Wow, very surprised to see this blow up :P
As somebody who works as a cook in a nursing home kitchen my biggest nightmares are running out of food in the middle of mealtime or a bunch of old people not liking the meal thats been made and demanding something else like 20 grilled cheeses
These nightmares actually play on a almost daily basis it seems
I've heard similar stories from friends and family who have cooked in the army, cooking for a large group of people certainly sounds very stressful. Not to even mention cooking for seniors. Certainly a nightmarish job
Remember those black/dark unrecognizable things you always see in anime being cooked all the time?
Those are actually super easy to cook in real life.
Just super overcook an adobo dish so that it turns into a charcoaled stew mess.
Happened to me one time I forgot I left the stove on low heat to cook.
Edit; the bottom of the small casserole still has some dark spots till this day, and that shit happened about 4-6 years ago.
Oh yeah, been there bestie. I tried to cook chicken tika masala once, burned the marinade so bad the non stick pan looks like cast iron. Meal still came out okay, ironically
- Kitchens whose owners never bothered to buy seasoning. Every house should have salt, pepper, garlic powder, etc. (its subjective because every culture uses different seasonings, but everyone should have whatever is locally available).
- Lacking tools and appliances or barely maintaining them. Imagine going to cook for a friend and his cooking knife is dull, he has no can opener, he has no whisk, 3 of the 4 burners on the stove don't work, the oven is broken, etc. [Insert "He doesn't own an air fryer" meme here.]
- You can't see because the lightbulb is broken.
- The kitchen is too small; the counter is too small for even a cutting board to fit and the person who you're cooking for insists on helping but he doesn't fit in the kitchen.
- Power or water outage while cooking.
No seasoning is diabolical, might as well not cook at all without at least salt. Though its a matter of prefference really, I've had to cut back on salt because of health issues and to be frank I can't even tell that there isn't any anymore
I hate cooking in other people's kitchens sooooo much. Where's the spatulas? Where's the pans? Where's the pan holders? Why aren the salt and pepper in the spice cabinet? Why don't you have (insert common ingredient)? WHERE THE FUCK IS THE CAN OPENER
Can attest to that personally, can't number the omelettes I've ruined because of a lack of a spatula. And don't get me started about having to open a can without an opener...
My nightmare? getting ready to serve, only to find out that MY knife has been used by a stranger. You do NOT touch another chef's knife!
even worse? It still has pieces of whatever they cut with it!
even worse? The TIP has been broken off your four-hundred-dollar ceramic knife because they tried to use it as a makeshift can opener!
The scariest part? It happened TWICE inside of four years!
I hate when people misunderstand how much equipment costs. That is a lot of money down the drain for no reason, plus assuming it was a friend or family that did it asking to be reimerced for it couldn't have been easy.
uncovered chicken in the fridge
all counter space taken up with appliances like air fryers coffee makers, microwave, leaving no room for prep.
Only have salt and pepper as spices, along with a single container of garlic powder that is actually empty.
also, all the spoons are dirty and in the sink.
I've never had the misfortune to have to deal with the second thing, but it would certainly make for good writing
As for the dirty spoons or the uncovered chicken I just don't understand people who can live like that. And then they always treat you like a germaphobe when you say anything about it, as if you're the one in the wrong
An very messy and overly filled fridge where if you want something you accidentally topple something else. Ooh and sugar. Just sugar everywhere because people are careless while using it so everything is sticky. Can also do it with oil.
Also an overfilled trashcan which hasn't been emptied since last week. The scent alone would kill me
The fridge comment is so true, I've had to deal with it my whole life. My dad always brought home way too many fruits and vegetables, so much so it was physically impossible to eat on time and we constantly have to throw stuff out. So annoying.
Yeah, I honestly don't recall anyone ever using garlic powder around here. Always actual cloves of garlic.
Honestly I use both. I don't think they taste the same and certain recipes are a better fit for one over the other. Plus minced garlic burns so fast, some times I just can't be arsed
