/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.6427184]

ITT: Culinary confessions

I prefer filter coffee to espresso-based coffee

[Anonymous No.6427186]

I can't stand threads based on the premise of "I hate it when people like food I don't like"

[Anonymous No.6427189]

>>6427184

i talk myself up on /ck/ but i'm a awful cook, i just watch alot of cooking shows and know the lingo

[Anonymous No.6427198]

>>6427184

I like sushi

[Anonymous No.6427224]

I eat the same basic things almost every day with very little variation. I used to season it, add multiple ingredients, try new things, etc. But now I just don't bother. I cook all my own food, but I can't relate with cooking or food presentation as a thing.

I came to /ck/ expecting to find new recipes but find myself only arguing about people and biochemistry.

[Anonymous No.6427229]

>>6427184
filter coffee is a perfectly good way to make delicious coffee

[Anonymous No.6427255]

This is how I ate my pasta tonight because I didn't want to make an arribiata sauc

[Anonymous No.6427274]

>>6427189

my brother. I am the same. I criticize people so harshly for using jarred sauces and other things, but I have never prepared a decent sauce in my life. I can not help myself

[Anonymous No.6427290]

>>6427186
It's sad how unappreciated this post is.

Why are people so riled up to talk about things they don't even like?

[Anonymous No.6427293]

>>6427290
Adrenaline and projecting force feels good in what is people otherwise likely quite restrained lives.

We're still primal vicious animals at our core. The facade of civility is gone with anonymity and a lack of physical presence, many people see the opportunity to behave like the complete narrow minded shitheads they actually are all along. Having it be a topic about something they don't like, or that has people saying opinions they don't like, is just a very viable proxy. If you go looking for arguments you'll tend to find one because you're apt to make one.

[Anonymous No.6427294]

>>6427274
>>6427189
I cook near everything from scratch, no lie. I use the occasional shortcut here or there from time to time, such as stock powder or something, but I've never purchased a jarred or tinned sauce of any variety ever in my life. The flavour just doesn't compare. Yes, they're sometimes cheaper than homemade sauces, but why pay $2.49 for a pint of 4/10 tomato sauce when you can make 9/10 for $3?

>but i don't have the time
Time poverty is a huge problem for a lot of people, but as I tell people I work with: if you have time to trawl Facebook or whatever other time-sapping activity you engage in for an hour or two daily, you have more than enough time to cook from scratch.

One of my friends complains about not having enough time to cook after she just spent an hour complaining to me about not having enough time to cook. Learn to multitask.

Unlike the two of you, though, I don't harsh on someone for choosing jarred sauces. I've yet to try one myself that I like, but to be completely honest, if I found one that came close to homemade, I'd likely never make another sauce for as long as I live. It's a 'make the bread, buy the butter' sort of thing: storebought butter is so cheap compared to homemade that even the slight increase in quality homemade butter has over storebought, it's not worth the effort.

[Anonymous No.6427320]

>>6427293
>The facade of civility is gone
I don't think this is necessarily true, it seems like being hyper-confrontational is actually encouraged in our country. If someone disagrees with you it's an opportunity to get your ego out and just letting it be is unacceptable and weak. It pretty much undermines all constructive talk.

[Anonymous No.6427322]

>>6427184

i leik Taco Bell

[Anonymous No.6427350]

I'm 30 years old male and I prefer fruit juice and smoothie to alcohol. It's the sweetness.

[Anonymous No.6427363]

>>6427184
I never make tomato pasta sauce from scratch, I just get the dirt cheap one from aldi.

[Anonymous No.6427364]

>>6427320
>our country
What country?

[Anonymous No.6427450]

>>6427184
I found the KFC Double Down to be fucking spectacular

[Anonymous No.6427460]

I say a prayer to Cthulu as a blessing when boiling lobsters.

[Anonymous No.6427493]

I often enjoy airplane food.

[Anonymous No.6427501]

I give weight loss advice frequently on here even though I'm still kinda fat

[Anonymous No.6427504]

>>6427364
USA. Sorry, I assumed you were American but I stand by what I said

[Anonymous No.6427505]

i put mayonnaise in my bacon sandwiches

[Anonymous No.6427510]

>>6427501
Reminds me of the school health and fitness coordinator in my home county. He came to educate us about healthy living and to do sports but he must've been 250lb+

[Anonymous No.6427512]

>>6427510
that's probably the idea

'don't end up like me kids'

[Anonymous No.6427557]

>>6427504
Oh.
Yeah, what's with that?

It's not just an American thing, I think. Save Canuckistan and Kiwiland, it seems to be a universally Anglophone thing to be needlessly aggressive nowadays.
France, too.

And I'll stop myself there because while I've never been to /pol/, I found myself typing up a manifesto on when aggression and nationalism might be necessary.

[Anonymous No.6427574]

7-11 pizza isn't that bad..

[Anonymous No.6427587]

i only like cold tea.

[Anonymous No.6427601]

>>6427504
I'm American as well, you assumed right.

Yeah, I'd agree that it is a strangely dualistic thing, a mashed together mess of disjointed nonsense really. On one hand it's shameful to back down and engage in any kind of meaningful or intelligent exchange, and on the other it's expected that people act pseudo-rational. Which more or less amounts to obedience to hierarchical control structure and whatever the specific location places value in. These two ways of functioning don't really come together very well... It all really depends on the demands on one's environment, unfortunately people seem inclined, or are taught from a very young age, to throw themselves out and immediately place heir faith in authority. Or perceivedly authoritatively defined truths and ideas. People have no trust in themselves and seem to place little value in their own questions, ideas, or desires. Except for when those things come out in all the most udnerhanded, petty, and despicable ways.

There's a lot to be said. Despite being calmer than when I made my initial post I'm pretty trashed in general and far from coherent and clear minded. I do think that people love the feeling of detached conflict and a shot of adrenaline though. They're functionally anonymous, have no persistent sense of identity in their social ecology. They can't mouth off and rely on the law to protect them, but then again it doesn't matter. So regardless of what kind of person they are, they act like an asshole in a way that's more than just bluntly. Some part of them desires conflict.

I'm the same in a lot of ways, personally. But I feel like it stems from a bit of a different basis. I reconcile it within myself with the knowledge that in person, I actually would desire them to drag it to a physical level. Arguing on an intellectual level is worthless, I desire a different sort of conflict and resolution.

[Anonymous No.6427679]

>>6427184
I make the same 3-5 recipes 90% of the time because I know how to make them well and somewhat quickly.

I also love velveeta.

[Anonymous No.6427697]

>>6427293
The "narrow minded shithead" is the real facade. Why do people think the real person comes out in isolation?

[Anonymous No.6427701]

I had mixed salsa into a batch of bisquick biscuits once. It looked like orange wet cat food but the taste and the aftertaste were really tasty.

I ate three of them in a row.

[Anonymous No.6427718]

Not exactly what you probably have in mind, but I occasionally purge.

Yes, I know it's a terrible habit, I don't do it as often as I used to.

[Anonymous No.6427783]

>>6427718
Highly frowned upon? Yes.

Terrible habit? Not as bad as you think, as long as you don't hate yourself or cause malnourishment.

The real terrible habit is the overeating that causes the purge. Fasting is far less detrimental to the your spirit.

[Anonymous No.6428566]

>>6427783
Highly frowned upon? Yes.

Terrible habit? Absolutely.

Quit that shit this instant. Your esophagus is not made to withstand the gastric acid from your stomach.

[Anonymous No.6428688]

>>6428566
You sound like a real pussy.

[Anonymous No.6428712]

>>6428688
Well, excuse me for being a pussy Mr. Tough Guy.

[Anonymous No.6428721]

>>6428688

hey man. you're right, what kind of bitch made faggot fucks up his esophagus and teeth with acidic stomach contents. personally mine can withstand anything, just like yours too

[Anonymous No.6428732]

>>6427274
>but I have never prepared a decent sauce in my life
That can't be right. Sauce is, more often than not, really easy to cook.

[Anonymous No.6428891]

>>6427718
>I occasionally purge
Do americans really do this?

[Anonymous No.6429076]

I fuck up recipes more often than I'm successful.

I legitimately enjoy ketchup on my steak.

After about 50 attempts over the past few years, I still cannot male a stir fry without the veggies getting soggy.

[Anonymous No.6429657]

>>6427718
That is horrifically bad for you.

[Anonymous No.6429664]

>>6427493

Coach?

[Anonymous No.6429666]

>>6429076
there is a japanese steak sauce that's like ketchup meets A1 and it's excellent if you're not eating a full bodied meat.
I cant remember what it's called right now I'm sorry

[Anonymous No.6429707]

>>6429666
Bulldog?

[Anonymous No.6429721]

there's a gigantic list of common foods i've never tried.

i've never eaten lobster, oysters, venison, veal, organ meats, gouda, brie, camembert .

i'm flyover as heck. :(

[Anonymous No.6429803]

I still cook shit like breaded chicken and chips from the freezer if I'm too tired to make anything decent.

[Anonymous No.6429808]

>>6429803
theres nothing wrong with that

I do ling lings or these frozen turkey burgers from costco

so its either that kind of good homemade food

[Anonymous No.6429816]

>>6429721
what makes someone flyover is the lack of desire to try something new


i think youre fine

[Anonymous No.6429919]

>>6428891
I hope you fucking die you peice of shit

[Anonymous No.6429943]

Aeropress for a stronger tasting almost espresso like coffee

Chemex drip coffee maker for a much more delicate almost tea like taste

Every other way sucks or is too expensive.

[Anonymous No.6430356]

>>6427198
Wait, is this a bad thing?

[Anonymous No.6430359]

I use frozen vegetables over fresh all the time

[Anonymous No.6430632]

>>6427501
I subtly tell other people struggling with anorexia how ~healthy~ they look, so that they'll try and lose more weight.
>you have such nice, full hips

[Anonymous No.6430638]

I come here everyday despite not knowing how to cook for shit.

[Anonymous No.6430649]

>>6430359
I often nuke a bag of frozen vegetables, and call it a meal.

[Anonymous No.6431914]

I've a BSc in dietetics yet spread dietary misinformation on /fit/ and /ck/ for kicks.

[Anonymous No.6431941]

Everything made by white people needs salt

[Anonymous No.6431966]

The most complex meal I know how to prepare is chili with black beans and rice mixed in.

[Anonymous No.6432891]

I drink instant coffee with flavored coffee creamer and only go on /ck/ to insult coffee purists.

[Anonymous No.6432983]

>>6430638
maybe it can be the chance of your life to learn something, anon

[Anonymous No.6433015]

I drink 4l whole milk everyday, that's all my meals except dinner.

[Anonymous No.6433017]

>>6433015
praise rippetoe

[Anonymous No.6433019]

>>6433017
Amen

[Anonymous No.6433032]

I think instant rice tastes just fine.

[Anonymous No.6433046]

I make fun of people who use a Keurig but about 3/4 of my coffee drank daily is from one because I often don't have the time to bust out my Press. I'm not really a fan of cold brewed coffee.

[Anonymous No.6433052]

I know what gives me gas and eat it anyway.

Good thing i got my own office.

[Anonymous No.6433057]

I fucking love Hot Pockets.

[Anonymous No.6433361]

I put ketchup on mac & cheese.

[Anonymous No.6433377]

>>6431966
i think you mean

>i put beans in my chili

[Anonymous No.6433380]

>>6427184

I like using pre-minced garlic

[Anonymous No.6433419]

>>6427450
same, though to be fair last time I had it I was like 13

[Anonymous No.6433422]

>>6427184
I don't really like spicy food, but I act like I do.

[Anonymous No.6433426]

>>6427184
I can tell the difference between "good" coffee/beer and "bad" coffee/beer but to me the good stuff doesn't taste that good and the bad stuff doesn't that bad for me to care at all. I have two work places I go back and forth between and I regularly buy a the biggest canned black coffee at the store and drink half one day and the other half 2 days later with no problem.

[Anonymous No.6433432]

>>6427679
Nothing wrong with that, I do pretty much the same thing (though I'd say it's more like the same 10 things for me). I do try to attempt something new every so often when I have the time and energy to experiment, but there's nothing wrong with sticking to your basics if you enjoy it.

Also velveeta is disgusting but awesome for certain applications, I think we all know this.

[Anonymous No.6433436]

>>6433422
Why would you do that? Assuming you're a white male in a white country no one would find it odd if you don't like spicy food.

[Anonymous No.6433438]

>>6433436
fat white flyover country resident detected

[Anonymous No.6433442]

>>6433436
is kansas boring?

[Anonymous No.6433444]

>>6433438
I'm actually an Indian immigrant on the East coast 20 minutes from NYC. I just noticed that apart from college kids no one cares if you don't like spicy food. Many white people go to Indian restaurants and order their food mild. Without much embarrassment.

[Anonymous No.6433445]

>>6427601
I hate tldr posts like this on 4chan. I appreciate your attempt to infuse some intellectualism in this board but I ilterally did not read your post.

I come here for cross section pics of troll steaks.

[Anonymous No.6433446]

>>6433445
>I come here for cross section pics of troll steaks.

Why? Seems like that would be faster to find on google.

[Anonymous No.6433449]

>>6433436
I live in a large, liberal city. I have to act like I like "ethnic" food.

[Anonymous No.6433452]

>>6433432
I can't stand the blocks or sauce packets of Velveeta or any form of Whiz or spray cheese. They taste plasticine to me. Velveeta is the better of the them by leaps and bounds, but that's not saying much.
Now, I mention this because I don't know if this is a psychosomatic or legitimate dislike for Velveeta because the Velveeta singles taste entirely unlike the blocks/sauce to me and I enjoy them on cheeseburgers.
My favourite burger chain uses Velveeta singles and I love their burgers. They mince the beef /almost/ to order. The beef is minced no more than an hour or two before use.

[Anonymous No.6433518]

>>6427224
>I came to /ck/ expecting to find new recipes, but find myself arguing about people and biochemistry.

This.
I came to find something interesting to try out, or maybe some sort of advice on how to prepare different things, or shop on a budget (college), but all I found is a bunch of people yelling at each other over really niche or stupid topics.

[Anonymous No.6433538]

>>6433518
Because most of /ck/ doesn't cook

It's depressing when you think of it

[Anonymous No.6433561]

>>6433442
Does the pope shit in the woods?
>only when nobody's looking
And since nobody is ever looking at Kansas...

[Anonymous No.6433572]

>>6433538
>>6433518
It's the know-nothings who watched every ep of Good Eats yet have never picked up so much as a frying pan. The ones who can't cook without very specific instructions with every ingredient measured out to the exact nanogram and microlitre. The Armchair experts. They're usually the most vehement in defending their repository of knowledge then grow exceedingly upset when that supposed knowledge doesn't happen to pan out when actually practised.

[Anonymous No.6433579]

>>6433518

>a bunch of people yelling at each other over really niche or stupid topics

That's pretty much the definition of 4chan you fucking retard, go back to /r/cooking

[Anonymous No.6433589]

>>6430359
What the fuck is that

[Anonymous No.6433615]

>>6433579
Trying way too hard to fit in, it doesn't hurt to try to make quality posts to improve a board

[Anonymous No.6433648]

>>6427255
IT'S ARRABBIATA YOU SPERGLORD

>inb4 I don't care how I spell your shitty italian words
I do take care to properly spell "raging faggot" when speaking with you.

[Anonymous No.6433671]

>>6433615

>quality posts

this imageboard is on its way out I'm really really really sorry you missed its golden age (not really)

[Anonymous No.6433725]

did one year at a culinary school, work in a kitchen at a UC and still buy frozen food (Tv dinners) stuff like that.......

[Anonymous No.6433804]

>>6427184
I despise goat cheese and olives.

[Anonymous No.6433810]

>>6427574
dude, you're not alone. I love 7-11 pizza. Whole pizza for 5 bucks is hard to beat.

[Anonymous No.6433817]

>>6427255
>arribiata
kek

[Anonymous No.6433823]

>>6427501
aren't you ashamed of yourself? you're like a conman

[Anonymous No.6433827]

>>6427718
well you're bulimic then and you should tell a doctor about it

[Anonymous No.6433830]

>>6433015
you're gonna die soon, you know that right?

[Anonymous No.6433833]

>>6433422
lel why

[Anonymous No.6433836]

i love wine, but i cant tell the difference between good wine and bad. how to know guys???

[Anonymous No.6433844]

I don't like tomato sauce, the kind typically poured over noodles creating this disgusting thing called "spaghetti".

[Anonymous No.6433862]

I make my chili with beans, and frequently don't add meat.

I also buy those over-priced concentrated Starbucks Chai Tea cartons (pic related) and drink it cold mixed with milk.

[Anonymous No.6433873]

>>6433589
captain, it appears to be some sort of soft-serve ice cream over lo-mein

[Anonymous No.6434262]

>>6433862
Kek I just got one of those on Friday in the bulk food store for $6. How much was yours? It was tasty enough to inspire me to make my own. Did you notice that black pepper is an ingredient?

[Anonymous No.6434269]

I like to cook but I'm perfectly happy just eating beans and rice with some oil. I don't think I actually care that much about how my food tastes.

[Anonymous No.6434340]

>>6429666
nice deegeets

[Anonymous No.6434474]

>>6433836
$$$

[Anonymous No.6434722]

>>6433452
>Whiz or spray cheese.
Dude I grew up on microwaved cheez whiz and tortilla. God-tier junk food, like cheetos but soft hot and 100x better

[Anonymous No.6434843]

>>6433419
>people who were 13 when the double down came out are old enough to be browsing 4chan without being underage b&
shit.

[Anonymous No.6434868]

>>6427184
i ate a whole bag of frozen fries that were still frozen.

[Anonymous No.6435426]

>>6433579
If anything, it's an anime imageboard. Excuse me for expecting conversations about cooking on a cooking board.
I've never tried Reddit, but it's seeming like a good idea. Not that you were actually trying to give advice. Anyone that disagrees with anyone on this site must be an autistic, fedora wearing, basement dwelling edgelord.

[Anonymous No.6435453]

>>6433572
I mean, pretty much.
I don't want to be one of those, so I just lurk, generally. And I can't afford to go to school for it, or buy foods of any quality to experiment. So I just lurk for good topics. But it's mostly shitposting anyway.

[Anonymous No.6435516]

>>6434843
I don't think that's true. It was only like five ye...

Oh, wait. Shit.

[Anonymous No.6435569]

I suck on almonds until the skin come loose than peel it off. I eat the skin and then the almond.

[Anonymous No.6435679]

>>6435569
Do you at least activate them first?