This week's poll was suggested by lollylopmr. How comfortable do you feel in the kitchen with cooking/baking?

You can submit poll ideas here https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: What hair color would you prefer for a protagonist?

Choices:

• Red - votes: 124 (5.4%)
• Orange - votes: 27 (1.2%)
• Yellow/blonde - votes: 50 (2.2%)
• Green - votes: 35 (1.5%)
• Blue - votes: 70 (3%)
• Purple/violet - votes: 91 (3.9%)
• Pink - votes: 62 (2.7%)
• Brown - votes: 99 (4.3%)
• Black - votes: 430 (18.6%)
• Grey - votes: 42 (1.8%)
• White - votes: 234 (10.1%)
• Don't care - votes: 1051 (45.4%)

There were 2315 total votes. The poll ended: December 7, 2024

Looks like more people prefer the standard black than anything else. And white ended up being the 2nd top color

A just ruler amongst tyrants

I selected "tend to follow recipes", but it's more a mix of that and cooking by feel, it really just depends on what I'm making.

I'll often take a recipe as a starting point for general ingredient ratios, temperatures, and times, and then adjust things to better fit my preferences or because I think doing things a different way/with different quantities/ingredients works better.

Depending on how comfortable I am with the particular dish I'm making, I may make more or less changes, or I might decide after making it following the recipe the first time that the next time I make it I want to change some things.

I also might just google "how long to cook x at [temperature]" or "what temperature to cook y at" to get a general idea of the time/temperature to set, but I won't actually look up or follow a full recipe.

When I throw things together without consulting a recipe at all because I have a decent idea of what I want and how to do it, that can get good results, but the downside is that when I'm asked for a recipe I'm just like "I dunno, I just put in what looked right and tasted good?" And of course there's also the risk that when I make it again the ratios won't be the same because I'm eyeballing it, so I might have slightly different results each time.

I'm suprised that white isnt closer to black

Yes, but I follow recipes. I don’t have interest in experimenting with food, or cooking at all really, it’s just a necessary chore.

Usually, Yes, I just use feelings... though if its a new recipe or something I have not cooked in awhile I will use recipe as backup. Its not like I am trying to make michelin level food for my day to day. I might use a pre-mix if I am at my parents house or I'm making some breakfast stuff though. I'm not going to wait for bread to rise or figure out the flour-liquid ratio between, waffles, pancakes, and muffins.

Internet Lurker At Heart

I cook every few days currently but mostly just making snacks for myself. I prefer to stick to recipes because food typically tastes bland when I don't, and usually isn't properly cooked (burnt or undercooked,,, or both) I'm not even confident with a microwave, I feel like there's a lot I don't know when it comes to microwaving food. My lack of skill doesn't entirely stop me from cooking, but when most the things you cook taste bland (even when properly cooked),,, it's not all that fun to cook!

Obedient recipe follower minus measurements. Including things I’ve made loads of times. With exception to anything baking-related—ratios are not to be fucked with.

I usually use a feeling, and experiment often enough—usually with positive results—but I can't call myself good in the kitchen the way my mother or grandmothers were. I can do the basics, and for things I've never done I use a recipe. With that said, here's an example of a ramen broth I came up with:

• 1 cup water, plus extra to make up for the stuff that's going to evaporate.
• 1 cup beef or chicken broth (your choice)
• Half a medium sized onion, diced into a very fine size
• 1-3 celery stalks diced into a very fine size (you want approximately the same amount as onion)
• 1 clove of garlic (less if its a huge clove)
• salt and pepper to taste

It'll look like too much, but it isn't.

Boil on medium to high heat (roiling boil) for 8 minutes.

Then, to the boiled mix, add 4 super generous long splashes of soy sauce (soy is one of those things that tastes awful until you add enough of it). Also add the smallest amount you can of worstershire sauce (I don't think I spelled that right).

Add a dried noodle packet like from the Mr. Noodles brand, cook as directed on the back, and THROW AWAY THE SAUCE PACKET (it's not healthy and is unnecessary).

In the bowl, add the following:

• whatever meat or protein that's already pre-cooked. Leftovers are great sources of this.
• Green Onion chopped into thin slices, 1-5 stalks depending... it really is hard to tell how much each give you until after they're chopped up.
• As much sesame seed oil as you want.

Add the boiled ramen sauce and noodles into the bowl and mix together. Enjoy.

I'm a jack of all trades but master of none. Too many jars and not enough hands.

I mostly wing it xD

I see what I have at home, think about what sounds decent enough, and just go with that. Though, I take inspiration from what I eat at restaurants, other people's houses, etc...

Baking is different, though. I do follow baking recipes (might try changing a few things after following it a few times.)

But lately, I haven't been cooking much :(

I stress bake. When I'm stressed I crave sugar and I just make random sweets for myself.... For most baking I tend to follow the recipe as is.

Id like to say I'm a decent cook too. I know most method of marinating, ECT, but am mostly to lazy to do it so all I use a premade salt garlic seasoning for everything 😓 so for cooking I just wing it. And if it comes out bad... I try to remake the leftovers into something else lol Eg: too much salt on the chicken, oops, shred it up, then add it into an omelet or streamed bun filling with noodles and veggies or soup

I also want to add another opinion of "yes I use feeling and it ends up bad" 😂

Comfortable is such a weird word to describe it. I'm comfortable cooking because even if it fails, I only cook to have fun. Can I cook well? No. I'm also extremely uncomfortable serving it to anyone else, but doing it every so often is enjoyable and sometimes it even turns out palatable.

Im not good at cooking, my mother discouraged me from doing so. But i will learn after exams. I know how to make tea/coffee, noodles, pasta and cook some of the veggies.