Allen wrote:
> The thought of starting to learn to cook can be hugely scary for first
> timers. Irrespective of whether you have not been concerned about
> creating meals until now, haven't ever had the self-confidence to
> start out or possibly maybe you are sick to death of take-out meals
> and want a change, it's never too late to learn how to cook. By using
> all of these basic steps, you will soon be on your way to cooking up a
> storm.
> What's so great about cooking?

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How could cooking possibly be scary?

On Mar 21, 3:30*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> Allen wrote:
> > The thought of starting to learn to cook can be hugely scary for first
> > timers. Irrespective of whether you have not been concerned about
> > creating meals until now, haven't ever had the self-confidence to
> > start out or possibly maybe you are sick to death of take-out meals
> > and want a change, it's never too late to learn how to cook. By using
> > all of these basic steps, you will soon be on your way to cooking up a
> > storm.
> > What's so great about cooking?
>
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>
> How could cooking possibly be scary?

Maybe just the thought of handling the butter knife.

In article <490d23ac-c48b-4607-a282-204dda7c3849
@t2g2000pbg.googlegroups.com>, says...
>
> On Mar 21, 3:30*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> > Allen wrote:
> > > The thought of starting to learn to cook can be hugely scary for first
> > > timers. Irrespective of whether you have not been concerned about
> > > creating meals until now, haven't ever had the self-confidence to
> > > start out or possibly maybe you are sick to death of take-out meals
> > > and want a change, it's never too late to learn how to cook. By using
> > > all of these basic steps, you will soon be on your way to cooking up a
> > > storm.
> > > What's so great about cooking?
> >
> > <link snipped>
> >
> > How could cooking possibly be scary?
>
> Maybe just the thought of handling the butter knife.

Wooooooohooooooooo

Janet.

>How could cooking possibly be scary?
>

Fear of failure.

On 3/21/2012 4:35 PM, Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Mar 21, 3:30 pm, "Julie > wrote:
>> Allen wrote:
>>> The thought of starting to learn to cook can be hugely scary for first
>>> timers. Irrespective of whether you have not been concerned about
>>> creating meals until now, haven't ever had the self-confidence to
>>> start out or possibly maybe you are sick to death of take-out meals
>>> and want a change, it's never too late to learn how to cook. By using
>>> all of these basic steps, you will soon be on your way to cooking up a
>>> storm.
>>> What's so great about cooking?
>>
>> <link snipped>
>>
>> How could cooking possibly be scary?
>
> Maybe just the thought of handling the butter knife.

And should I stir clockwise, or counter-clockwise?

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:30:49 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> How could cooking possibly be scary?
>
> C'mon. Food alone scares you!

No.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:30:49 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> How could cooking possibly be scary?
>
> C'mon. Food alone scares you!
>
> -sw
>
>

I sense flatus is in the air.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flatus

I never thought cooking can be scary. How could be cooking scary?

In article >,
t says...
>
> On 3/21/2012 4:35 PM, Chemo the Clown wrote:
> > On Mar 21, 3:30 pm, "Julie > wrote:
> >> Allen wrote:
> >>> The thought of starting to learn to cook can be hugely scary for first
> >>> timers. Irrespective of whether you have not been concerned about
> >>> creating meals until now, haven't ever had the self-confidence to
> >>> start out or possibly maybe you are sick to death of take-out meals
> >>> and want a change, it's never too late to learn how to cook. By using
> >>> all of these basic steps, you will soon be on your way to cooking up a
> >>> storm.
> >>> What's so great about cooking?
> >>
> >> <link snipped>
> >>
> >> How could cooking possibly be scary?
> >
> > Maybe just the thought of handling the butter knife.
>
> And should I stir clockwise, or counter-clockwise?

I can offer private counselling for those problems. It's not cheap but
it will change your life.

Janet UK

"Julie Bove" > writes:

> How could cooking possibly be scary?

A huge proportion of household injuries occur in kitchens -- cuts,
burns. Deep-frying opens up whole new ranges of possible mayhem.

The press talks about food-born illnesses a lot. Mostly it's from
restaurant food, and people think of professionals as "better" than
amateurs, not realizing that working in commercial quantities gives
hugely more chance for cross-contamination. So they also worry about
making a meal that makes their family sick.

So it doesn't seem *that* strange to me. Most people don't start
cooking or helping cook when they're 5 these days.
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"David Dyer-Bennet" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > writes:
>
>> How could cooking possibly be scary?
>
> A huge proportion of household injuries occur in kitchens -- cuts,
> burns. Deep-frying opens up whole new ranges of possible mayhem.
>
I'm not that paranoid. I also don't deep fry.

> The press talks about food-born illnesses a lot. Mostly it's from
> restaurant food, and people think of professionals as "better" than
> amateurs, not realizing that working in commercial quantities gives
> hugely more chance for cross-contamination. So they also worry about
> making a meal that makes their family sick.
>
> So it doesn't seem *that* strange to me. Most people don't start
> cooking or helping cook when they're 5 these days.
> --
I wasn't even allowed in the kitchen until I was 9. And that was out of
necessity... my parents were still asleep and I was hungry. I made rice for
breakfast. (I still do, sometimes.) The next time I cooked I was 16 and my
mother was out of town. I had to cook dinner for my brother and father
after school. I didn't know how to cook. I made really bad (nearly raw)
broiled hamburgers. They gamely said they were really good! No... they're
not even rare, they're raw in the middle. Blue! I put the burgers back
under the broiler until we could all eat them. What did I know? I'd never
had to cook before. LOL I did much better with creamed chicken on biscuits.
From there I started learning how to cook. And I found out I enjoy it.

Jill