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popcorn
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Survey: How Often Do You Cook?
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Dec 12 15:57 UTC 1993 |
I find myself cooking less often than I used to, much though
I'd like to try out every recipe in every cookbook I own.
I'm wondering how much other people cook. Hence this survey:
1) How many times a week do you usually cook?
2) How many people do you usually cook for?
3) How many people do you usually cook with?
(For example, if Rob and I cook spaghetti together,
each of us is cooking with one other person.)
4) Do you enjoy cooking?
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danr
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response 1 of 54:
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Dec 12 18:41 UTC 1993 |
1. Two or three times per week.
2. two, Silvia and I. I guess we have people over once a month.
Then, I cook for four - ten peopl.
3. Usually zero, sometimes one.
4. yes
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kentn
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response 2 of 54:
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Dec 12 18:44 UTC 1993 |
1. (By "cook" I assume you mean "not heat leftovers in microwave") So...
about 5 times a week (the rest of the time I'm running on leftovers.
2. 2 people, sometimes 3 but usually two.
3. One (me).
4. Yes.
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chelsea
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response 3 of 54:
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Dec 12 19:35 UTC 1993 |
1. Sunday brunch every other weekend and maybe 4 to 5 dinners a week,
on average.
2. Three
3. One. I don't like teamwork meal prep.
4. Yes, especially when I have the time to plan something new
or prepare a special dish. But when comes to simply getting
something like spaghetti and salad on the table and it's
six o'clock when I'm getting home, then I'd have to say no,
I don't really like the process. But I don't dislike it either.
Mostly I don't like the cleanup. But with three of us sharing
the job it's not a big deal.
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remmers
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response 4 of 54:
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Dec 13 11:48 UTC 1993 |
1. During the school year, once or twice a week sometimes maybe if I'm
lucky. Not during the school year, probably two or three times a
week.
2. Three
3. Just myself.
4. Yes.
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tsty
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response 5 of 54:
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Dec 16 09:15 UTC 1993 |
Whenever I run out of the batch of whatever I cooked last, well, there
are usually 2-3 batchs running concurrently, so, gee, Idunno ...........
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headdoc
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response 6 of 54:
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Dec 18 01:18 UTC 1993 |
Depends on whether yopu mean "put together a meal" or cook cook. I used to
cook seven days a week two meals a day (and they were well balanced
nutritionally, too). Then, I wised up. Now my husband and I share the
cooking. He does it three or four nights a week and I do the same. Some
nights we "bring in". That doesnt count as cooking, does it? Some nights we
defrost (that also doesnt really count.) We no longer eat the entirely
homemade from scratch meals we used to.
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vidar
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response 7 of 54:
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Jan 8 00:54 UTC 1994 |
1.) What seems to be once every 1 gillion years.
2.) It varies
3.) Usually just myself, but sometimes with my sister.
4.) Yes.
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jrg
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response 8 of 54:
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Jan 17 16:28 UTC 1994 |
1) Depending on my schedule, 2 - 5 times a week--emphasis on the weekends
for leftovers through the week.
2) Ususally two and the occasional extra brave soul.
3) usually my wife helps with prep work (and vice versa when she cooks)
4) Yes--it's a s fun as programming, but the results taste better.
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vidar
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response 9 of 54:
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Jan 18 01:33 UTC 1994 |
You mean you've tried eating a circut board?
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abchan
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response 10 of 54:
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Dec 14 23:23 UTC 1996 |
1) During weekends, I cook. The rest of the time I eat at the office
before going home.
2) I cook for myself (when friends visit, we tend to go out or order in)
3) I cook alone.
4) I like cooking in general but if I'm too stressed over exams, I find it
and the rest of my life to be a hassle :)
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slinkie
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response 11 of 54:
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Dec 15 15:27 UTC 1996 |
1) I cook dinner just about daily.
2) I cook for myself or two people.
3) I cook by myself or with one other person.
4) I like cooking but never have the ingredients onhand to cook exactly what
I'd like to cook.
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eeyore
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response 12 of 54:
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Dec 26 03:55 UTC 1996 |
i can't cook for just myself, so i rarely cook. dang and flem have generosly
lent me their kitchen for whenever i need it, so every now and then i cook
for us all (or bake or whatever). hopefully i'll start doing more cooking,
thogh....
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bmoran
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response 13 of 54:
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Dec 27 03:37 UTC 1996 |
1. 5-8 times a week.
2. 1-3 people
3. I cook alone. GET OUT OF THE WAY!
4. I love to cook.
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denise
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response 14 of 54:
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Oct 20 17:02 UTC 2006 |
Time to reactivate this item, see if/how times have changed over the past few
years. :-) Feel free to reread the entire item or to get the original
posting, at the respond or pass, type in 'only 0'.
1. I haven't actually cooked much of anything lately, other than just heating
things up-which doesn't really count.
2. I only cook for myself but when I *do* cook, I try and make enough to last
for several meals.
3. Just me
4. I dunno, really. I guess since I haven't bothered to lately, maybe I don't.
But I'd like to learn to enjoy it again.
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keesan
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response 15 of 54:
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Oct 20 18:04 UTC 2006 |
Denise, I am delighted to see you expressing an interest in cooking again.
We cook 95% of what we eat (the rest is cooked for us by a friendly neighbor).
What sorts of things do you like to heat up? You can cook a lot of simple
dishes with no more effort than just heating things up, for instance
microwaved frozen vegetables or potatoes, or boiled grains. Do you like bread
and do you have a bread machine?
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jadecat
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response 16 of 54:
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Oct 20 19:37 UTC 2006 |
1- Eh, not often enough. But the hubby cooks a lot more often than I do.
2- Myself and my hubby
3- Usually we're both in on the creating.
4- Sometimes. When I can cook WITH the husband it's fun, when it's just
me- I don't want to take the time.
One of the reasons for #1 is our schedules- instead of having dinner
together like so many other couples, our meal spent together is lunch.
Since he's home and I'm at work- he prepares lunch. This tends to
involve cooking something or other, and there are usually left overs. So
when I'm home alone in the evening I either heat up leftovers or have
something like toast or oatmeal.
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denise
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response 17 of 54:
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Oct 20 20:40 UTC 2006 |
Sindi, I eat a lot of frozen dinners [though I'm getting tired of the Lean
Cuisines and WW meals that are tasteless; so sometimes I get the regular
diners instead of low fat ones]. Hot Pockets are another biggy, easy to do.
Sometimes popcorn or a peanut butter sandwich. This kind of stuff doesn't
dirty up too many dishes, especially if ya use paper plates. :-)
I do LIKE things like chicken, turkey, and most red meat [though no organs
like liver], salads, potatoes etc. I just don't take the time to prepare
them, opting for the reheatable stuff or eating out. I need to convince
myself to change these habits but a part of me still resists.
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mynxcat
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response 18 of 54:
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Oct 20 20:44 UTC 2006 |
1 roughly .5 times a week because of my busy schedule
2 two people - the husband and me
3 usually alone - but sometimes with the husband
4 pretty much. Wish i had more time
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keesan
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response 19 of 54:
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Oct 20 20:52 UTC 2006 |
Denise, potatoes are very easy to microwave. Stick them in a covered glass
bowl or other microwave container, cook on full power for about 4-6 minutes
for one large one (or experiment for varying amounts - they can be reheated
easily if you make a batch). Poke with a fork to determine if they are soft
all the way through. Then using potholders carry the bowl to the sink and
run cold water into it. Let sit for a couple of minutes then peel with your
finger (easier than a potato peeler and they cook better in their skins
because the moisture is kept in that way). Mash and add some flavoring such
as yogurt (presumably low-fat) and/or a bit of soy sauce.
I presume you know how to make a salad and don't 'reheat' it.
Someone else can advise on how to quick-cook meat. Vegetables can be
microwaved too. Frozen ones don't even require washing and trimming.
Frozen dinners tend to be quite salty. My mother used to freeze her own TV
dinners for us to eat when she was working. There must be some website
suggesting how long to precook the vegetable so that it does not get
overcooked during reheating.
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cmcgee
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response 20 of 54:
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Oct 21 01:44 UTC 2006 |
I cook a from scratch, simple meal for 2 every night, except when I'm really
tired, in which case, he cooks a simple, from scratch meal.
I use my crock pot and my pressure cooker frequently, along with a microwave
and a Cuisinart Pro Plus. It's a "can't live without" appliance that makes
cooking for 1 or 2 a snap.
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i
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response 21 of 54:
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Oct 21 03:50 UTC 2006 |
Last "real cooking" i did was last week...but that was an 8-quart stock
pot full (well, 7.5 Qt, minus boil-over loss) of a simple filler spuds/
onion/corn/tomato sauce veggie stew that i've been eating ever since.
Making oatmeal for breakfast, or healthy quickbreads for lunch, or some
scrambled eggs, or browned burger & onion, or a big salad, or some such
is not cooking enough for me to say "i really cooked today".
So i can cook from scratch everthing that i eat for over a week without
feeling that i've really cooked...maybe something is wrong with this...
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edina
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response 22 of 54:
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Dec 4 21:41 UTC 2006 |
1) How many times a week do you usually cook?
I cook probably 8-10 times a week, as I do lunches and breakfasts on
the weekend.
2) How many people do you usually cook for?
Generally two, but we have people to dinner on occasion, and this
weekend, my stepmom will be in town...
3) How many people do you usually cook with?
I cook alone.
4) Do you enjoy cooking?
100%. I love cooking stuff that I haven't made in a while or trying
something new. It's just fun to get in and make stuff.
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keesan
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response 23 of 54:
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Dec 4 22:04 UTC 2006 |
2-4 times a day, depending how long we can manage without getting hungry and
whether there are leftovers to eat instead. Two, one, yes. Sometimes the
neighbor cooks for us. Supper tonight seems to be baked fries and pizza and
lots of fresh spinach. Breakfast/lunch was cold millet with cold squash.
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slynne
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response 24 of 54:
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Dec 5 00:13 UTC 2006 |
1) How many times a week do you usually cook?
How many times per *week*? I cook once every other month or so, not
counting things like oatmeal or toast with cheese or raw veggies. The
closest I get to cooking is when I buy premade pizza dough and fresh
cheese/toppings in lieu of a frozen pizza or when I grill a chicken
breast on my George Forman grill.
2) How many people do you usually cook for?
Sometimes I cook for 5-6 people. It almost doesnt seem worth it for
fewer people although sometimes I cook for just myself or just myself
and one other person (although as I am sure you can imagine, I do NOT
*ever* try to impress dates with my cooking).
3) How many people do you usually cook with?
I dont usually cook with anyone.
4) Do you enjoy cooking?
No. not really.
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