itt blogs instruct you how to be a man

I do the large majority of cooking for my family and find this shit patently offensive

Smash the patriarchy w yr frying pans etc

i'm really into this universal temperature idea; i think it has a lot to offer

I've grown up around dudes who cook my whole life, it's not even a thing. That it's *even* a thing is like, 'omg I know this woman who votes'.

otm, i don't think there's even a little gender gap w/ kitchen interest/capability amongst ppl i know <40

350 degrees is the "universal temperature" at which to cook everything.

uh can we get back to how insane this is

― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, June 1, 2012 4:06 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah why would it even be that good of a thing to cook all food at one temperature.

i mean you don't need to know calculus to set the oven.

and I know as many women who could give a crap about cooking as I do men. it's a non-starter.

kinda feel like this stuff is being stealth marketed to male college students who haven't yet figured out how to cook and are still eating cafe food and ramen

it's not really for men it's for "MEN"

my parents gave me a book like that when i was first out of college but it was targeted at college students/people just out of college in general, not MEN

I have copies of "Cooking for Dummies" and "Gourmet Cooking for Dummies" which my mom gave me, along with a long "honestly, I don't think you are a dummy, I just like these cookbooks" preamble. She was not reassured when I took the books and said, "It's okay, Mom; I know what you really think of me... *sniff* Can you help me tie my shoes? I always seem to tie them together."

what these do-gooders don't understand is that ramen is an essential rite of passage.

"Keep the cookbooks, Mom. I need to go poopy."

I cooked ramen from scratch during college more times than I ate instant ramen. And I have a penis!

fwiw, i think that college aged women also often need to be taught how to cook, but obv these books aren't being marketed towards them. different products are marketed towards them

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(jokes, obv)

men know how to cook these

http://www.thecitrusreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hungry_man_old.gif

soy + peanut butter + ramen = satay

WELCOME TO COOKING

look, it comes with the dessert! xp

just looking at that thing is making my colon hate me

a lot of our cultural relationships to cooking food are really weird tho, gender aside like in Finding Betty Crocker:

“At this time, the company was still refining their approach to marketing. While they sought to promote a quick and easy product that still retained a “fresh, ‘home-made’” quality, ‘the market was slow to mature’ (p. 168). The company called upon the market research of Dr. Burleigh Gardner and Dr. Ernet Dichter, both business psychologists:
‘The problem, according to psychologists, was eggs. Dichter, in particular, believed that powdered eggs, often used in cake mixes, should be left out, so women could add a few fresh eggs into the batter, giving them a sense of creative contribution.’
As a result, General Mills (who own Betty Crocker) altered their product, abandoning the powdered egg in their mixes. The requirement to add eggs at home was marketed as a benefit, conferring the quality of ‘home-made’ authenticity upon the box cake mix. (Whether using fresh eggs instead of powdered eggs actually enhanced taste was beside the point.)”

ok, maybe gender not totally aside but i always found that really weird. we need to feel assured that we're actually cooking, even if that assurance comes from the arbitrary number/type of ingredients we're adding at home

I just wish all my food could be made out of engine blocks and breasts. And that I could cook it with my cufflinks.

I'm surprised Axe and Ed Hardy haven't teamed up for a cookbook yet.

how many meals can you realistically make out of water and vinegar, is the thing

Cooking With Mace

oh christ i used to live with a guy who stocked the freezer COMPLETELY full of those hungry-man dinners

whenever i cooked anything he would be like "man, why are you even putting all that effort into FOOD?"

xp to mordy

cf. all the ppl who will apologetically tell you the curry/pasta sauce yr eating 'just came from a jar', both venerating & distancing themselves from some oppressive ideal of Real Cooks

tbf I've made a lot of curries from scratch and they take a long time and are a pain

pasta sauce = eh, not difficult but how many tomatoes and how much time have ye got

yeah saw the julia child curry making show and it was an eye opener.

give me my jar

I'd like to make curry from scratch one day but <3 jar

just checking: that is a heart, yes?

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only made one recipe from this I think when I had it out from the library but great cookbook, "curry" is apparently a concept that contains multitudes

you can probably ignore him on the topic of toasting and grinding your own spices and still do a good job.

ick more hueg than expected

one question that has perplexed men for ages is "why should one cook?"

― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Friday, June 1, 2012 12:59 PM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

that's what we have women for, etc

why should one cook when two can order takeout

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltkzggjSWV1qiqf01o1_500.jpg

there is no end to this brand of smug, dreary bullshit on the internet

whoops

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can jump if need be?

"a gentleman can jump if need be" what on earth does this even xp

white men can't jump
ergo white men are not gentlemen

can you imagine being part of something called the gentlemen's society

i can't

http://www.gentlemens-society.org/

The Gentlemen's Society is a not-for profit social club compiled of like-minded young gentlemen who strive to promote awareness for health, education, mentorship, and community involvement. The term "Gentleman" is something we believe has become a lost art. Our organization meets over dinner once a month to discuss ways that we believe will develop a more rounded "Gentleman". By doing so, we have the opportunity to discuss proper etiquette, explore various philanthropic endeavors in the community, and enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded Gentlemen."

http://www.gentlemens-society.org/sites/default/files/gentlemens-group-shot.png

Ew

quiet douchery

It helps if you think of "gentleman" as a euphemism for penis

http://www.gentlemens-society.org/sites/default/files/civicrm/custom/headshots_0017_randy_mills_1a783b8e73c14b3cc8d56fe4506a2a08.jpg

I grew up in Palm Harbor, Florida and now reside in South Tampa. I'm the Vice President of a commercial real estate land brokerage company called The Land Sharks. My hobbies include working out, cooking, real estate, beach, golf, bowling, traveling, Lightning games, and FSU football. I enjoy good company, red wine, cigars, wearing suits, BBQ's, Old School and listening to some good beats. My goal in life is to figure out a way to make enough money to spend a majority of my time traveling and enjoying the finer things in life.

you mean you don't already have inordinate amounts of time for red wine, cigars, wearing suits...