Am I the only woman that like a kitchen partner ?

[Symetrical-Siren]

When I'm cooking anything is isn't simple, I prefer to have a partner in the kitchen with me. It's just one of those things I like to share with my partner.

 

Anyone else like this ?

[kalilavey]

yes definitely help is always appreciated, but if the spouse has been working all day they definitely dont want to do anything when they get home... if not tell them if they want to eat they better help lol

[Eve]

I think it is lovely to cook together! Hubby and I help each other out all the time. He has things he likes to do in particular and I am the same. He is a fabulous cook ..

 

I do appreciate it though even when he makes me toast! It's silly but even the way he spreads the butter is special. He bubbles it up in places and makes sure to do all the edges.

 

Take care,

Eve x

[ScienceGal]

I love to cook with a partner as long as they are not overly controlling/bossy.

[carhill]

My exW and I cooked together a lot. I had learned about cooking from my mother and did it daily while living alone for 15 years. IIRC, my 'interrupting' my exW whilst cooking together when we were dating resulted in our first lovemaking session.

 

She liked having a partner in the kitchen but often did not like me 'stealing her work', since I would proactively take on tasks without discussion. In this example, for a small dinner party, I would be tasked with dressing the table and plating the food while trying some of the assembly techniques, as my exW was expert at such things.

 

So, I'm back to cooking alone

Edited November 9, 2011 by carhill

[carhill]

Yep, my mom was like that. She 'owned' the kitchen.

[carhill]

I learned how to cook once I had my own kitchen. Mom was a good teacher but don't mess with her kitchen. One can learn a skill at any time in life. That particular one I learned in my mid-20's once I owned my own home.

 

I recall, when talking about aspects of our M in MC, it was interesting to hear exW's perspective about how she liked that I did a lot of things a woman normally did but, at the same time, found that dynamic to not be 'normal', and desired (this is the 'attraction' part) that I be a more 'normal' man. Evidently, like and attraction regarding those aspects wasn't matching up for her. Accepted.

 

Perhaps like and attraction on the domestic front will match up as 'normal' at some point in the future. In the meantime, my cat is my kitchen partner. He never misses a meal

[ShatteredReality]

My exW and I cooked together a lot. I had learned about cooking from my mother and did it daily while living alone for 15 years. IIRC, my 'interrupting' my exW whilst cooking together when we were dating resulted in our first lovemaking session.

 

She liked having a partner in the kitchen but often did not like me 'stealing her work', since I would proactively take on tasks without discussion. In this example, for a small dinner party, I would be tasked with dressing the table and plating the food while trying some of the assembly techniques, as my exW was expert at such things.

 

So, I'm back to cooking alone

 

Hey, anytime you wanna come and set up the table like that! I am awful with presentation. Truly awful. But on the plus - the food nearly always is very good and folks go back for seconds and request taking leftovers home for lunch the next day.

 

I love to cook...and I love to have help in the kitchen. I like to delegate what people do, but that's only because I might need the onions minced instead of just chopped, or the garlic sliced instead of pressed. By all means if the person helping me knows the next step I am happy to have them do it with me having to stop my train of thought to tell them. I typically have my husband help me with shredding cheese and chopping veggies and such while I do the actual sauteeing and or casserole dish assembly. Mostly, again, just because I know what's coming next.

 

I know all about the female territorial feeling about the kitchen. My MIL rearranged my kitchen twice - once while I was in the hospital after having my second child and once again a couple of years later when she babysat for a day and moved things around cause "it just made better sense there". This was an issue that has long been resolved...so - helping in the kitchen - yay. Rearranging it and saying the way that I have it doesn't make sense? Nay!

 

Seriously, though, Carhill...you can come to dinner anytime!

[Symetrical-Siren]

it's ONLY when I'm using an electric range and have little to no kitchen gadgets.

 

I enjoy cooking only when I am cooking with gas and have mixers, choppers, etc.

 

When I have a recipe that is going to have me spending all of 2 + hours in the kitchen, and I have inferior (*cough* electric stove *cough*) tools.....then I prefer to be compensated with a helping hand. Otherwise, cooking because an annoying chore.

 

If I have everything I need, to my satisfaction, then it's not necessary for me to have a partner in there with me.

Edited November 11, 2011 by Symetrical-Siren
Cuz I felt like it

[jerbear]

I'm not a woman but I like being the sous chef.

 

I had so many ex's and female friends who wanted me out of the kitchen at first; because they "owned" the kitchen. After I showed my skills, I can slice, cube, dice, mash, "follow directions"; I became a sous chef to her.

[Negative Nancy]

I hate cooking and suck at it and try to avoid it whenever I can. So whenever my bf is with me, he does all the cooking.

[Tayla]

My grandma often said some skills are best served in the kitchen and others in the bedroom, so take solice that if the Kitchen is a one man show,,,,your skills may fair better in other rooms *wink*

 

I personally enjoy comroderie (sp?) in the kitchen contingent on what tasks are being done....pies and baked goods I prefer to handle on my own....Main meals, awesome side dishes and specialty foods are a definite come and help out thang.

[camper15935]

Iam a man and it's fun to have help.

 

I love to eat so I had to learn

how to cook. Before divorce I was always grilling. These past 6 yrs had to learn to make more then steak and potatoes. My daughter is showing a interest in helping.

 

I've even got a great collection of cast iron pans. You name it i have it even a old cast iron bunt pan.

Edited November 12, 2011 by camper15935

[Ross MwcFan]

Sounds pretty cool and fun to cook together.