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If you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen! Also, if you don’t use fresh garlic, don’t frequently sharpen your knives, create low sugar desserts, or have the audacity to use glass cutting boards, you have no place in my kitchen!

Cooking can be enjoyed by anyone and everyone. But, like many other communities, the cooking world has some purists who refuse to tolerate anything less than the best. If you think it should be a felony to put pineapple on pizza or people should have their culinary rights revoked for claiming onions are caramelized after only seven minutes on a pan, this might be the perfect list for you.

Reddit users have recently been sharing their most gatekeeping culinary opinions, and they certainly did not hold back. We all have opinions we’re passionate about when it comes to food (for example, as someone who grew up in Texas, I think packaged, store bought tortillas are an atrocity), so be sure to upvote the responses that make your blood boil like pasta water. Keep reading to also find an interview with Reddit user CessnaBlackBelt, who started this conversation in the first place, to hear his thoughts on the topic.

Feel free to share what would cause you to throw a cook out of your kitchen in the comments below, and then if you’re hungry for another Bored Panda article that can help you elevate your culinary skills, check out this story next.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions I'm of the opinion that you can do whatever the f**k you want with food *but* if you fundamentally change a dish you have to change its name.

It's all about expectations. If I go into a restaurant and order a carbonara, then when it arrives they say 'oh we make it with pepperami snack sausages and cream cheese', then it's no longer a f*****g carbonara...it's not necessarily gatekeeping but things are called things for a reason. Imagine the chaos if we just abandon this...come on people.

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Fully agree. If there's an established recipe and you make significant changes you also have to change the name to reflect that. And no, that's not gatekeeping. But when we hear 'pizza' we have a reasonable expectation of what we'll get and if you decide to substitute the dough with a cookie, the sauce with strawberry jam and the toppings are chocolate chips and corn flakes that's not a pizza.

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Food can be a very emotional thing, and we're all entitled to our own opinions in the kitchen. Perhaps you feel passionately about the food of your culture being prepared properly or you hate when people use "taco" as a flavor for other foods. We've all got some gatekeeping culinary opinions, so to learn a bit more about this topic, we reached out to CessnaBlackBelt on Reddit, the person who started this conversation in the first place. He said it was simply a random thought that inspired him to ask this question.

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"I thought about how people who don't live in Louisiana can't cook gumbo," he told Bored Panda. "I then thought, I wonder what people from elsewhere tend to gatekeep about."
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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions If you can't take a full bite of your sandwich or burger in one go it is a fundamental failure.

If your sandwich or burger requires a skewer to maintain integrity it has fundamentally failed.

If you want more filling scale horizontally, not vertically.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. I do not want a skyscraper. I want a sandwich that I can bite, so stop putting a whole wheel of cheese, head of lettuce, and seven tomatoes on my cheeseburger, Tina!!

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions If you change a recipe when you make it, you’re not allowed to rate it in the reviews without making the original. Nothing worse than someone rambling about the 14 changes they made to a recipe, and then giving it a 3 star…

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah. I once wanted to make a meat pie but didn't have all the ingredients (they asked for a dark beer like guinness, I only had normal beer, I didn't have enough meat and decided to add some potatoes and I used different dough than what they asked for and some more). It turned out quite deliscious, but I would never dare to rate a recipe after I made so many changes to it - no matter how the meal turned out in the end. 😅

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We were curious if CessnaBlackBelt considers himself a master chef. "I consider myself really good at cooking, but my 'cookbook' as I'll call it, isn't that big," he shared. "My strong suit is Cajun cuisine, such as Gumbo and Jambalaya. My most gatekeeping opinion is that people who put tomatoes in their gumbo are not making gumbo."

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We also asked him what his thoughts were on the responses to his post. "Most of the responses didn't quite answer the question, but I was definitely surprised by a response saying that condiments are an abomination, which I naturally disagreed with," he told Bored Panda. "The one that resonated with me the most said that you can't just call yourself a chef and that you have to earn that title. Now, I consider myself good at cooking, but I am by no means a chef."
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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Anthony Bourdain was right: butter is the secret ingredient.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions I think EVERYONE (both food service workers and general public) should take a food safety course.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Homemade whipped cream is and always will be better than the fake store bought stuff

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my favorite foods is homemade whipped cream with strawberries. Mmm 😋

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But even though he may gatekeep certain things in the kitchen, he's still optimistic about other people's potential. "Anyone can cook. You just need to make the effort to learn and master techniques," he shared. And he was even able to expand his own culinary knowledge from sharing this post.

"Aside from how much attention the post received, I was also surprised by how much I learned about others' cultures and cuisine, along with new advice," he told Bored Panda. "Such as using Parmigiano Reggiano instead of parmesan cheese."
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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions One piece of garlic is never enough

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People who actually only like 2 foods should stop pretending they’re ‘picky eaters’. I understand people having problems with certain textures or types of flavors, for instance someone saying ‘I usually don’t like spicy things’ is fine, or if it were sour or too sweet I could accept that as well. It’s fine to not like the gritty texture of some vegetable when cooked some way or to dislike the ‘smeary’ texture that fat-rich food can sometimes have.

However, as a Midwesterner specifically, I have met so many people who literally act as if they cannot eat anything but mac&cheese, potatoes, and steak. These same people then look outward at the entire rest of food culture and say ‘I don’t like those weird things, I’m picky with what I eat’. No you are a baby sir, and you are still eating exclusively what your mother fed you as a little boy so that you stay that way. I know I have no right to be upset with what other people decide to put in their bodies, but y’all asked me to gatekeep and folks like this get to me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This only applies if someone won't try something. If someone gives it an honest try and they don't like it, then they don't like it.

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Charcuterie is cured meats.

There is no Dessert Charcuterie board.

If it has cheese, fruit, nuts, etc. It may be f*****g delicious and beautiful but it’s not a charcuterie board.

That’s like me making a Cheeseburger Board and it’s strawberries, chocolate, cookies, nuts, jams, etc.

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Whether you're a master chef or a university student surviving off packets of ramen noodles and meals from the cafeteria, we hope you enjoy this list about culinary opinions that really get people heated. At the end of the day, we all just want to eat well and enjoy our food. Just try not to get too stressed about the amateurs who don't know the difference between a bread knife and a butter knife; they're trying their best too. Keep upvoting the responses that you agree with, and then if you want to check out another Bored Panda article that can help you elevate your cooking skills, we recommend reading this list next.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions STOP COOKING SHRIMP WITH THEIR TAILS ON IN DISHES YOU EAT WITH UTENSILS!

Am I supposed to reach into my plate with my hands like an animal, or leave half of the shrimp stuck in the tail like an animal?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just hold the shrimp steady with my fork and use my knife to press the tail end carefully until the meat is cut through but the shell is intact. Then holding the knife steady, gently tug the meat loose with the fork. Works well for me.

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Posting a video on social media of cooking some stupid c**p like Kraft Mac and cheese, throwing it into a pan, topped with crushed spicy Cheetos, and throwing the video on social media with a bunch of hashtags is NOT a “food hack” and it does not mean you can cook. Quite the opposite, imo.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

anything prepared with kraft mac n cheese is a travesty

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LEMON and LIME have two very different flavors. My entire family seems to think that they taste the same and will substitute one for another.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Celery is not "just as good"when used as a replacement for onion, Will, you f*****g monster

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Wash your filthy hands. I don't want food poisoning again.

Also, if you use a glass cutting board, we can't be friends.

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Shepherd's pie with beef isn't shepherd's pie. It's cottage pie.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If only there was a clue in the name of the dish.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Grilled Cheese MUST be buttery

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Most people's knives are so dull as to be next to useless

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can get a basic small knife sharpener for like $10. Sharp knives are safer than dull knives. Get a sharpener and use it often!

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Desserts should not be healthy or low sugar. They're dessert damn it! Yes, it can be healthy but when you're changing texture by removing sugar itself... Urgh

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a type 2 diabetic who loves sweet things I tried the "sugar free" stuff, the taste is terrible, and the side effects are worse. Especially the taste of sugar free ice cream, and I loved ice cream before it.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Please scrape the food off your chopping board with the non cutting edge of your knife.

That is all.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A pet peeve of mine as well. Plus it is the flat side, so it makes it easier.

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The dark meat of the chicken is infinitely better than the white meat. No exceptions.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boneless Skinless Thighs are the absolute best! Slow broiled in teriyaki and served over rice. One of my favorites.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions While recipes are useful, folks should prioritize WHY things work in a recipe over just memorizing a recipe.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! Once you know what makes it work, you can change it and make it even better

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You are not a chef if you have not ever worked in a professional kitchen or had formal training.

I know someone who thinks she's an influencer and calls herself the Rachael Ray of our city. She refers to herself as a chef even though she's never even been a server at a restaurant, let alone work in a kitchen under a chef or pro.

It prob shouldn't annoy me as much as it does.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Fresh Thyme is the answer!!!

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Blending a tub of Cool Whip with a block of cream cheese and throwing it in a pie crust does not make cheesecake. Call it something else. That s**t ain't cheesecake, full stop.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Freshly ground black pepper is so much better than pre-ground (like the stuff in shakers at restaurants).

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ONG! My ex-SO introduced me to ground pepper. The flavor from fresh ground pepper versus "shaker" pepper, is unreal. I never realized how good pepper can actually taste. It's now only ground pepper for me. I've been through three mills already! Lol

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People who refuse to try new tastes, foods and dishes suck.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandson, who is a picky eater, stayed with us once and we made beef roast with potatoes, carrots, and other veg. He didn't want to eat anything until I told him that the roast was the same type of meat he was eating as jerky, which he loved. He had several helpings of roast that day.

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There is no shame in using a meat thermometer to get the temp you want.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also no shame in using a knife to make food into smaller pieces.

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Preoccupation with dish authenticity is toxic. The authenticity of a dish varies by geography and culture so for example something like 'street tacos' will never be authentic because they are different depending on where you are. Snobbery takes away the pleasure of experiencing food.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A complete disregard for authenticity takes away from the experience too - I would prefer to cook with authentic ingredients and methods where possible to experience new flavours, whereas having a British or American take on Asian food tends to make it nothing like the original dish. 'Pan Asian' restaurants also bug me, as they tend to make a generic Asian food type for all their dishes with little difference between them.

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Bacon does not belong in everything.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions If your middle eastern/Mediterranean place serves bad or bland hummus I’m not even going to bother with the rest of your menu. If you can’t get the basics right don’t waste my time.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once I went to a Mediterranean falafel place and ordered a Greek salad. It was literally a shredded head of iceberg lettuce,a few slices of tomato, and a few slivers of onion. I was like, "is this a joke." Later the chef came out and asked me how I'm enjoying my meal and I thought he was making fun of me. I wanted to gesture to the shredded iceberg lettuce in front of me and be like....

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Burn marks from taking food out of the oven with just a thin towel/your bare hands are not “badges of honor”. Protect yourself and wear some damn gloves.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know... If you cook a lot it's rare that you never get burn or you never cut yourself. Of course this doesn't mean you shouldn't be careful to avoid it, but it happens to most chefs sooner or later. This doesn't mean that they are acting like dumb fûck in a kitchen

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Stop calling mayo with anything mixed into aioli.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. Aioli has a rather simple recipe, if you follow it, you get aioli. But if you make mayo with chives then you have a really nice dipping sauce for chicken nuggets or whatever else you want to dip in, but not an aioli

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If you say white folks can’t cook. You been eating the wrong food.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions People eat the "fast" versions of food for different reasons then the authentic versions of food. People don't eat Kraft mac and cheese and expect it to be the best they've ever had, they eat it because it's easier to make then an actual homemade Mac and cheese. Sometimes your brain just craves the weird powdered cheese flavor from Kraft and sometimes it wants the real cheese flavors that come from homemade Mac and cheese. Both can be good in their own categories but shaming people for eating "non-authentic" versions of food is just weird and elitist.


Edit cause people keep saying it - I'm aware that this isn't gatekeeping. I typed this out and posted it without realizing that I mixed up gatekeeping and controversial, both questions come up on this sub so often that I didn't even think about the difference until a few people pointed it out.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions I have a few about cajun food.


Jambalaya is a dry rice dish. If someone is serving a sauce over rice and calling it jamabalaya, they have no idea what that dish should be.


Cajun does not equal so spicy it can't be eaten. Most cajun food is full of flavor and not all that spicy.


I have been to a few restaurants and seen dishes to the effect of "Pasta with cajun sauce" I don't know WTF cajun sauce is, but in all my years, no one in my family ever made it or heard of it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m from south LA so YES!!! WTAF is that “sauce” they speak of? I certainly don’t want any!

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Washing your meat just spreads germs in your sink. It’s gross and a waste of time

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Fresh garlic that you peel and chop yourself is SO much better than the c**p in a jar. Yes it's more work but it's so worth it I don't get why anyone complains.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cut off the little stem end of the clove, smash the clove with the flat side of your knife - now the peel comes right off and your already half way to chopped. Easy peasy.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions MSG makes average food delicious, and takes delicious food over the top.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

MSG is sort of like salt: a little too much of it, and you ruined the dish. Personally, I don't like MSG, the shape of the taste is somehow wrong.

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Kind of the opposite of gatekeeping, but to quote a time honored classic movie about a rat cooking, "Anyone can cook".

It is worth it in every possible way to learn how to cook, if even just for yourself.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People who claim they absolutely cannot cook are prime examples for weaponized incompetence. It's just a lie. Everyone can cook at least a simple dish if they just want to. You need zero talent for some fried noodles or a pot of potatoes and dip. If you can't do that, you're messing it up because you don't want to.

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Tin foil can be used both ways. It makes no difference. The smooth and matt sides are from the manufacturering process.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

true, but I still prefer to have shiny side outside :)

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If something’s missing and you can’t put your finger on it, it’s acid. Add lemon, vinegar, etc.
Edit: missed the point on gatekeeping, still true tho

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i agree you will have to pry my lemons from my cold, dead, sour hands

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People need to taste their food. I can't count how many times I've had under-salted food. People just follow a recipe without even tasting anything and expect things to be perfect. You gotta taste it first people!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Diners also need to taste the food at the table before adding salt, personal pet peeve.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions YOU CANT F*****G CARAMELISE ONIONS IN LESS THAN 20 F*****G MINUTES. I DON’T GIVE A FLYING F**K WHAT THE F**K YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING OR HOW YOU F*****G THINK YOU’RE GOING TO “HACK” THIS, ITS NOT F*****G CARAMELISED. IT JUST F*****G ISN’T.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, calm down.......breathe.....in through your nose, out through your mouth.

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My friend was in Maine. Stopped at a place and their chicken parm was… chicken nuggets with ketchup and American cheese. If he told me the name I would Molotov cocktail that place so that culinary abomination could never be made there again.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i’d rather eat socks soaked in hot dog water, about the same

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A s**t ton of condiments on burgers doesn’t = better tasting

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The worst are the goopy condiments. I'll take a real fresh LTO over any amount of ketchup/mayo/mustard any day of the week.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Burning s**t doesn’t make it Cajun.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s the spices! That get burned and make it “blackened” lol

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Propane will never be as good as charcoal

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If you add olive oil to the water when making pasta you’re a monster. No idea why I’ve met so many people who do this

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's an urban legend of sorts that it'll make it so that the pasta doesn't stick. My mom also does it, although it literally just floats at the top of the pot...

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Buy the best knives you can afford. You only need three- chef's, bread, and paring. Keep the chef'sand paring sharp.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm our house we added a fillet knife to that list.

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Casserole is a perfectly fine way to meal prep, and while some can be bland or TikTok bait, they're often hella good.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meal prep is a fancy way of saying leftovers for a week

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#51

Gluten free food is never as good as its regular counterpart. (Obviously only applies to foods that had gluten to begin with)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are there seriously people adding gluten free things to their shopping under the pretence it's more expensive therefore 'better'? The products literally exist to give people with gluten intolerances things to eat, it's not like you need a fair trade, organic, gluten free flour to taste better.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Smashing a fistful of tater tots and pressing them onto a plate isn’t a hash brown Greg.

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#53

You should not eat a medium rare hamburger, not unless you really trust the place making it

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So true, unless they handled that beef correctly it should be cooked past the danger zone or your gonna get sick

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If you go to a restaurant and they cheap out on the side salad, they most likely cheap out on their regular entrees.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions Most recipes you find online use way too little spices. 1 tsp of cumin? Unless it’s a meal for one gtfo.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions if you don't allow chicken to brown when you're pan frying it, just don't

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the critical part of this is not buying supermarket chicken that is pumped full of liquid.

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#57

Expensive high grade tomatoes are always worth it.

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If you put cream into your carbonara, it is not carbonara anymore

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's more like an Alfredo then... But not even quite that. Can still taste good though

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Broth is made from flesh. Stock is made from bones and flesh.

There is no bone broth. It's just a made up BS marketing term.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well the idea is that bone broth is made from the marrow of the bone. Bone marrow isn't really bone or flesh.

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Shepherds pie has f*****g sheep in it. If you put beef in it it’s a goddamn cottage pie, you filthy f*****g animal.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So what do you call it when (in college in the cafeteria) they make it with the leftover seasoned ground beef from the tacos from the day before?

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Butter is the only acceptable fat to use in pie crust.
I said what I said.

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A hot take / unpopular opinion is not gatekeeping...

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#63

Life is too short for bad bread, I refuse to buy it in those wonder bread-type sleeves in the durable baked goods aisle. I always go for the naturally-leavened loaves in the bakery. They don’t last as long but you can keep them frozen and thaw slices as needed.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Years ago I started baking my own bread: saw a no knead recipe somewhere and went "this looks simple enough", and indeed it was. I've since progressed to sourdough, and very seldom buy bread anymore.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions You cannot trust your oven thermometer. Get a separate one and use it to "calibrate" your oven. Mine will tell me it's hot about 100 degrees before it's actually at temp. Very annoying.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had an oven manual that said: "There's no need to use a separate oven thermometer. It may show a different temperature than this oven. But be assured this oven is calibrated and accurate." Talk about gaslighting!

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learn how to cut a damn onion

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just bang them against the kitchen counter with my forehead. Works every time.

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Enchiladas are rolled not stacked.

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Anyone who says they can't cook is just too lazy to make the effort.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry, but that is dumb. It could be said about any other skill. Anyone who says they can't play an instrument is just too lazy to make the effort. Anyone who says they can't speak another language is just too lazy to make the effort. And maybe they are not lazy but just not interested in learning that skill.

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#68

Mixed greens is not an acceptable substitute for lettuce(iceberg, romaine, Green leaf, butter) on a hamburger. The point of the lettuce is for texture so you want a mild flavor and high crispyness. Mixed green misses the mark on both points.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only true if all you want is the texture. I put mixed greens on burgers and sandwiches because I like the taste and I like to add veggies.

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Mac and cheese will always need more cheese.

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A little coriander (Chopped or not upto you) really makes the Curry shine.

Also, Ghee (Clarified butter) is better than butter.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I disagree with the coriander because it should be well known by now that it's a genetic trait that for some people it tastes like soap and I doubt they'll ever be able anything that contains coriander. And the butter vs ghee depends on the dish. You can't make beurre noisette with ghee and some great dishes just won't taste the same without some browned butter.

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“If You Use A Glass Cutting Board, We Can’t Be Friends”: 50 People Share Their Most “Gatekeeping” Culinary Opinions I've done many of BBQ contest back home in Texas, the best wood to use in my opinion is pecan.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have never had that. Is it really that good? I need to try this now, lol.

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Learn the 5 mother sauces. People will start to think you’re a gourmet chef

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For anyone wondering: 'The five French mother sauces are béchamel, velouté, espagnole, hollandaise, and tomato' thanks google

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#73

Boneless wings are not wings, they’re nuggets. Not saying saucy nuggets are bad, but call them what they are.

Edit: ok maybe they're tenders and not nuggets. I don't care what you call them, as long as you don't call them wings.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wings are wings, they're a body part of a chicken, like the legs. A chicken leg without the bone is still a chicken leg, and a wing without the bone is still a wing. Boneless wings are exactly what it says on the tin: chicken wings where the bone was removed

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#74

Something isn’t immediately Poutine simply because you put [random food item] atop a plate of fries.

And if you use shredded cheese instead of curds, it is simply called “an abomination”.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cheesy chips and gravy is actually nice. But you are right that it is not poutine.

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Tiramisu should be made AS IT WAS WRITTEN BY THE ANCIENT ONES. All this strawberry tiramisu and other weird experiments are all an affront to man, science, and the divine. Seriously though if you want to experiment go for it. I'm just gonna judge you hard-core lol.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm going to disagree with you. The 'ancient ones' only created it in in 1950s or 60s. The tiramisu cream (mascarpone, eggs and sugar) is the foundation, based on a much, much older recipe. You can add the flavours you like to it. Coffee is traditional, but if a person doesn't like coffee then choose a different flavour. Just make sure you change the name, eg 'Tiramisu al limone' or 'Tiramisu alle fragole'.

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Chili must actually contain chili's or powder to call it chili.

Texas Chile does not contain tomatoes or beans. I have no problem with tomatoes or beans in chili but do not call it Texas Chile if you add those.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fair, but chile stretches a lot farther if you do use beans and tomatoes.

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Frozen blueberries that are forzen after freshly picked are better than fresh blueberries.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is that so? Not being snippy, I'm honestly just wondering........

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New Mexico Green Chile > Colorado Green chile

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If you pronounce the G in gyro I will fight you.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a Greek, I give you permission to call it however you like! It will still taste delicious! 😋😋😋

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You're not a foodie if you only eat like 5 things and pick half the stuff in every dish before you eat it. Also, you need to cook or else you really don't understand food and all the processes that go into making something. If you can't even cook basic stuff and haven't bothered to try much of anything, your food opinions don't matter.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only partially agree. You don't need to be able to paint to appreciate art, and you don't need to be able to cook to decide if a dish is good. But I agreed that a person who hasn't tasted a variety of dishes and refuses to do so is not a good critic and not a foodie at all

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Ciabatta is the ONLY bread that makes PERFECT croutons!!!!!

Seriously though-- even when soaked-through with soup or dressing, ciabatta croutons keep their shape and don't disintegrate.

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The limes should be cut thinner

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The pizza in New York is better than the pizza in Italy.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The best pizza I have ever eaten... I made it myself!! 😂

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