# Yes I DO know what am doing, I know how it's MEANT to be, but I prefer it like this.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [March 24, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615 "2010-03-24T13:16:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/1 "2010-03-24T13:16:34Z")
I could never win one of those reality cooking competitions because the judges will say:
“I really liked the sauce but the pasta wasn’t **al dente** so I have to take off points for that.” Yeah, yeah it means “to the tooth” to you, it means “not quite cooked” to me. Just another minute and it’s perfect.
“I loved the Asian flavors but the salmon was overdone. A few minutes less and it would have had that lovely moist center.” No, a few minutes less and it would have had that strip of sushi in the middle. The moment that goes it is perfect. It falls apart under a fork and none of it is raw.
Anyone else have prejudices against the PROPER way to do something?
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### Author:  [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/2 "2010-03-24T13:26:01Z")
Yes, I know that a STOP sign means I should come to a full stop, I just prefer not to.
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### Author:  [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/3 "2010-03-24T13:29:35Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#):
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> Yes, I know that a STOP sign means I should come to a full stop, I just prefer not to.
Well, if I can avoid it me too, but it’s not really what I had in mind. I also often ignore speed limit signs.
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### Author:  [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/4 "2010-03-24T13:31:07Z")
If you don’t know how to cook the fish all the way through without making it inedible, that’s fine. Don’t put it on your menu as GRILLED fish! Instead, list “A hunk of some fish drenched with sauce.”
Yes, I know the instructions say to boil the oatmeal for 10 minutes, until it forms a uniform mass of goo. I like mine to have a little body.
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### Author:  [@MitzeKatze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MitzeKatze)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/5 "2010-03-24T13:38:55Z")
I make my homemade egg noodles too thick and almost chewy…because that’s how I like them.
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### Author:  [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/6 "2010-03-24T13:46:48Z")
I prefer my macaroni cheese not to be grilled or baked - just cook the pasta, meanwhile make the sauce and then pour it over. That’s how my mum always made it (maybe she was just lazy 😉 ) and the “proper” way with the cheesy crust just doesn’t seem right.
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### Author:  [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/7 "2010-03-24T13:54:37Z")
I chill red wine.
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### Author:  [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/8 "2010-03-24T13:54:41Z")
I tend to like my food fully cooked. Pasta, Fish, Steak, Eggs. No part of it should be raw or uncooked.
[Enjoy!](http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer/janfeb06/raw.html)
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### Author:  [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/9 "2010-03-24T14:15:15Z")
I spell travelling with two L’s. It just looks better.
I, too, prefer my pasta well-done.
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### Author:  [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/10 "2010-03-24T14:19:21Z")
> [@MitzeKatze](#):
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> I make my homemade egg noodles too thick and almost chewy…because that’s how I like them.
I like my matza balls dense and chewy.
Chewy is a texture I can usually stand.
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### Author:  [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/11 "2010-03-24T14:44:49Z")
I take my subs strictly meat-cheese-veggies.
“Hold the mayo.”
“Oh, then how about mustard?”
“Nope.”
“Oh, then you must want oil & vinegar?”
“Nope.”
“Then you must want one of our special dressings/sauces?”
“Nope.”
“Bu, bu, bu, but you can’t just eat it DRY!!!”
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/12 "2010-03-24T14:48:54Z")
I don’t put milk on my cereal. I eat it dry.
Or wash it down with mouthfuls of iced tea.
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### Author:  [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/13 "2010-03-24T14:49:25Z")
There is a guy on \*Chopped \*that is awful: “You never serve cheese with fish in Italy”. We are not in Italy asshole.
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### Author:  [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/14 "2010-03-24T15:06:54Z")
> [@Bricker](#):
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> I chill red wine.
Nothing wrong with that. It’s supposed to be served slightly below room temperature.
> [@CandidGamera](#):
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> I spell travelling with two L’s. It just looks better.
Go on! Whenever I see “traveling” I read it as trave-ling (the same goes for trave-led).
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### Author:  [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/15 "2010-03-24T15:13:13Z")
I like my scrambled eggs cooked through. You know the eggs you get in fried rice - that is how I like my scrambled eggs. They should not be fluffy and moist, that’s gross.
I also like to chill red wine. And not “slightly below room temperature” chill, I mean, I sometimes like mine out of the fridge.
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### Author:  [@Rex\_Goliath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Goliath)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/16 "2010-03-24T15:18:47Z")
> [@DanBlather](#):
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> There is a guy on \*Chopped \*that is awful: “You never serve cheese with fish in Italy”. We are not in Italy asshole.
I actually can’t imagine any circumstance in which I would want cheese with fish. Any ideas?
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### Author:  [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/17 "2010-03-24T15:19:26Z")
> [@Rex\_Goliath](#):
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> I actually can’t imagine any circumstance in which I would want cheese with fish. Any ideas?
Filet-o-Fish sandwich from McDonalds’s.
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### Author:  [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/18 "2010-03-24T15:25:59Z")
> [@Rex\_Goliath](#):
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> I actually can’t imagine any circumstance in which I would want cheese with fish. Any ideas?
A mild cheese sauce goes well with almost any fish (that is, pieces of fish fillet) - I use this combination a lot (topped with mashed potatoes, as a fish pie)
And smoked salmon goes rather well with goat cheese or soft French cheeses like Brie.
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### Author:  [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/19 "2010-03-24T15:35:30Z")
> [@Rex\_Goliath](#):
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> I actually can’t imagine any circumstance in which I would want cheese with fish. Any ideas?
I have no problem sprinkling Parmesan cheese on pasta that has seafood in the sauce.
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### Author:  [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-do-know-what-am-doing-i-know-how-its-meant-to-be-but-i-prefer-it-like-this/533615/20 "2010-03-24T15:36:55Z")
I like my steak and burgers well done. If it has the slightest bit of pink in the center it is not finished yet. I don’t care that it hurts your inner chef to see meat overcooked because I think it tastes better this way. I will gladly make your steak black and blue if I am cooking it so don’t give me shit about liking my meat well done please.
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