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Hellobee Boards Topic: who's the better chef? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 04:13:27 +0000 mrswin on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-15870 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:18:39 +0000 mrswin 15870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mynoahbear: my husband is a chef too We both do our share of the cooking in the house although I prefer to bake and dress up the table.... Rescuemom10 on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-15465 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:00:28 +0000 Rescuemom10 15465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Like MERRYC said, Hubby is the cook and I am the Baker. Except when we have a big group or a bunch of guest over I tend to do the cooking and layout of all the food and apps etc.. Too much for him. But he is def a better cook IF he can go out and get stuff specifically for what he wants to make. If he needs to make something with what we have in the house than foget it! He has a hard time "making a meal" with whatever we have in the house. twinmama on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-15404 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:29:36 +0000 twinmama 15404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hubby is the cook, and I'm the baker. But doesn't really have the patience for all the work involved in a big meal. So I'm the sous chef and do most of the chopping prep work, and he does the actual cooking and seasonings. The exception is when I make big batches of freezer food, on my days off. mrsjyw on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-15185 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:23:42 +0000 mrsjyw 15185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm the better and more efficient cook. So most days we dine in, I cook because we want to eat at a decent time. :P DH cooks occasionally, and used to cook for me all the time when we were first dating, but that was before we lived together and I didn't realize that he'd spent 4 hours making delicious dinner for our dates :)... DH CAN cook and is actually really good at it, but he's a perfectionist and takes his time. Whereas, I'm more the let's get it done in 30 minutes type of every day cook. :) chopsuey on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-14501 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:05:49 +0000 chopsuey 14501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ definitely me :) husband can only make ramen and boil eggs MH.Abroad on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-14466 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:05:24 +0000 MH.Abroad 14466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am. I'm a creative cook and we're always having very international meals. When my husband cooks it's basically pasta or sandwiches. :) mediagirl on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-14454 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:51:24 +0000 mediagirl 14454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Wondermommy: I agree, my husband's grilled cheese tastes much better than mine. I do the cooking. He can do eggs, cereal, soup and grilled sandwiches. I am jealous of you ladies with men who cook! Boogs on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-14381 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:04:31 +0000 Boogs 14381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are both good, our strengths are just different. BSB on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-14374 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:49:39 +0000 BSB 14374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am. ALittleP on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-14331 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:06:13 +0000 ALittleP 14331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Me for sure :) But, my hubby makes a good effort! nana87 on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-14134 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:32:04 +0000 nana87 14134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hubs! He writes a food blog too, he really, really loves cooking. I'm pretty decent too, but since he's always willing to do it, I've become totally dependent on him. seriously now, when I'm fending for myself I make mac & cheese 80% of the time. noodlefish on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-14103 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:46:18 +0000 noodlefish 14103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My husband is by far the better cook. He is usually in charge of meals at home... it's for the greater good, believe me! I tend to do more baking, especially around the holidays. eeh on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-14095 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:38:15 +0000 eeh 14095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Oh man, me. Hands down. When I was sick once I asked my husband to make me a grilled cheese sandwich...he brought me two slices of bread with melted butter on each side and not even close to melted cheese in the middle. Last week, he decided to make dinner for us (a frozen pizza) and caught my oven on fire. I made twice baked potatoes and froze the leftovers..he took one out put in the oven (frozen solid as a rock) at 450 degrees for two hours. I didn't even know our oven had a built in smoke alarm but the thing was shaking and smoking and blinking and beeping. Oh, and he was cooking something once that needed a lid on the stove. Instead of reaching into the cabinet where he got the pan and grabbing the lid he covered it with a pizza pan with a can of soup to hold it down. Oh goodness, I could go on and on about his cooking stories for days. BabyBear on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-14011 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:31:03 +0000 BabyBear 14011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Mr. Bear and I are equally as good. He's actually surprised me though. I mostly cook unless I have to work nights and sleeping all day. He'll step in and play house husband. =) Even though we are equal, I probably know more about cooking than he does. MegWag on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13999 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:22:23 +0000 MegWag 13999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My husband is fine to cook and does a good job, but he's not great at meal composition. He doesn't think about how things will go together or having a good mix of starch, protein, and veg. I'm in charge of cooking most nights since he works more, but he's happy to step in if I don't feel up to it or he's got "a vision". Mrs.KMM on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13977 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:02:01 +0000 Mrs.KMM 13977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH is a WAY better cook than me. I can cook if I have a recipe to follow. DH is one of those people who can just add things off-recipe and knows it will all go together well. I'm the better baker though. :) Navy_Mommy on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13877 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:48:36 +0000 Navy_Mommy 13877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My husband thinks he can cook, but he can't, lol. I do all the cooking. When we order take out, he picks it up! Lol Mrsbells on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13858 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:25:42 +0000 Mrsbells 13858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do 99% of all the cooking cyneswith on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13855 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:24:41 +0000 cyneswith 13855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ He's just as competent at it when he puts a little effort in, but his "grilled cheese" is toast nuked with some cheese. I cook roughly 6 nights a week, sometimes a 3 hour dish, more often a three minute prep broiled fish/pork/chicken and vegetable x. mrsmcgyro on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13840 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:10:07 +0000 mrsmcgyro 13840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The only thing my husband can cook is boxed mac and cheese. I do all the shopping, meal planning and cooking. I'd love for him to participate in the cooking WITH me, but I certainly don't trust him on his own in the kitchen. yin on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13830 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:47:35 +0000 yin 13830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am definitely not a natural in the kitchen, but over the years I have gotten more comfortable. Hubby used to cook most meals, but I have taken over recently. I don't know what I would do without food blogs. It's the way that I first found Bee on her Korean cooking xanga, which led me to weddingbee and now hellobee. :) Andrea on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13786 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:49:07 +0000 Andrea 13786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do all the cooking. I wish my hubs would help! HabesBabe on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13783 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:45:11 +0000 HabesBabe 13783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Me, definitely. He can make 2 or 3 things (ground beef/hard shell tacos, spaghetti and meat sauce). tequiero21 on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13770 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:33:15 +0000 tequiero21 13770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ my husband is the better natural cook (he was a short cook or something during college or so!) but he wants ME to cook even though he doesn't like my cooking. i love my cooking, but he always says "pity the chef who can't eat his own food". what a punk. he does all the grilling on the bbq tho. Mrs. Sunglasses on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13768 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:31:23 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 13768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Me. I have a hard time explaining to the hubs that processed foods isn't super healthy. Not because it says its real its good. For example he loves hamburger helper. Puke. Wondermommy on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13662 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:37:04 +0000 Wondermommy 13662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Me, hands down. He's not helpless, though; he made a pretty good spaghetti before we met. Actually, that was the first meal he ever cooked for me ;) But I've definitely spoiled him. He likes to play helpless, now, lol. And for some reason, his grilled cheeses just taste better than mine. Guess he had lots of practice, all those years as a bachelor. MsMini on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13637 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:40:50 +0000 MsMini 13637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are both okay cooks (LOL), we tend to stick with the same meals all the time, not very adventurous. Maybe we will branch out a bit in the future. skibobrown on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13605 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:38:54 +0000 skibobrown 13605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We're both pretty good cooks, but we have different skills. Hubs is better at meat dishes, and he usually does the grilling. I cook more veggie dishes, so often I'm responsible for creative side dishes when he cooks the main course. Over holidays and long weekends when we have the time we have occasionally tackled some more major cooking projects. I kind of want to try making our own pasta over Christmas this year... tessabella76 on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13595 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:19:30 +0000 tessabella76 13595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Husband is better but I do most of the cooking because I work less hours. He makes some killer breakfasts! enjollah on "who's the better chef?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whos-the-better-chef#post-13585 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:57:25 +0000 enjollah 13585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @cyndistar3 same here! hubs has all the bbq duties and he does a great job of it!