Men cooking....

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  • Jconner30
    Jconner30 Posts: 311
    My mom (an EXCELLENT cook) taught me how to cook from an early age. My mom and step father used to work nights and go to school during the day so I would have a full course meal prepared for them when they would get up to go to work.
    My mom taught me that everything must come out hot and together. You have to know when to start the grill if you are making baked potatoes for instance. Nothing should be cold and you have to properly prepare the meat.

    I can cook a number of things. I make some really good salsa from scratch :smile:

    I am cooking a lot leaner now!
  • sms1986
    sms1986 Posts: 113 Member
    Cooking is probably one of the most gender-neutral things around - it's only considered feminine because of it's association with domesticity and the traditional role of a woman being a housewife.

    That being said, I think everyone should know how to cook, and maybe it should be taught in schools. If we grow up with the ability to cook our food for ourselves, that can result in a nutritious, healthy diet.
  • ChangingJosh
    ChangingJosh Posts: 37 Member
    Let me guess... Your husband would also like to see him GRILL instead of COOK huh???
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Also, I have a 5 year old son and two of the things I always tell him are that girls like boys who dance and that his wife will appreciate him someday if he knows how to cook.
  • haleysman
    haleysman Posts: 48
    nothing feminine about it, he wants to be a chef not suzy home maker...even suzy homemaker is quite an ignorant stereotype, nowadays with more women dominating the "professional" workforce many men are stuck with the stay at home dad role...speaking from experience, being a trained chef really helps when being a stay at home dad, from a healthy menu development to budgeting to cooking...my wife and kids sure do not complain and actually my wife is the envy of all her friends...don't take this the wrong way but your hubs needs to remove his head from his rump and the 50s and get with the times...jc what school is your son attending culinary classes at?
  • DonM46
    DonM46 Posts: 772 Member
    I probably cook more than my wife does.
    Admittedly, I cook most of the meat on the grill and used canned veggies to go with it; but I do the salad from scratch (except for the dressings).
    My son is an outdoorsman. When he invites us to eat, he does the whole meal, usually with something he's harvested from a hunting or fishing trip. He cooks the fish (that he cleaned himself) outside so it won't give the house that fishy smell. He makes his own gravy. When he's on one of his safaris, he does all the cooking at the campsite.
    He loves it, and he's good at it.
    I see nothing unmanly about it.
  • cghiggins518
    cghiggins518 Posts: 48 Member
    just watched a show called "Guy Code" and on this show they explain the many benefits for men who know how to cook for thier woman. i will let your imagination run with that.

    i wish i knew how to cook more then i do now!
  • raines_eric
    raines_eric Posts: 49
    I love to cook, and am really good at it... or at least I'm told (and I think so as well). Learning to cook healthier has been a fun mission!
  • thcri
    thcri Posts: 459 Member
    All of the top chefs in the world are men.

    +1 on this. All the major dinners at our house are done by me. There is nothing feminine about this at all.
  • L00py_T0ucan
    L00py_T0ucan Posts: 1,378 Member
    Men cooking? I vote YES!
    In fact, that kind of makes him a chick magnet - oops :embarassed: - I mean when he's older. (Ignore the cougar sounds.) :laugh:
  • dargytaylor
    dargytaylor Posts: 840 Member
    Food Network!!

    Also, not sure if you get this show, but watch "chopped' I love this show and 98% are MEN!
  • TWrecks1968
    TWrecks1968 Posts: 138 Member
    I got four boys, and I would perfectly happy their pursuing culinary careers. Heck, I have a hard enough time having them wash the dishes without complaining. Your husband is probably just apeing what he was told/learned as a kid. Go easy on him. Support your son, don't dis his dad, and your husband will eventually relent and just be happy your son is happy.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I love to cook. I have loved it for as long as I can remember. I do all the cooking in our home. By choice. My wife is an excellent cook as well, but I took over the duties when I met her. She doesn't mind.

    I enter contests all the time. I even win ocassionally.

    We retire in 5 to 8 years (depending on economy). Going to sell our home in Portland and move to Las Vegas. I am going to enroll in culinary school there. I would love to be a Chef.

    By the way, men who can cook make better lovers. It's knowing what the difference between a rolling boil and a slow simmer in the kitchen or the bedroom.
  • OKmac3
    OKmac3 Posts: 192 Member
    I first learned to cook at the age of 7 and have been cooking ever since. I have put together my own recipes that have won some contests. I love to cook since it helps me relax and show love to those I am feeding. I do 95% of the cooking in my house.

    I will add that when I first started dating my fiancee, she absolutely hated me because I can cook better than she can. She has gotten over it and loves the fact that I cook.
  • TWrecks1968
    TWrecks1968 Posts: 138 Member
    I love to cook. I have loved it for as long as I can remember. I do all the cooking in our home. By choice. My wife is an excellent cook as well, but I took over the duties when I met her. She doesn't mind.

    I enter contests all the time. I even win ocassionally.

    We retire in 5 to 8 years (depending on economy). Going to sell our home in Portland and move to Las Vegas. I am going to enroll in culinary school there. I would love to be a Chef.

    By the way, men who can cook make better lovers. It's knowing what the difference between a rolling boil and a slow simmer in the kitchen or the bedroom.

    Love this.
  • ♥Faerie♥
    ♥Faerie♥ Posts: 14,053 Member
    I think its great that a 14 year old has such passion for this.....and my love was a professional chef when we first got together...and he was damn sexy at it too.....most of the best chefs in the world are men...
    Not sure why your husband would have such a problem with that......
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    I've always enjoyed cooking. I enjoy finding flavour and texture combinations that work well together.
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    my nephew (high school fotball star, guitar player) just graduated from Le Cordon Bleu, and now works at the most prestigious Italian restaurant in downtown Portland. It's definitely not just for chicks.
  • superdrood
    superdrood Posts: 129 Member
    I do all the cooking in our household. I still watch football, pound beers with the buddies on poker night, and leave the wife with a contented smile in the bedroom so I don't feel it's feminized me much at all.

    In fact my cooking abilities were a definite plus when I was in the dating scene. Maybe try to sell your husband on that aspect of it.
  • dalygirl_2010
    dalygirl_2010 Posts: 95
    My hubby LOVES to play Iron Chef, and he is a Police Officer, how much more manly can you get??
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    I do 98% of the cooking for my family. I have always loved to cook and wish I could have taken training when I was younger. I do not think it not manly at all nor do my many friends who work on the railroad and love to cook. I think your husband needs to come to terms with this and support whatever your son wants to persue.
  • cgrout78
    cgrout78 Posts: 1,628 Member
    I WISH my husband cooked. My 8 year old likes to help me in the kitchen and I totally encourage it. My husband didn't do anything growing up and I'm paying for it now. All he can do is frozen pizza and burn burgers on the grill.

    My next life I'm marrying a man who cooks!!!
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    I'll outcook all you bishes!
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    I'm no cook but I get by in the kitchen. I live alone so no other choice. When I started eating healthier I abandoned all the box meals I use to make and now make a few things from scratch. Namely my chicken parm...yum!
  • kb455
    kb455 Posts: 679 Member
    Oh geez, my mother-in-law thought it was a really bad idea that we bought my son (4 at the time) a play kitchen. She claimed it would "turn him into a homosexual". My husband didn't have an issue with it, just her. Traditional gender roles are very important in her home. She cooks, her husband grills. She cleans, he does yard work, etc. In fact, I would have appreciated it if she'd taught her son to cook. I'd love it if my husband could make something other than a frozen pizza. I think its great that you're supporting his interest in cooking!
  • VoodooLuLu
    VoodooLuLu Posts: 636 Member
    let your son do what he loves, his dad will eventually grow out of his tantrum!
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    Sorry, but your husband is totally out of line.

    I have 5 kids - all boys.
    2 are jocks all the way.
    1 is just a normal, average kid, 1 is kind of quirky and a bit of a wanker and 1 loves to cook.

    I'd love to believe I could mold them all in my image, but all people are different.
    Happiness in life is matching your skills with your passions and seeing if you can plug those into some vocation.

    It's nice to get paid doing what you love and are good at.
    Kids need to go their own way; parents need to just be supportive.
  • Indy_Mario
    Indy_Mario Posts: 532 Member
    There's a lot more men that are considered "super-tasters" than women.
    It was an evolutionary trait that developed due to man being the predominant home keepers before we persecuted women and called all the smart ones witches and burned them.

    I am a decent cook, I certainly know how to put more flavor and seasonings into food than many of my female friends. Although granted, man are usually a lot better at cooking on an open flame or baking (stereotype, but true also due to an evolutionary trait).

    Any person should know how to take care of oneself and their loved ones, it is not also nice to take over and make a meal for one's partner, but also, God forbid, it is good to know how to take care of one's appetite if there was an emergency.

    My mother decided to teach me how to be useful, handy and be able to hold my own at an early age. I thank her very much for this.
  • emmaonamission
    emmaonamission Posts: 117
    How is it feminine?! It's cooking, this does not require a vagina or anything remotely 'feminine' to be able to mix ingredients, put them in a pan, and serve them. Like others have said, many of the best chefs in the world are men, in fact I'd say the men outweigh the women in that field. That's really odd. But I'm glad your son is going anyway, it sounds like he has a talent for it and it'd be so good for him to build on that.

    My boyfriend is an amazing cook, and loves to experiment in the kitchen. I love cooking too, but no one cooks like him!
  • lifeisadancefloor
    lifeisadancefloor Posts: 91 Member
    My boyfriend is an amazing cook :) He actually does almost ALL the cooking at home. I try but I am no comparison to him. Good for you for enrolling him. If it is what he enjoys he should do it :D
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