/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.13651748]

I started visiting this board because I wanted to learn how to cook
>its completely fucking useless

What gives?

[Anonymous No.13651753]

>hey give me a recipe for thing
>duhhh Google

[Anonymous No.13651759]

>>13651753
why yes the best way to find recipes is using google and exercising your personal judgment to pick the best looking one

[Anonymous No.13651769]

>>13651759
Okay, retard. Just ignore the fact that we're on a cooking forum. Why are you even here? Fuck off to some random blog on Google.

[Anonymous No.13651772]

>>13651748
Where is this vending machine?

[Anonymous No.13651774]

>>13651748
What are your thoughts and opinions on the humble Mcchicen?

[Anonymous No.13651776]

>go to 4chan
>expect useful information
Pick one

[Anonymous No.13651781]

>complain about lack of cooking threads
>start a thread that's not about cooking
Seriously what is your fucking problem

[Anonymous No.13651786]

>>13651774
That looks like filey o fesh

[Anonymous No.13651791]

>>13651786
Or, as the Koreans who visit my local McDonald's call it, "Feesh Bagah"

[Anonymous No.13651793]

>>13651748
You were mistaken, this is the fast food shilling board.

[Anonymous No.13651815]

>>13651776
I learned 80% of what I know about health and fitness from /fit/ and that place is one of the biggest clusterfucks on this entire website. desu the /fit/ meal generals unironically have more cooking content than the entire /ck/ catalog

>>13651781
When I make eggs over easy I like to do 4 or 5 at a time but this always messes the yolk when I flip it. Is there a way to do this or do I just have to be patient and do 1 or two at a time?

[Anonymous No.13651816]

>>13651748
Buddy do you now know where you are?

[Anonymous No.13651823]

>>13651769
asking for a recipe isn't fuckin cooking either

[Anonymous No.13651824]

>>13651748
Look if you really want to learn how to cook just look to YouTube cooking videos that teach basic stuff.
Add oil to vegetables so they brown and caramelize instead of burn and char
You can cook all the water out of most vegetables with a bit of oil and salt and add the rest after so you don't boil everything in mushroom or cabbage juice.
You can par boil food to lock into water or extract it depending on the food.
How to sear meat on high heat.
Do not buy every pot pan and gadget just get a pan, a pot, a bowl, a spoon, fork, cutting board and a knife

[Anonymous No.13651899]

>>13651769
This is an image board, my man.

[Anonymous No.13651902]

>>13651816
>muhsoggyknees
you have to go back

[Anonymous No.13651916]

>>13651824
I suppose this sounds like the best way. Any channel recommendations? All I really can cook is rice, ground beef and eggs. I just eat a rice and beef bowl every single day. Its pretty tasty and good for post-workout but itd be nice to have cooking options. I tried to make a tuna casserole last week and it was disgusting in multiple ways. I still ate it because poorfag but yeah I don't know how to go past rice and beef bowl

[Anonymous No.13651926]

>>13651916
Cooking With Jack, but start with his old material since he cuts a lot of corners and doesn't really explain anything in new episodes.

[Anonymous No.13651957]

>>13651748
The problem is that so little of the board comes down to discussion. There's such a modicum of actual cooking knowledge around here that the majority of threads come down to things that don't merit discussion. "How to do x?" "What's better, y or z?" All of those things are easily looked up. If there were actual cooking enthusiasts here, they'd be talking about differences and variations in recipes, opinions on varying methods, and rare or unusual ingredients. But like the rest of this shithole site, it's distilled down to racism, trolling, and ineptitude.

[Anonymous No.13651971]

>>13651815
Simply become better at flipping, the number of eggs only matters depending on the size of the pan you are using. Maybe use a bigger pan if you are confident in your skills otherwise.
As for your concern over /ck/ not being useful a handy tip for navigating this site is to see if a board has a sticky. If it does then you'll get good info from that board, if it doesn't you won't. Have a graph, on the house.

[Anonymous No.13651975]

>>13651957
>If there were actual cooking enthusiasts here
There are plenty, it's just that usually people don't always want to talk about the same things

Me, I really wish that there were more people interested in clarified milk punch and clarifying drinks in general
It's fucking tasty, but if I made a thread (at literally any time of day) it'd get like 10 responses

meanwhile, everyone has an opinion on things like fast food because it's easily accessible

/ck/ is as fast as a hobby board like /o/ or even /tg/, but there's an entry barrier that requires you to have a lot of money (for restaurants) or a lot of skill in the kitchen--which means that the only discussions everyone can join in on are the lowest level ones

[Anonymous No.13652005]

>>13651816
That guy is probably part of the very problem he’s describing. In reality, there is much more useful information and good social interaction here than on most sites, especially social media. Sure, you have to dig for it and ignore the shitposts, but at least it’s there. He also doesn’t realize that a lot of the best threads are off topic for the board they’re posted on.

[Anonymous No.13652024]

>>13651971
Thats a nice chart ty. This is the kind of thing I was expecting to be stickied here actually

[Anonymous No.13652037]

>>13651748
ask better questions then.

[Anonymous No.13652039]

>>13652024
A sticky allows for more sensible moderation and allows the board to self-moderate as well. Without that it is generally a free for all. Most boards should have one. I've been bringing this up on /ck/ for a while now to no avail. It'd take an afternoon to make at most.

[Anonymous No.13652064]

>>13651769
We are on food forum. People post about food.

[Anonymous No.13652083]

4chan has gotten worse over the years. There used to be actual chefs and threads from professional food reviewers. In a race to the bottom, it's devolved into fast food shitposting and e-celeb bullshit. Some people still do cooking advice or cook-a-longs, but they aren't nearly as common as they used to be.

[Anonymous No.13652086]

>>13651774
I make my own.

[Anonymous No.13652091]

>>13651971
>knob of butter

[Anonymous No.13652093]

>>13652039
The board's rules are posted on /rules, why fag up the board with perrenial info graphics to coddle people? If you can't cook feel free to browse /tv/ or read a book. I seriously don't see how this would help anyone who posts here

[Anonymous No.13652103]

>>13652093
>how do i survive on 50 cents for 2 months
Read the sticky.
>how do i do this very basic kitchen technique
Read the sticky.
>whats the best wine to pair with-
Read the sticky.
You get the idea. Threads that get reposted ad nauseam can be sensibly removed. This isn't about needing to be coddled, this is about cleaning up the board and encouraging discussion and enthusiasm instead of cooking 101.

[Anonymous No.13652106]

>>13652103
What's your reddit name?
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[Anonymous No.13652111]

>>13652106
I don't use that site.
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[Anonymous No.13652112]

>>13651916
https://youtu.be/fGSC2zPnzP4
https://youtu.be/arSl-UsOtXM
Most of her channel will teach you how to cook just binge watch a few videos and you will find most soups are add everything brown it add liquid bring to boil simmer eat.
She also explains why you do the step that helps you understand what your really doing. (Add oil or your food will burn, heat up pan or the food will stick when you put it in.)
Check out food wishes to the guy talks weird but everything is solid advice and he gives alternatives just check the older vids for the simple stuff.
https://youtu.be/6Wk2cYarjOI
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcMWrrmy5L2zOAD8hMaTHz72uPJtfLMFn
Should give you some ideas for work lunch I make a few they are pretty good and easy.

[Anonymous No.13652114]

>>13651815
Just put a lid over the pan and you won't have to flip them.

[Anonymous No.13652115]

>>13652111
Ok

[Anonymous No.13652138]

>>13651748
Make a roux make mirepoix caramelize onion add spices brown meat mix together make a stew lesson over. Now let's talk more about McChickens.

[Anonymous No.13652145]

>>13652138
I have a terribly picky friend who almost exclusively eats plain mcchickens. Though to his credit he has gone out to eat with me, talked with me while I ate at a restaurant and then went to go get his fastfood after the fact, no complaints.

[Anonymous No.13652146]

>>13651957
I mostly browse for the shit posting and seething.

[Anonymous No.13652157]

>>13651748
Because this is a site that lets anyone post and the moderation is the opposite of a Silicon Valley site's "Trust and Safety" team. If you go to /k/, it's more about "look how rich I am" or sperging out over whether or not only AR15s are acceptable for home defense than actually how well you can shoot a gun and how to improve. The same goes here: it's all about using food as a vehicle to shit on other countries and obsessions over junk food brands and fast food chains.

It's still better than getting shadow-banned on plebbit for angering some tranny with a pocket mod.

[Anonymous No.13652190]

I don't know how to cook nor have I really wanted to learn how. I come here to look at pictures of food.