Listen, after she stopped cooking for you, she needed some kind of hobby. It was probably down to knitting or arson. THAT was brilliant. Even if Beck was offended, she’d have to chuckle at that line. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141.md?page=9)