sortius Jun 10, 2025

Last night my kids asked why I was so good at cooking. I really didn't have an answer beyond "I've done it for so long", so we decided to work out how many hours I'd actually cooked.

I did a rough, conservative, sum of 5 meals a week, 1.5hrs a meal, for 29 years (yeh, I moved out of home at 16) and I've got around 11 000 hours of cooking experience.

With the old 10 000 hours makes a mastery, it kind of became clear why I have so few struggles in the kitchen these days.

Honestly, it pays to suck for ages in the kitchen, just keep at it, and you will master cooking without even realising it

#Cooking

Show threadChris MillsJun 10, 2025
@sortius 40 years #cooking , 2.25 meals per day, 0.8 hours per meal, 7 days a week. This could explain my own #kitchen confidence. Iā€™d also add 5 hours per week meal planning and grocery shopping.
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@ambientspace oh, for sure, the planning and shopping is a huge part, and a part that many chefs neglect
Jun 10, 2025 at 8:44amWeb
Show threadChris MillsJun 10, 2025
@sortius I suspect peeling #garlic would be huge if I were making a word map of my activities. Followed by #marinara sauce.
Show threadsortius Jun 10, 2025
@ambientspace hahaha, I bet it's the best there is, though, and you make it without really thinking šŸ˜†
Show threadChris MillsJun 10, 2025
@sortius that and #waffles.