Three things a bad cook wants to say to recipes

Mom collapsed in the evening... I suddenly had to take charge of dinner.

There is thawed ground beef and pork in the fridge.

I can imagine she prepared this thinking that even if I was tired, I could at least make a 'soboro bowl'.

A soboro bowl... I've never made one before...

But, it's okay! I can find a recipe right away!

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I gave up, pretended I didn't see the minced meat, and...

I'll make something I can actually cook!!

And so, the usual cooking time with my second daughter begins.

Wash the rice with water.

Put the rice on a plate.

Mix it all together, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave it.

And just like that, a cheese risotto that even I can easily make is ready!

And they lived happily ever after...

No, no, no, that's not it!

Three things (struggles) a bad cook wants to say to recipes

Bad cooks can't read recipes

You might think, 'No way, what are you talking about... it's written in Japanese.'

• I can't understand the steps between the lines (even if I do, I worry about how to do them. It takes time).

• Because I don't know the basics, I get lost.

Even with a simple phrase like 'add an egg,' I worry: should I 'whisk' it first? Or just crack it in as is?

Also, one tablespoon, one teaspoon, a 'heaping' tablespoon... a heaping one?! What is that? What does that mean?

Is this level? Heaping? How much is a heaping amount anyway? Questions I didn't notice when I first looked at the recipe bubble up like magma once I actually start cooking.

And then I fumble around!

Missing ingredients in the recipe (bad cooks don't know what to substitute)

Most recipes seem to use a ton of ingredients.

Three eggs for one serving... that would use up a whole carton for four people!

What is that spice?? I've never heard of it... that happens a lot.

I can't find a recipe in the first place!

Maybe it's because I don't search often... I just can't find them!

I'm trying to find a 'beef and pork ground meat soboro bowl,' but only 'chicken ground meat soboro bowl' recipes show up in the search...

Is mixing beef and pork considered heresy...?

I'm sorry... the recipe isn't to blame... it's all my fault [Excuses of a bad cook]

• Not being able to find a recipe is because I lack the experience in searching for one

• Not being able to understand ingredients or recipes is because I lack cooking experience

After all, the degree of being a bad cook varies greatly from person to person.

There is a best way to write for each level, so a recipe that suits everyone is impossible!

So, I will continue to improve!

And I want to say "thank you" to some stranger who thought up the recipe!

So,

Things one bad cook thinks they should do [The goal is to acquire the ability to read and understand recipes]

• Trust the recipe you've decided to make

• Read the instructions for tools carefully

• Taste as you go

If you've decided to make something, the best thing to do is trust the recipe and make it!

Read the instructions for tools carefully... even if you use convenient gadgets, it won't work if you use them wrong!

If you taste as you go, you won't end up with food that's inedible!

Three things a bad cook wants to say to recipes: Summary

Thank you for reading this far.

This is what this post is about.

It's something like that.

It's hard to make things exactly as written in a recipe, isn't it?

To begin with, I can't even read the recipes...

But I'm so happy when I manage to make something well.

I want to keep working hard and increase my repertoire.

Thank you for reading until the end.

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