Thoughts on Cooking As a MGTOW

[FullMetalExoParticipant 2383]

Breakfast with fried eggs, salad/tomatoes/sauce/onions/anything, fried sausages, tea etc. takes 5 minutes in the morning.
What’s not to love ?

Also lightly fried dumplings aka PELMENI boiled in sour cream with salt and hot water until water evaporates, and meat inside is juicy and cooked…. are superb. takes 10 minutes.
Fried outside, boiled inside.

Anything beyond that takes more time but also is fun. Cooking your own food in post-soviet space is a norm, I don’t go to McDonalds more then once per year on average anyway: I know exactly what frozen s~~~ I get served, and that I can cook better then that.

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[~BSParticipant 3266]

like other posters have mentioned, certain foods reheat and freeze well, and some taste even taste better as leftovers.

Cooking for 1 is more economical and practical if you’re cooking 4-6 servings, same as if you were cooking for a family.

A good rule of thumb for cost savings is 20%. The cost of cooking a meal is roughly 20% the cost of eating the same quality food at a restaurant (unless the food is exotic or unusual). So if you’re making a steak, you can cook a steak that’s similar in quality to a restaurant at 1/5 the cost or get a steak that’s 5x better than the restaurant’s one.

"He didn't marry until now, so he won't ever do it. Think about it, why would a man like him ever marry? It's too late to catch him. " ~some cunt

[FullMetalExoParticipant 2383]

~BS wrote:

like other posters have mentioned, certain foods reheat and freeze well, and some taste even taste better as leftovers.

Cooking for 1 is more economical and practical if you’re cooking 4-6 servings, same as if you were cooking for a family.

A good rule of thumb for cost savings is 20%. The cost of cooking a meal is roughly 20% the cost of eating the same quality food at a restaurant (unless the food is exotic or unusual). So if you’re making a steak, you can cook a steak that’s similar in quality to a restaurant at 1/5 the cost or get a steak that’s 5x better than the restaurant’s one.

I second this! I hope more Western MEN learn that cooking a superb dish is as Manly as it can get: It takes passion, control not to screw it over …or to eat it half-way while it’s not yet done, because you are hungry 😀
Coming from an Eastern Man. COOK IT LADS!

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[~BSParticipant 3266]

I personally am not a fan of crockpots, although I can appreciate their ease of use. Just throw ingredients in according to a recipe, set and forget. I think one area where crockpots may shine is if you are living in a studio or somewhere where you don’t have access to a stove or oven.

Old school cast iron cooking is how I roll. It has greater versatility over a crockpot IMO. I favor a dutch oven for stews, chilis, etc. You can slowcook on the stovetop or in the oven. You can use it for dishes that are best cooked in multiple stages using a single pot.

For example, braised ribs – requires you to heavily brown the meat, create a roux of sorts, cook aromatics, slow cook ribs in sauce, and reduce the sauce. You can start cooking on the stove, and transfer to the oven for the slow cooking portion, then back to the stovetop for sauce reduction. You generally cannot do this with stainless or non-stick (rubberized handles). With a crockpot, you’d probably have to do all the steps other than slow cooking in normal pots and pans, even then, I’m unsure how the results would come out. Gumbo is another good example with a somewhat similar process.

"He didn't marry until now, so he won't ever do it. Think about it, why would a man like him ever marry? It's too late to catch him. " ~some cunt

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