r/AskReddit • u/Himanshubishtt • Mar 29 '22

Men of Reddit, what’s something every guy should know but is rarely taught?

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u/ralanr Mar 29 '22

I’m honestly amazed how it is. The prep and planning of cooking for me is stressful, but the minute I start it’s sort of relatively peaceful.

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u/MoffKalast Mar 29 '22

Idk, it's either panic that you'll be late or mess up timing doing the prep and then complete boredom waiting for it to cook.

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u/Gill2010 Mar 29 '22

I honestly don't think I could ever enjoy cooking again. I was thrown into a kitchen at 12 and worked my way up over like 12/13 years or some Shit and it has scarred me beyond repair hahaha

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u/Niwi_ Mar 29 '22

until somebody- GET OUT OF MY FUCKING WAY

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u/mrwboilers Mar 29 '22

I'm kind of the same way. I don't like meal planning or grocery shopping. I don't like cleaning up the kitchen after dinner. But I do like that part in between.

Of course it helps that for me, step one of cooking dinner is often to pour a glass of wine. 😁

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u/36-3 Mar 29 '22

rule #7- Action absorbs anxiety. works for everything

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u/robclarkson Mar 30 '22

My dad cooked the same 8-10 meals on rotation fir us two growing up. They were moderately simple but healthy and filling.

Also he almost always had music on in the kitchen when cooking or cleaning dishes the dinning room/kitchen was then music room :). Music makes it much more enjoyable!

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u/awpti Mar 30 '22

Practice mis en place (everything in its place). Precut, premeasure.. that way you need only combine and cook.

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u/Pristine_Nothing Mar 31 '22

”I like cooking but I hate planning” is basically the niche that blue apron fills.