/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16791247
Relax... some of us know what we are doing.

>be me as young kid
>dad making gumbo xmas eve
>tells me to stir the roux while he finishes up the prep
>"just keep stirring like this"
>randomly swirls wooden spoon around bottom of pan, no real discernible pattern
>ask if I'm doing it right
>"damn it do it like THIS"
>same kind of random swirling motion, still not sure what I'm doing
>end up burning it and getting yelled at
>storm off crying and hungry, fall asleep
>dad hides all presents next morning
>find only a small box with a crying child pictured on it, Santa looking down and laughing at him
>inside is an actual lump of coal
That's how I learned - how 'bout u guys?