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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Scale of 1-10?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mrs N can testify to me being a brilliant cook.

Easily a 9 for myself.

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By *educedWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

I am an excellent cook (10 out of 10) when it comes to cooking the things I like or am familiar with.

Anything new or which involves pastry then 0. I am no good with cakes either.

I don't eat anything sweet so tend to care less about end results which does have an affect.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

6 to 8 depending on how much effort I put in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

10 but on a bad day 9 . lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mark does most of our cooking but i'll give him a 9/10 if he could just master Yorkshire puddings it would be a 10

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Well into negative numbers. I'm dreadful.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe 7, I cop out sometimes and use easy to make meals or order take away, I`m told I make a cracking veggie chilli.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes. Used to make a living catering. These days I have lost interest though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mark does most of our cooking but i'll give him a 9/10 if he could just master Yorkshire puddings it would be a 10

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more eggs and a little water in the milk and not to thick the mix and very hot oven my tips. lol xx its just lovely a man can cook .. my other half cant so your very lucky.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mark does most of our cooking but i'll give him a 9/10 if he could just master Yorkshire puddings it would be a 10

more eggs and a little water in the milk and not to thick the mix and very hot oven my tips. lol xx its just lovely a man can cook .. my other half cant so your very lucky.

he has your spicy lentil and chorizo soup off to a tee now, so thank you for that"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

But I'm an excellent driver.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Mark does most of our cooking but i'll give him a 9/10 if he could just master Yorkshire puddings it would be a 10

more eggs and a little water in the milk and not to thick the mix and very hot oven my tips. lol xx its just lovely a man can cook .. my other half cant so your very lucky.

My sisters chap does all the cooking for them. He used to be a chef.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

But I'm an excellent driver.

Ditto

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

If it wasn't for my microwave, I'd have to survive on sandwiches.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'll give myself a 9

Love getting my spatula out in the kitchen, whether it's cooking it baking, and there's plenty more to learn

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mark does most of our cooking but i'll give him a 9/10 if he could just master Yorkshire puddings it would be a 10

more eggs and a little water in the milk and not to thick the mix and very hot oven my tips. lol xx its just lovely a man can cook .. my other half cant so your very lucky.

My sisters chap does all the cooking for them. He used to be a chef. "
What a lucky woman I love cooking myself but it must be a real treat a man shopping and making things .. well it would be for me .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mark does most of our cooking but i'll give him a 9/10 if he could just master Yorkshire puddings it would be a 10

I have struggled with Yorkshire puddings in the past I then found a recipe in a Gordon Ramsey cook book andi haven't failed since. The mixture seems thicker than i was lead to believe it should be but it works a treat.

I'm a 10. It's the only thing I'm good at that i enjoy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depends on what I'm cooking but if it's things i like cooking like currys and thai food i would say 7 - 8 I'm good at cooking!!!!

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

1. I'm clueless when it comes to cooking

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

I obviously need a hot man to cook for me.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Mark does most of our cooking but i'll give him a 9/10 if he could just master Yorkshire puddings it would be a 10

more eggs and a little water in the milk and not to thick the mix and very hot oven my tips. lol xx its just lovely a man can cook .. my other half cant so your very lucky.

My sisters chap does all the cooking for them. He used to be a chef. What a lucky woman I love cooking myself but it must be a real treat a man shopping and making things .. well it would be for me . "

Yes me too!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't know what the problem with Yorkies is

It's just a simple batter mix

Get the oven as hot as possible, and preheat your pan using good fat. Bob's your father's brother

I do it whilst the joint is resting, some prefer to do it first, but the method is just the same

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I obviously need a hot man to cook for me."

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By *laire4UWoman
over a year ago

Milton Keynes

0 can't cook lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mrs N does zero cooking in our gaff. Waited on hand n foot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Don't know what the problem with Yorkies is

It's just a simple batter mix

Get the oven as hot as possible, and preheat your pan using good fat. Bob's your father's brother

I do it whilst the joint is resting, some prefer to do it first, but the method is just the same

Of course you are right but I'm a perfectionist and getting the right batter mix that works properly in my wayward oven so that they turn out exactly how I want them was the hard bit for me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

9 if I can be bothered. 18 years as a chef has put me off cooking now ??

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Can't really cook but by feck can i eat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

2. I'm pretty bad at cooking.

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By *oner68Couple
over a year ago

bristol

I read this as cock not cook !

one track mind ?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I read this as cock not cook !

one track mind ?!"

Why would anybody be talking about cock on this forum.

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By *ittle Pocket PerveWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

I don't like cooking, and if I'm honest, not that good at it either

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By *oner68Couple
over a year ago

bristol

"I read this as cock not cook !

one track mind ?!

Why would anybody be talking about cock on this forum.

I know ! As if ! Haha!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I enjoy it. I'd say I'm an 8

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

10. though I am limited to making toast.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love doing it. When I have the time and the little one at weekends I always do her and myself home-cooked meals as I know her mum won't have the time during the week so aside from fruit I know she'll have to have a lot of cereals, readymeals and sandwiches.

I make a point of having her in the kitchen with me watching and helping with simple things such as cracking eggs if I'm doing something as simple as a spanish omlette (which she can do without getting shell in the mix already at 3, I'm very proud!) beating mixtures with a fork and tasting sauces as I figure it's a handy skill for her to have and we both enjoy it. Especially if I'm doing something such as stir-fry which she gets quite excited over due to so much happening at once and it being quick enough so as not to have her attention span wane.

I like to think I'm somewhere above an 8 as with that unnerring lovely honesty that small children have she'd let me know in no uncertain terms if my efforts weren't up to scratch!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In a word yes

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By *esi tardkaCouple
over a year ago

acton

Rahul is a chef does it still count .

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

id say I was around an 8 due to that I still burn things every now and again

but I havent had many complaints its just that sodding gravy mix that some how goes sodding lumpy every now and again

but I do enjoy experimenting with food as long as you dont mind been the second tester to it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd say 10 plus.I totally enjoy cooking a from fresh

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By *ammykingMan
over a year ago

Lisburn

About 7/8 and weirdly I have a GCSE in cooking

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am a fantastic cook! Been a chef for 25 years and certainly know my stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can cook.....earnt me a living for quite a while.....dont really do it now im on my own.x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am a 8/10, can do pretty good things, plus my father is a gourmet chef so he teaches me as well more advanced techniques.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Rahul is a chef does it still count . "

Yes of course

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

6 my presebtation isnt good but the foods yum lol

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

An 8 or a 9. I can bake, make jam and preserves and sweets too.

As for Yorkshire puddings do it by volume. Get a small glass and use it to measure equal volumes of eggs, plain flour and milk into a wide jug. Add a pinch of salt then beat vigorously with a balloon whisk.

Do this early when you put your meat in and let the mix stand. When you take the meat out to rest turn the oven up high and put your Yorkie tin into heat up with fat in - sunflower oil will work but lard or goose fat will make tastier puds. While the fat is getting good and hot give your mix another quick beat to get rid of any lumps. Pull out the Yorkie tray and pour the mix in, it should sizzle as it hits the fat.

Put them in the oven and keep an eye on them. Depending on your oven they'll take between twenty and thirty mins. Once they look done STOP - don't take them out! Give them an extra five mins to ensure the centre has set.

If this makes a bigger batch than you need just let them cool and freeze, five mins in a hot oven from frozen and they're ready to use.

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By *trawberry-popWoman
over a year ago

South East Midlands NOT

Probably a 3. I can cook to please myself but I don't tend to push myself.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'd say 10 plus.I totally enjoy cooking a from fresh "

Get growing, it`s amazing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'd say 10 plus.I totally enjoy cooking a from fresh

Get growing, it`s amazing.

GardeN for veg is I progress

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

10 definitely a mean stake spag bol to die for and most al a carte

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm an 8 or 9. Still waiting to sample his culinary talents

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"An 8 or a 9. I can bake, make jam and preserves and sweets too.

If this makes a bigger batch than you need just let them cool and freeze, five mins in a hot oven from frozen and they're ready to use."
whens dinner

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm an 8 or 9. Still waiting to sample his culinary talents

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whip chain and anklets get him to the kitchen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably a 7 or 8. I can cook most things to a good standard and can create a recipe from scratch pretty well.

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By *emon tart Double creamCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

Lemon used to be a chef and I can follow a recipe. I hate cooking day to day stuff....much prefer to cook every so often and spend time over it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Plenty for two.

Alternatively, :

I'm single, alive and never been in hospital.

(Ok,ok a bit of visiting and some childbirth pain)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A legend in my own kitchen, however I doubt anyone would risk sampling my cuisine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Being an ex chef, I think I scale about 11

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

"An 8 or a 9. I can bake, make jam and preserves and sweets too.

If this makes a bigger batch than you need just let them cool and freeze, five mins in a hot oven from frozen and they're ready to use. whens dinner

Tonight I'll be cooking the extremely complex... Poached eggs on toast!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"An 8 or a 9. I can bake, make jam and preserves and sweets too.

If this makes a bigger batch than you need just let them cool and freeze, five mins in a hot oven from frozen and they're ready to use. whens dinner

Tonight I'll be cooking the extremely complex... Poached eggs on toast!

What was your teriyaki recipe again TD?

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

"An 8 or a 9. I can bake, make jam and preserves and sweets too.

If this makes a bigger batch than you need just let them cool and freeze, five mins in a hot oven from frozen and they're ready to use. whens dinner

Tonight I'll be cooking the extremely complex... Poached eggs on toast!

What was your teriyaki recipe again TD? "

I don't think that was one of mine.

But teriyaki is soy sauce, water, brown sugar, honey, ground ginger, garlic and cornflour to thicken. Quantities I'm.not sure cos it's add a bit till it's right but start with a generous amount of soy.

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

Hate to admit this, I love cooking and have had many complements, however as a Yorlshire man, I'm hit and miss with the Yorkshire puds, they're either something out of a horror film where they take over the oven........ Or 9 times out of 10 they are flat breads.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm an 8 or 9. Still waiting to sample his culinary talents

whip chain and anklets get him to the kitchen

With that combination I may come up with more interesting ideas of how to spend the time and get a takeaway instead

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Scale of 1-10?

Yes.

Well never killed anyone yet!

But not confident with spices or fish so maybe a 5 or 6?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'd say 10 plus.I totally enjoy cooking a from fresh

Get growing, it`s amazing.

GardeN for veg is I progress "

Nice one, you wont regret it.x

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By *atcherofmyballsMan
over a year ago

hereford

Give myself a 10 at burning stuff

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By *hattyman80Man
over a year ago

stockport

I'd say I was an 8 out of 10. I'm a pretty good cook. I'm an expert at Italian tbh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brilliant Yorkshire Puddings :

Double the eggs in a standard recipe.

Beat and stand covered for 20 mins.

Meanwhile heat you oven to the max

Beef dripping till it's smokin'

Don't open the oven door till their ready to come out.

Scoff immediately or asap therafter.

With proper beef fat and onion gravy.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"An 8 or a 9. I can bake, make jam and preserves and sweets too.

If this makes a bigger batch than you need just let them cool and freeze, five mins in a hot oven from frozen and they're ready to use. whens dinner

Tonight I'll be cooking the extremely complex... Poached eggs on toast!

What was your teriyaki recipe again TD?

I don't think that was one of mine.

I was thinking it was a dip? Maybe I got the name wrong

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

When I have passion to cook an 8 but I have lost the passion at the moment and see it as a chore...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A big fat 0 - I can't bake beans! Everything goes in the oven, gas mark 5 for 30 mins. Hate, hate, hate cooking!!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"A big fat 0 - I can't bake beans! Everything goes in the oven, gas mark 5 for 30 mins. Hate, hate, hate cooking!!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"When I have passion to cook an 8 but I have lost the passion at the moment and see it as a chore...

Your a great cook, shMe you don't have passion for it atm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Scale of 1-10?

I'd say 7/8

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