35 People Reveal Their Dirtiest Kitchen Secrets That Should Probably Stay A Secret

When I cook from myself, I frequently eat from the pot, over the kitchen sink.

I don't sterilize anything that's going in the pot. If it's hot enough to cook meat, it's hot enough to kill germs (typically). If you live in such places where even heat isn't killing the germs, the germs ain't the issue.

I have never sterilized anything in my kitchen? Stuff gets washed with dish soap or a ride in the dishwasher.

When I have to cook for myself…I don’t. Hello delicious cheese sandwich.

Maybe as a 20-something. If I did that now it would kill me.

I feel this deep. Sick of family members roll their eyes or say "I'm not going to like that". Maybe cook yourself?

When my kids were small we were poor. I cooked a meal (nothing weird. Just, bangers and mash or chicken and chips etc). And if they didn’t eat it they had to go hungry because there was nowt else. I made sure I didn’t cook anything they genuinely didn’t like (one of them gagged on pork once so I didn’t cook it again) They are not fussy eaters now in adulthood.

This happened to me, too! If I spent 2-3 hours creating an old favorite or dragged some old leftovers from the back of the fridge and nuked it for 2 minutes, I got the same level of appreciation: none. When my kids hit high school I quit cooking. Am pleased to say that in their mid 20's they both still enjoy cooking and baking and eat homemade, balanced meals.

Yep. Just on Sunday, I cooked breakfast for 6 of us and it cuts deep when one of your own parents doesn't seem appreciative, even though they never lift a finger around the house. I see cooking for people as an expression of love and when someone important to you doesn't seem to care, it can be very disheartening.

Yeah... after working in food service for many years, I've lost he passion for cooking, period.

Common scenario in our house. But then I forget what unique place I hide it. Sometimes, the kids are nice enough to remind me - which means my clandestine acts are useless.

I've said this before in other threads, but I hide chocolate all over the place from Mrs. Kusotare. She has no impulse control and will burn through it as if her life depended on it. At least this way, she gets it in a more controlled rate, I get some of it, and she doesn't feel like c**p after going on a chocolate binge. The trouble is that I forget some of the hiding places. Some of them I can't use for a while because she's found them, and some of them I suddenly remember, like when I found some chocolate chips in my pressure canner.

Also I love the bitter dark chocolate when it's something I actually want. Not something to stiff my face with so I don't die lol they asked for a nite once and spit it out . So o buy the dark and unsweetened and they don't ask for me to share lol. Also I can't figure out how to edit a comment

I'm a type one diabetic so my candy stash is sacred and needed if I drop to low . My kids usually will only asks once and I van tell them no , its for my blood sugar . I can show share if I have extras but even my 5 year old won't raid my stash and WI ask for something else in place of my good stuff.

Fair call. (Tip: the two best places for hiding chocolate are in the vegetable bin of the fridge or in the laundry. You're welcome.)

Same, everyone praises my mom's spinach dip recipe but it's just the recipe on the back of the seasoning packet

My grandmother was an excellent cook, and she had many original recipes to her credit. But not every recipe was original. I remembered her blueberry muffins that she would make regularly, and one day after she had passed I asked my mom for the recipe. My mom said to get something to write with and then said "Dunkin ...... Heinz." Though I really can't be sure if that was true or not. I also had an aunt that made her own recipes and eat famous for her cakes. She never wanted anyone else to know the recipes, so she never cooked with anyone but her daughter. She did write her recipes down, but she always wrote one ingredient wrong and memorized it in case someone stole her recipes cards! I have a few of her recipes because her daughter wrote them down from memory later on.

Buddy the Elf: You sit on a throne of Lies!

My stepdaughter laughed so hard when I shared my secret meat glaze recipe - the secret is, it’s just ketchup and sugar.

Reminds me of the Friends episode with grandmas cookie recipe - nestle tollhouse

It's all fun and games until Grandma gets the walkin' toots from the milk

If she's just picky - good for you. If she's gonna spend the next night playing porcelain tuba, then you should go there and smell the damage. Btw from the non milk milks I'd say almond milk is the best... or maybe soy milk. Almond is better with sweet foods and drinks soy with everything else