Simple question, difficult answer?
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Quote: (11-17-2015 01:14 PM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:
Simple question, difficult answer?
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Quote: (11-17-2015 01:32 PM)samsamsam Wrote:
Does it taste good, pretty much my only criteria.
Quote: (11-17-2015 01:14 PM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:
Simple question, difficult answer?
WIA
Quote: (11-17-2015 01:14 PM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:
Simple question, difficult answer?
WIA
Quote: (11-17-2015 02:51 PM)AneroidOcean Wrote:
Quote: (11-17-2015 01:14 PM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:
Simple question, difficult answer?
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* Ingredient selection - Quality, Health, and Price.
* Seasoning - Can she season food simply to create solid flavor? It's absolutely possible to overseason food.
* Made from scratch - If she bakes, does she use pre-mixes or does she make everything from scratch? I don't mind shortcuts from time to time, but the ability to make things from scratch shows me you know what you're doing and you recognize the higher quality that fresh ingredients brings.
* Animal cooking - Can she at least minimally deal with a fish with the skin still on the filet, de-bone a whole cooked chicken? I don't need a woman who can kill a hog and then clean it completely herself, but if she can't handle basic food prep knowledge and be comfortable with it, that's not a good sign.
* Pairings - Can she cook items that are not just healthy and have good flavor, but that pair with each other well? Can she pair beverages with food?
* Can she cook something out of whatever's around. At some point everyone gets in a pinch and if you can still manage to throw something decent together that shows your versatility as a cook.
* Desire - Does she enjoy cooking/feeding/taking care of other people? Does she recognize that it's a way to bond and be closer together with friends and family? This is important.
Personally, I could care less if a woman would prefer to use a recipe, especially if she has a really good selection of recipes because that shows desire and forethought. However, if a woman can't cook anything without a recipe, that's not a great sign.
Quote: (11-18-2015 02:01 PM)Mentavious Wrote:
Please let me know where you can find women that qualify with 3/4 out of 7 that you listed. I'll buy my plane ticket ASAP to that location.
Quote:debeguiled Wrote:
This is a great question.
It has made me realize that except for my grandmother, I have never had a family member or girlfriend who could really cook.
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So the time scale here is from the 80s to now. Young guys complain that woman can't cook today like they did in the old days, but from my experience, most of the upper middle class educated women I have known have been shit in the kitchen. These are women who have been born between the years 1929 and 1980.
Quote: (11-18-2015 02:01 PM)Mentavious Wrote:
Please let me know where you can find women that qualify with 3/4 out of 7 that you listed. I'll buy my plane ticket ASAP to that location.
Quote: (11-17-2015 02:51 PM)AneroidOcean Wrote:
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