question for all you chefs and cooks..do you still cook when you get home..or, do you take short cuts; like using frozen pastry; frozen meals. I do because when i get home i am tired and dont feel like starting again.
2006-10-31 07:13:36 · 21 answers · asked by grumpcookie 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Oh yeah. People have a misconception about us. Like other people, we get tired too. We don't come home after a hard day and make a 7 course meal. We're tired after a long day and we just want something quick and easy. If I don't eat at the restaurant, I'll pick up some fast food or make some soup and a sandwich. Or sometimes, I'll make a whole lot of food and save the rest for leftovers. We don't cook all the time. We're just like other people.
2006-10-31 11:14:40 · answer #1 · answered by Chef Orville 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do a little of both. I like to cook from scratch. But then I also do use some of the gifts that technology has given us.
When I worked 6 days a week and 12 hours a day on those days...I know I used to take my day off and I would make my own "tv dinners". I would cook a couple of meals and put them in glad ware containers so I wouldn't have to cook when I got home.
2006-10-31 07:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by hard rock girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always cook when I get home. I would never eat any pre-prepared frozen or microwave meals. It is possible to prepare and cook tasty simple nutritious meals in the same time it takes to open a packet and shove it in the microwave, but the food / advertising industries won't let you believe that.
Do I cheat? yes, when I have the time I will cook several casserole type dishes at once, portion and freeze them.
If you put rubbish into your body from a diet of processed and "take away" food, it's no wonder that you feel tired when you get home.
2006-10-31 07:37:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this missus doesn't cook i will settle for beans on toast, don't really enjoy cooking at home much especially after a hard day over a hot stove, prefer cooking for large numbers as well, cooking for 1 or 2 is to much of a pain, after all the prep and having seen food all day much nicer to have a meal waiting that i have had nothing to do with enjoy it a lot more. maybe I'm just a lazy b.
2006-10-31 08:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by Rod T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never , Iv cooked for over 20 years for my Family ( 4 Children , one wife ).....and have Never used Frozen Meals.... Whats the point.... I can make a Spag Bole' in 30 min..! ..
Anything Frozen has almost Zero Vitamins..! ....
Stick to Fresh and try "Flash Fry " in Olive Oil ...it cooks quick and keeps the taste..
If you need any tips .. just mail me..
( Chef for a London Hotel )
2006-10-31 07:32:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband is a chef, and "when" he cooks ( not to often) at home, he never takes short cuts. Most of the time he don't get home until really late though so he just goes to bed...
2006-10-31 07:17:08 · answer #6 · answered by Just Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puff pastry is about the only shortcut I'll use. Sometimes I want to kick myself for having such ridiculous standards. But food and cooking are my life, so I can't imagine a time when I'll give myself a break and do it differently xxx
2006-10-31 07:26:36 · answer #7 · answered by trimtautterrific 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the rare occasions I cook at home, I do it right.
Thanksgiving & Christmas are huge meals & all fresh.
After spending 12 hours at work, who has the energy to cook at home.
2006-10-31 07:22:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you mean by shortcuts. I love cooking for us, but canned goods and frozen veggies come in really handy. You'd never know it from a restaurant. It's all in how you use the pantry stuff.
2006-10-31 07:23:31 · answer #9 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont buy ready meals and only have take out once a week.
i enjoy cooking so like to cook at home as well!
2006-10-31 07:22:53 · answer #10 · answered by Mrs Chicagosgirl!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋