Someone In This Online Group Asked “What’s Your Stupidest Cooking Opinion So We Can All Fight About It?” And 30 People Joined The Thread

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Who downvoted this? People shouldn’t judge others for what they want on pizza, right??? It’s not their pizza, it’s that person’s. Where would you guys on BP be if I put hedgehog food on my pizza?? Plus, this person here is just complimenting something, not insulting something. People who have their own beliefs and not INSULTING something shouldn’t deserve downvotes unless what they’re saying is REALLY ridiculous.

People don't use the whole thing??

Yes agree

Yes!! 95% of what I cook is for me and my immediate family. I'm not going through the extra time grinding spices and herbs to make supper every night.

It looks better? (Guess)

*removes a new mixer from basket*

Nope, for me it is a sign of respect to first try the dish. After your first bite, you are allowed to do whatever pleases you to enjoy your food but please try first and respect my work. Plus, this way i can learn to make it Better next time

Bone apple tea :-)

You can check if eggs are still fresh by putting them in a glass of water. If they sink to the bottom, they're fresh. If they stand upright or bop up and down a bit, they're still okay. You could use still them to bake a cake or make scrambled eggs or anything that completely cooks the egg. But I wouldn't use them for recipes that call for uncooked parts of the egg like royal icing or mayonnaise. If the egg is swimming on the surface of the water, toss it in the bin.

You don't get to tell me how I cut my sandwich. You just don't.

The directions: Mix the ingredients until the right consistency, but I'm going to describe the consistency in a way that includes every known substance to man, such as 'until it covers the back of the spoon'. Then bake it with an equally vague idea (between 150 and 250 degrees, for 45-75 mins), but be careful! Too hot it won't rise, too cold it wont cook, too long and it'll turn to rock, no long enough it'll collapse when you open to door. Just make sure you get the temperature and timing perfect!!!!!

I *whisper it* actually like using cups for measuring. They're very convenient and I don't need to get any scales out. There you go, America, something you've done that I prefer.

I chop garlic but I've tasted the jarred garlic and it tastes different, it's also not as strong as fresh garlic.

Classic Aioli does not even contain mayo, nor does it contain any egg or vinegar. It consists purely of garlic and olive oil, sometimes with some grains of salt or pepper. That being said, mayo itself is not gross, either. The gross part is to combine it with foods it is not suitable to be paired with. I love mayo on fries but can't stand it in salads.

But it’s also good with a little bit of salt and then just plain steamed. Which still counts as sweet, right? Right?

Sweet potato is delicious however you make it! Yummy

I'm planning to make sweet potato bacon cheddar pierogi with Christmas dinner this year. About to make a trial batch for lunch today.

I like to alternate slices of sweet potato with thin slices of a very spicy salami.

Don't Americans put marshmallows on them?! That sounds vile.

Both ways are fine by me.

It's good as Sweet potato cue. You guys should try it, you sprinkle sugar on it then fry. It's a street food in my country

Sweet potatoes are better in pie

I've never had them in a sweet dish. I love them roasted, in soup, curries, pretty much anything.

I like them both ways.

Sweet potatoes are yellow and best with butter. The orange things all these Midwest stores carry are yams. Sadly I’ve not found a sweet potato once outside Montana.

I slice them thin, lay them flat on a foil-lined baking tray, add olive oil, salt, pepper, grated garlic (2 large cloves), a dash of nutmeg, a tiny dash of cinnamon, covering all of the slices, then roast at 370 for about 40 minutes or until slightly crispy and firm. I’m a personal chef, and I swear every child in every family I cook for eats these up!

...how else are they eaten?

Baked, fried, mashed into turnip to make it smoother. I've never eaten them any other way than savoury.

Um... I've only ever had them savoury. Wouldn't understand them in something sweet.

I only ever serve it as a 'veg' - boiled, mashed or roasted. Is there another way? Brit here and it's only become commonly available in the last 20 or so years, so not 'brought up' with it.

poke with a fork a few times, wrap in a wet paper towel and microwave for 7-8 minutes, yum and easy

Probably controversial, but sweet potatoes are disgusting. Whether roasted, mashed, put into soup, turned into chips, steamed-all horrible.

Cannot understand America's obsession with sweet potato and pumpkin as sweet food. 🤮

If it’s actually real truffle oil and not that fake stuff, it makes homemade mac and cheese absolutely divine!

If you have FRESH tomatos it die make a difference - if not: not

Generations *of Americans*... I wouldn't even think of using a box mix for anything (particularly macaroni cheese - god knows how you guys in the US can eat that c**p)

I think maybe YES I agree, but I fry the bacon first and dry it out (and the food it’s gonna be wrapped with) so it isn’t soggy. I thought that was… normal?

Or cook it *properly* a couple hours in advance. SO MANY PEOPLE don't know how to cook rice. You should not have to strain rice after it's cooked. It should have absorbed the water and be light and fluffy. 2x water to 1x rice. Boil the water away, turn off the heat, put the lid on and LEAVE IT.

My brother has committed an unforgivable sin. He put his peanut butter and his jelly on the same slice of bread then put the other slice on top.

YES! RED ONIONS ARE PURPLE

Can't stand the term "cultural appropriation". Why aren't the same people slinging that around bashing all the "non-western" people wearing "western style" clothes? The rest of the world needs to stop wearing jeans, tee-shirts, and western suits. Also, stop listening to western/American music. I find it offensive. And since one person, ME, finds it offensive EVERYONE should stop doing it. This was sarcasm by the way.

They are not bad at all... as long as you clean them after each use.

Go back to reddit then and never come back.

I disagree

Seriously? 100% the opposite. OP must make a truly horrific burger.

They are not and I will die on that hill

MSG suffers from the same bad science as vaccines. One bad paper published by a disreputable academic took off in the mainstream media and that was that. It's all b.s.

Salt is a lot healthier than people make it out to be. Some of the first civilizations arose around, yes, rivers, but not just any rivers. Rivers near large natural deposits of salt. Humans need salt. We're persistance hunters, with no sharp teeth or claws, and yet we became the top predator because we have one advantage over other animals: our sweat glands. We could run after animals, and they'd get away, because we're slow and pathetic, but we'd keep coming, and they'd have to run away again until they overheated and couldn't run anymore. Humans have always needed salt. The only reason people started saying salt is bad for you is because it can raise blood pressure. That's because it helps your body retain fluid, which you need. Fluid is a good thing with very rare exception. If a person's blood pressure is high, there are already other things going on that need to be worked on. The salt in itself isn't the problem.

I'm predominantly a meat eater, but as part of our cutting back on meat one of our meals is spinach and ricotta cannelloni, and it's really yummy.

wait, what? Who leaves the pit?

Totally ignorant

How would the vitamins know the difference?

San Marzano tomatoes do taste better in my opinion. If I’m making something where tomatoes are the star of the dish then I splurge. Cento is a common brand but Glen Muir uses San Marzanos too I think and are a little cheaper.

I like to dip my pizza in it, fight me and you'll lose because I will be SLATHERED in ranch!

Isn't cilantro that thing that tastes like soap to some people? I might be wrong though.