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It’s bizarre to think that if you’re, hypothetically speaking, forced to do something for all eternity, you’d wager it would be something that is also eternally painful or dull or, simply put, anything but pleasant. Well, eating is one thing we’re “doomed” to do for all eternity and so far most of us quite like it.

So much, in fact, that some even form very strong opinions about food, cuisine, and everything in between. And there’s been an AskReddit post about it, with thousands of people sharing their culinary hills they’d die on.

Bored Panda has collected some of the best opinions from the now-viral post, which currently clocks in at nearly 27,000 upvotes, 29,000 comments and 60 Reddit awards. Scroll down to check them out, and while you’re at it, vote on the ones you like and comment your strong opinions in the comment section below!

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#1

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered When you're baking from an online recipe, don't change three or four ingredients "to make it healthy" and then leave a one star review about how bad it is.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And don't bother the cook under the videos with questions like " I want to do the beef with pumpkin and carrots! Can i use pork instead of beef and put peppers and tomatoes instead of pumpkin and carrots? You can do whatever you want BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME RECIPE!

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Only edible items should be plated. Garnishes should be edible, Hate it when I see rocks and sticks on a plate. Fight Me.

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Vicky Z
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should be standard everywhere if the restaurants don't want to deal with lawsuits (edit: there are laws in many countries about this thing so yes the lawsuit is logical 🙄)

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Being poor isn’t a culinary crime. It takes talent to make cheap food taste as good as my mom did.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also cheap restaurants are much better than those gourmet pretentious restaurants that serve you one meatball and charge you a fortune! I'm wondering who decided that this would be a great experience for anyone

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#5

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Putting gold leaf on food is f**king stupid.

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never tried it, but I'm guessing it is still gold when it comes out the other end, so if you are a bit windy after eating, you may end up with golden glitter knickers!

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#6

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered COOKING AND BAKING ARE DIFFERENT.

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Samantha Lomb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cooking allows you to experiment and be imprecise. Baking requires precision

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#7

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered A burger should fit in your mouth and shouldn’t require a stick to hold it together or cutlery to eat it.

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#8

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered If you think it's enough garlic, it's probably not enough garlic.

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#9

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Being snobby about food to the point where you're hindering someone else's enjoyment is not a positive personality trait.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

being a dismissive snobb is not a good personality trait, in every area of life.

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#10

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered if you are writing a recipe, write a recipe. Not an autobiography

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's about some weird copyright laws in some countries. Very annoying, most people probably skip the 'biography' part, so apart from the copyright purpose this was wasted time. Ps. yesterday when looking for lasagne recipe I had to skip over world history of lasagne, a personal history of lasagne and author's philosophical exasperations - on lasagne, of course...

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Homemade chili is almost always better the next day.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Grilling on charcoal taste way better than propane, Hank Hill is an idiot

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its ten times better but it also takes ten times more time and effort. I miss the smoke taste but now whenever I want to grill I just need to push a button.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered That cheap bag of frozen peas and diced carrots you get at the grocery store is an outstandingly versatile source of nutrition. And tasty too.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Cereal first and then milk

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter puts the milk in first, then the cereal. She says it keeps the cereal from getting soggy while she eats it. Or she may just be a monster. 🤷‍♀️

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#15

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered This is actually something I'm willing to pass on

YOU DON'T NEED TO WASH YOUR GOD DAMN MEAT!

If you cook it right, you kill all the bacteria you're "washing". All you're doing is spreading the germs all over your kitchen sink.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is particularly true of whole chicken - do not be tempted to wash it out.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Pasta water must be salted

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly i don't know how people eat them without salt! If i ever have heart pressure problem i think i will just die cause i can't

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered That fondant is Play doh with sugar.

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#20

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered The most expensive food isn't always the "best" food. No, I'm not impressed by a $200 slice of pizza with it's price driven up with truffle and gold flake.

Bonus: cereal or crushed Oreos on a donut isn't revolutionary.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll say it again: who decided that a ridiculously small amount of food that will not be enough for anyone while being overpriced would be a good deal? Who and why?? Show up and apologize!!!

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#21

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered A quality knife can replace 90% of your kitchen gadgets

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Worcestershire sauce can work magic.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So can fish sauce. Amazing how something that smells so vile can enhance so many flavors.

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#23

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered If it tastes good it tastes good

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My cat LOVES whipped cream! She comes running when she hears the beaters, haha. Even though it isn't always whipped cream. She always looks personally offended when it isn't.

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#24

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered We need to stop letting people put raisins where they don't belong.... It's getting out of hand.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered I like dipping my sushi rolls and sashimi in a soy sauce and wasabi mixture and I don’t care if it goes against proper sushi etiquette. It tastes good.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered instant ramen is delicious

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I implore all of you to hold your judgement on ramen until you try a few of the brands only found in Asian grocery stores - it's next-level quality compared to what we commonly see in the west.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered All food is fusion. No dish is above adoption or adaptation.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes but if you are publishing the recipe admit that its not the original one. I am sick of "traditional spanish" recipes that would make my grandma cry

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered I don't want to hear that you're bad at cooking if you don't follow a recipe or measure your ingredients. You can get so far by just reading and actually do it what it says.

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are some people who can burn boiled potatoes. There was a BP thread on cooking disasters and there were several of them.

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Pernille Dyre
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. Our nephew... and my friend can't boil an egg... 🤣🤣🤣. She makes excellent eclairs 🤷‍♀️🤣

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Pisco
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah I hate how my partner pretends that he is a bad cook because he doesnt know recipes. No, you just refuse to look for them. Youtube is filled with wonderful easy recipes.

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K Witmer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is how I taught myself to cook along w calling my mom when I needed to. When she was sick I took over all the cooking while I was caring for her at her house and she couldn't believe what a good cook I had become. My mom was the best cook ever so it was such a great feeling when she said that.

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C Duke
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This. Inattention and laziness does not mean you're a bad cook. It means you're inattentive and lazy. Standing tall on that hill, for the people in the back.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My advice is to read completely through the instructions at least 3 times, mentally envisioning you actually doing it. Second, get your mise en place together; you don't need special little glass bowls, I just use paper bowls. This step is crucial, especially in Asian cooking/stir frying, where it's fast and there are a billion ingredients (one forgotten tiny ingredient can ruin the entire dish - I'm looking at you 1/2 teaspoon of sugar). Also, unless there is raw meet/eggs, taste as you go and at least taste before you think you're done. Trust your instincts - you can always add more salty or sugary items, but you can't take it away. Eventually you'll get to a point where you might have to look at the ingredient list to make sure you've got everything, but you will no longer need to measure things. Unless you're baking.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is exactly what I do and everyone says I'm a great cook. Well no, I just follow the instructions.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I truly believe that not everything is for everyone! It's very possible you do everything by the book and still screw it

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did home economics with a lad who could burn water. Well, not literally, obviously, but he did get a microwave to explode just making a chocolate cake (no metal involved, just baking powder), ruined three saucepans boiling rice and eventually we stopped him from doing anything but the washing up!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you are learning - follow the directions exactly. When you have more experience, and confidence - play!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a boyfriend who could burn water for top ramen. And by burn, I mean, he would leave water in a pot and he only remembered he had the pot going by the smell of his stupid nonstick pot burning because the water evaporated.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother's son didn't oil the egg fry before he made it, and he burned the frying pan.

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Om
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it's more than that, it's how to use the utensils, how to cut stuff, how to keep an eye that you're not cooking too much, or too little. The recipe could tell you to wait 645 seconds, but you don't know if your stove is different, or your flame is too low or too high, etc. You really need to have a certain sense for these things, and some people really don't have it (including myself)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most people I've fed says I'm pretty good at cooking and I never use a recipe. Obviously I like my own cooking, otherwise I would've changed it. But I generally just try mixing stuff I think would taste good together and most of the time it turns out pretty good. The first batch or two might bot be optimal but just adjust the quantity a bit and narrow it down. This is kinda like unwritten recipes, I guess. I'd do measure, I just don't use measuring tools.

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Adam Schneider
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I glance at a recipe to see what techniques it uses and then just wing it.

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Daniel Reilly
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, always go by the recipe word for word. Experiment the second time you make it.

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Joanne LaCrosse
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can not follow a recipe to save my life, if I do I f**k it up every single time. However tell me what's in it, and show me a picture and you will swear I did it by recipe verbatim.

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Dee Stern
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I honestly am worse than bad. I'm culinarily impaired. Set the toaster on fire. Yup, oven too. The only reason I have a kitchen is because it came with the house.

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Наталья Бабкина
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can NOT follow a recipe ( I can follow it either, but what's the fun in that) and get good results. But I won't recommend it to novices..

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Carlos Figueroa
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course. Idiots always get smarter by following their instincts. Apply that idea to maps.

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Terri Landry
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone has kitchen disasters, occasionally. The trick is to follow a recipe until you get to be really knowledgeable about what flavours go together and what ones just don't work. Then you can get creative. For me, learning what made a good marinade changed my life in the kitchen. I make my own marinades and subsequently, sauces out of whatever I happen to have on hand. 99.9% of the time, they are delicious. Every now and again I miss the mark, but it's only when I am cooking for myself that I experiment, so it's all good.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I tend to follow the recipe the first few times I make something but there have been a few times that I've "tweaked" the recipe by adding an ingredient the original recipe didn't call for.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So true! Unless I know the recipe well enough to adapt it, I just follow what's written, and I'm always surprised when people say "you're good at cooking", like... No, I'm not particularly good, I just follow the instructions. The people who are "good at cooking" are those actually inventing those recipes... Or cooking without one, because they just know what to do!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is quite the contrary. The more you can stop using recipes, the better cook you become. I like to think of recipes as training wheels. Everybody will need them at some point, but once you learn to get by without them, there's a world of possibility.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't agree. There's people following everything right and doesn't come out as expected. Why? Mistery

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or noodles. How can someone not cook noodles? I don't mean perfect pasta, just somewhat edible. The package says exactly what you have to do, just just have to make sure it doesn't boil over.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was first starting out and people would ask me if I could cook, I'd always answer with "I can follow a recipe." My husband eventually pointed out to me that some people can't.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not sure how my sister cooks for her family. Last summer she texted me asking if she was supposed to poke holes in a potato for baked potato. I basically cook for all family functions and enjoy cooking yet I wanted to weep.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always use the recipe first. That way u can see what it's meant to taste like. THEN u can mix and match, add or subtract, whatever u want to do. Then the recipe is urs.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What if I say I am very good at cooking and do not use recipes

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Alicia GriffonLady
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Generally speaking from past experiences, people who say they can't cook just don't want to.

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Summer Mason
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've burnt frozen pizza. And I'm a well known cook in my area. Change my mind.

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Connie Martin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a problem with people who are proud of "not knowing how to cook." So you're proud of your ignorance of a basic life skill?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But following the recipe doesn't always help, I've cooked beside somebody who did everything i did(we were working from the same recipie) at the same time yet his tastes horrible and mine didn't. 15 years later and I still don't know how he managed to make his soup taste bad😂

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never measure and I never time. I never make anything complicated, either. I just keep doing things to food until it looks familiar, like something I've seen on a plate before.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Drinking a PBR and posting stuff about being a good cook don't jive.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I make my OWN RECIPES when cooking and test it on my sister

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're learning how to cook, or if you wonder why nothing ever comes out right, then stop improvising. Follow the recipe 100%. Pay attention to the flavors. Smell things. Taste as you go. Learn what's happening. THEN you can improvise.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

some people can get overwhelmed, especially if you don't know to get your ingredients prepared before hand.

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Sissi Gilmour
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't like this enough! I have a kitchen gadget (it's called Thermomix) which tells you exactly what to do and how much of wich ingredient you need to add. It even has a build in scale so you can measure while you add in. My boyfriend simply isn't able to cook with it! He won't do what it says and afterwards gets upset when his "creation" doesn't taste good. He gets so mad and blames the machine for his shortcomings. He also can't cook without it, but that's not what this is about. ;)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember at college a student getting slightly annoyed with another student that announced they 'couldn't cook'. "You can read, can't you?" she demanded.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always found potions class in harry Potter weird cause of this. Its like baking. Yes theres some nuance, but as long as you follow instructions, its not something you make a disaster of usually. But for while potions was like "heres a set of easy precise instructions, oops i melted my cauldron" i think every time i remember something being pointed out specifically as a mistake, it was always "you didnt read the board properly"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, cooking is like chemistry, which is like potion making. However, in cooking if you add one ingredient before the other, your food usually won't blow up in your face. In chemistry, if you misread something and add certain ingredients in the wrong order they can definitely blow up in your face.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered There’s no such thing as a “dry” brine. By definition, brines are liquid based. A salt-based dry rub is a cure. Brines are also a type of cure, but they are liquid based. All brines are cures, but not all cures are brines.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered I live in the Midwest, I love the Midwest but just because you call something a salad does not mean it is healthy and an acceptable side dish to your main course. Snicker-marshmallow-mayo-whatever is not salad.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apple crumble pie is a fruit salad with crouton and change my mind😅😅😅😅😅

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Peanut butter is a fantastic savoury ingredient with a shockingly enormous range of applications.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I melt a little peanut butter mixed with a tiny bit of soy sauce and add it to stir fry. LOVE IT! Especially if you have chicken in the stir fry too.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered The moment something gets hyped as a superfood, I'm out.

To clarify, "superfood" is a buzzword that cues bulls**t incoming and rising prices. The author loses all credibility. It's the point where I stop reading and close the window. Might look up the stats for the food afterward from an actual resource such as a university's nutrition summary.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Season your tomatoes, especially for sandwiches.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unless they're grown in your yard. Then eat them like an apple. Tomatoes you grow yourself are 1000 times better and don't need anything.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Baked donuts are not donuts. Donuts must be fried. Baked donuts are just small cakes, which are delicious but NOT DONUTS

to clarify the exact type of donut imposter I am raging against

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#35

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Learning how to cut an onion is the first lesson in the cooking world

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Samantha Lomb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't. My eyes actually swell shut. I can't see after the first couple of slices

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Often doing things “the right way” or “from scratch” just isn’t worth it. There are plenty of shortcuts that give you 90% of the result with 50% of the effort. I’ll take those shortcuts just about every time.

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can make pastry from scratch, or you can buy it frozen in a packet. Apart from being able to say "I made it myself", nobody at home is going to know, and you just saved yourself a hour's work. ;-)

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Use salt dammit

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No. Use less salt. Most people just put too much in because they don't season any other way.

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People who hate cooking with stainless steel don’t know how to cook with stainless steel.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered MSG is amazing

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The hate for msg is just based on anti asian racism. A doctor invented the idea that it produced headaches with 0 proof whatsoever. This was used as an excuse to attack asian restaurants while many other "western" products have msg. It is been proven since then that what he claimed was a lie.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered If you can't drink it through a straw it's not a milkshake.

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