Does your SO cook?

Robby60 · January 2014

My FI cooks most of the time and does a great job! I rarely cook and he is fine with it. I have found a great guy:)

misscoffeeplease · January 2014

FI usually cooks on special occasions but he LOVES to grill. I love it when we BBQ because he does it great. 95% of the cooking comes from me and I usually dread cooking on most nights. After work, our 3 year old and trying to have the house clean, cooking is the last thing I think about.

Peaseblossom55 · January 2014

FI's idea of cooking is putting things into the oven. He does make a great crock pot chili. Now that we have a home and a grill he loves grilling when it's nice. He has come along way from when I first met him though.

melbelleup · January 2014

My SO does most of our cooking. I'm only good at pasta and browning meats. I just learned how to make a grilled cheese sandwich a few months ago. Same with using a can opener. I'm more of a microwave kind of gal. I can also put anything in the oven. But, can't make anything from scratch. Good thing FI loves to cook

Jessa617 · January 2014

My husband almost always does the cooking, and the dishes! I can cook but with my workout schedule he's already home before me and gets dinner started. On Sundays we usually have a competition. I made a turkey one Sunday and he made one the next Sunday and we invited our friends over both times for them to rate. Nobody wanted to hurt my husband's feelings, but mine came out better. We cooked it two different ways, he smoked his turkey and I roasted mine so they were very different flavor-wise.

Husband also does the meal planning because I am just not creative which is going to suck balls when we switch over to Paleo. I need to get my creative juices flowing!

JCbride2015 · January 2014

@Jessa617 Wow, he cooks AND does the dishes? The pattern in our house is that one cooks and the other does dishes, which works out because I love cooking and hate dishes. He grew up in a household with very traditional gender norms (his mom does all the cooking and cleaning) but he's really stepped up in taking an equal share of cleaning, even if cooking just isn't his thing.

melbelleup · January 2014

JCBride2014 said:

@Jessa617 Wow, he cooks AND does the dishes? The pattern in our house is that one cooks and the other does dishes, which works out because I love cooking and hate dishes. He grew up in a household with very traditional gender norms (his mom does all the cooking and cleaning) but he's really stepped up in taking an equal share of cleaning, even if cooking just isn't his thing.

Mine does dishes too! lol. I almost never touch dishes. Though, I am doing them when I go home early from work today just so it's something he doesn't have to worry about. My FI stresses over little things sometimes and that's usually that the dishes aren't done.

lyndausvi · January 2014

I'm jealous of those SO does dishes. My DH doesn't and when he does it's sad.

pumpkinsandturkeys · January 2014

I never, ever do dishes. I have this thing where I can't stand touching wet, dirty dishes, and FI insists on always putting dishes in the sink and "soaking" them (even when they only had bread on them!). Sooo he gets to do dishes, and I do most of the cooking.

Jessa617 · January 2014

It's actually quite comical when he does the dishes. He hates when his hands turn pruney so he has these kitchen gloves that just happen to be pink with frills on the end.

abbyj700 · January 2014

Like a few other lucky ladies - my fI is a trained chef who now has another profession. He's a wonderful cook. We do a lot of cooking together - I'm primarily the person who comes up with ideas and buys groceries and then we'll work side by side getting dinner on the table after a long day at work. Some nights -especially with company around - he likes to pull out some of his old training and really amaze with a big fancy dinner!

cupcait927 · January 2014

Maggie0829 said:

You mean besides frozen pizza, canned soup and fried eggs? Yeah, not so much. I actually had to talk him through making Kraft Mac and Cheese.

Sounds like my FI! He actually googled how to make a grilled cheese sandwich... His sister and I made so much fun of him for that. I'm so jealous of all of you ladies with SO's that are chefs!

I absolutely HATE cooking and would be just fine eating pasta & sauce and baked chicken with veggies every day. FI enjoys the process of learning how to cook and trying out new recipes but lately that's been lacking. Also this month, he's doing the Whole 30 so basically I'm on my own when it comes to cooking dinner for myself. I need me some carbs and sugar!

princessleia22 · January 2014

FI is a much better cook than I am and he loves to do it. I can cook, but FI is a very picky eater and most of the things I make best are things he won't eat. So, he does nearly all of the cooking in our home. With the exception of weekend breakfasts. We have a habit of cooking breakfast together on the weekends, which is always fun.

Belthil · January 2014

H and I are about the same skill level when it comes to cooking but he's a very picky eater so it really limits what we make. Since he's started his new job I typically get home before him so I cook dinner. We typically share the dishes (but only if I remind him to do them).

thejucheidea · January 2014

Yesterday, I was at my grandparents' house most of the day, so my husband was left to his own devices.

He put water on to boil and then set the timer for twelve minutes, then went back after those twelve minutes and realized that he'd forgotten to put the noodles in the water.

Husband does not cook.

pumpkinsandturkeys · January 2014

thejucheidea said:

Yesterday, I was at my grandparents' house most of the day, so my husband was left to his own devices.

He put water on to boil and then set the timer for twelve minutes, then went back after those twelve minutes and realized that he'd forgotten to put the noodles in the water.

Husband does not cook.

FI's very similar. He'll also look at instructions for something and if it says, "Simmer for 5 minutes", he'll actually set the time for 5 minutes. Really? You can't estimate a small amount of time, or just look at the consistency or temperature of the dish to see if it's done? He tries, but if it's not 3 ingredients max, it's over his head.

I also have to usher him out of the kitchen when I'm winging it and not using a recipe, because he thinks you need a recipe for everything... Until he tastes what I've made. And then he'll ask me to write down exactly what I did so that we can recreate it exactly next time.

JCbride2015 · January 2014

pumpkinsandturkeys said:

thejucheidea said:

Yesterday, I was at my grandparents' house most of the day, so my husband was left to his own devices.

He put water on to boil and then set the timer for twelve minutes, then went back after those twelve minutes and realized that he'd forgotten to put the noodles in the water.

Husband does not cook.

FI's very similar. He'll also look at instructions for something and if it says, "Simmer for 5 minutes", he'll actually set the time for 5 minutes. Really? You can't estimate a small amount of time, or just look at the consistency or temperature of the dish to see if it's done? He tries, but if it's not 3 ingredients max, it's over his head.

I also have to usher him out of the kitchen when I'm winging it and not using a recipe, because he thinks you need a recipe for everything... Until he tastes what I've made. And then he'll ask me to write down exactly what I did so that we can recreate it exactly next time.

Yes, Fi is exactly the same way! He made hummus for the first time today and he painstakingly measured out a teaspoon and a half of kosher salt. It was adorable. And you know what? It ended up a bit too salty-- usually I eyeball the salt and it turns out the recipe called for just a little too much. Fi then (also adorably) crossed out 1.5 tsp on the recipe and wrote in 1 tsp for next time. It's just too cute.

Cookie Pusher · January 2014

I just want to say how jealous I am. My FI can't even use the microwave without hurting himself or asking me a million times how long he should set it for. Nor can he properly load a dishwasher or handwash dishes. But he's nearly as handy as I am with a drill!

huskypuppy14 · January 2014

I do all the cooking, but FI does all the dishes, so it's a fair trade. My FI does the same as cookie pusher's FI, always asks how long to set the microwave for, even things we make all the time! He works nights though, so he never had the time to make dinner for himself. When he lived by himself, he had 5 plates from the 1970's, 1 large spoon, 1 skillet. That's it. Oh and 2 beer glasses that he kept in the freezer. I made dinner one time at his place, and had to bring all the supplies. It's hilarious!

pumpkinsandturkeys · January 2014

laurynm84 said:

I do all the cooking, but FI does all the dishes, so it's a fair trade. My FI does the same as cookie pusher's FI, always asks how long to set the microwave for, even things we make all the time! He works nights though, so he never had the time to make dinner for himself. When he lived by himself, he had 5 plates from the 1970's, 1 large spoon, 1 skillet. That's it. Oh and 2 beer glasses that he kept in the freezer. I made dinner one time at his place, and had to bring all the supplies. It's hilarious!

This is exactly my life, right down to the random collection of dishes/cutlery.

silver0319 · January 2014

FI likes to cook, but I usually monopolize the kitchen. He used to cook a lot more for me before we moved in together. He's good about reheating stuff and taking care of his own meals when I have to work late. We also live by an "I cook, you clean" rule.

lovesclimbing · January 2014

Cookie Pusher said:

I just want to say how jealous I am. My FI can't even use the microwave without hurting himself or asking me a million times how long he should set it for. Nor can he properly load a dishwasher or handwash dishes. But he's nearly as handy as I am with a drill!

H believes that he should only have to push one button on the microwave. So he always pushes either the 1 or 2 which makes it automatically go for 1 or 2 minutes on high. I tell him that it's not good for the food or for the plastic bowls the food is in for it to be on high for that long, but he won't listen.

Cookie Pusher · January 2014

lovesclimbing said:
H believes that he should only have to push one button on the microwave. So he always pushes either the 1 or 2 which makes it automatically go for 1 or 2 minutes on high. I tell him that it's not good for the food or for the plastic bowls the food is in for it to be on high for that long, but he won't listen.

Dudes can be so weird sometimes! I don't know if FI thinks I magically know how long to microwave everything for, but he asks me every time he needs to heat anything up! I remember a couple of years ago being sick out of my mind with a double ear infection, sinus infection, and bronchitis. He woke me up every night when he went to heat up leftovers for dinner! And when we ran out of leftovers on the 4th night, he woke me up and asked what I was making for dinner. He wasn't being an ass, he honestly thought I was going to cook because it's just what I do. Everyone says he'd survive fine without me, but I'm not so sure sometimes! lol

Chipmunk415 · January 2014

FI is the better cook, though neither of us are huge on cooking. I did get to make Thanksgiving dinner for him this past year, and Christmas dinner. The turkey was a little dry, but he prefers it that way. Christmas- I forgot the flour and water to thicken the sauce in beef strips in wine sauce, but other than it being a little runny, it was fine. I've learned how to cook a few dishes he likes, and gotten better at not under and over cooking pasta.

cute story- a month after we started dating, I invited him over for Cinco De Mayo. My idea of mexican involves tortillas, pan cooked chicken with taco seasoning, cheese, and a bit of salsa (if you want it). FI had spent 5 years in the SW in the Marines at Yuma, 29 palms, and San Diego. He took one look at what I had, said "this isn't mexican....why don't we do this together?" I promptly went to the store and got peppers, onions, chips, guac, fresh cilantro, and other stuff. Come back- the man cooks fajitas in tequila. He's in charge of mexican food from then on.

JCbride2015 · January 2014

Tequila fajitas sound AMAZING!

And @Jennja22 I feel your pain. I do the same thing and Fi has just completely forgotten to turn on the Crock Pot.

KeptInStitches · January 2014

@jennja22, I'd like your pot roast recipe as well as any crock pot tips you have.

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