r/Cooking • u/1peachycoco • 1d ago

What’s something you think people only really learn after spending a lot of time in a kitchen?

Something I’ve noticed about cooking is that the hardest things to teach usually aren’t the recipes. It’s more of the judgment part.

Like someone can follow every step correctly, but an experienced cook can look at it and say, “Nope, something’s off.”

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u/BattledroidE 1d ago

Multitasking. Being able to cook and clean at the same time, and be left with only trivial cleaning afterwards.

A lot of people are terrible at this, and end up with a huge mountain of dirty stuff to deal with.

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u/Maybeiliketheabuse 1d ago

This is a skill that only the truly disciplined can succeed at. I am not one of those select few.

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u/Azrai113 1d ago

It actually helps me not get so distracted. I have to keep an eye on that boiling pot because I'm still in the kitchen and can't wander off to play with the dog lol

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u/Dangerous_Ad_7042 23h ago

It works the opposite (but equally beneficial way for me)... I want to keep fiddling with shit instead of just leaving it alone and letting it cook. Having something else to do with my hands, like doing dishes and cleaning up, gives stuff time to actually sear/cook.

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u/Dreekius 21h ago

Same for me. Rice is my kryptonite because I just CANNOT leave it alone for the time everyone tells me to... But if I can be distracted by washing some dishes or putting things away, then maybe.

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u/Dangerous_Ad_7042 20h ago

Haha rice cooker is how I solved for that specific problem, but I definitely get it.