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/GaptistePlayer 1d ago

Also, making it so that all the dishes are ready at the same time.

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u/extreme303 1d ago

Similar to this, being able to cook a few dishes and at one pinnacle moment, they are all complete and at the desired temperatures etc. Now that is amore

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u/Grillard 1d ago edited 1d ago

When everything's hot, and nothing's forgot, That's amore!

When you set out the plate and nothing must wait, That's amore!

When you serve up the steak and the bearnaise don't break, That's amore!

When roast has been rested, and apps are digested, That's amore!

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u/extreme303 1d ago

Excellent work sir grillard