I hate cooking, but I'd like to hate it less. Help.
I know WHY I hate cooking. I'm not good at it, and while normally I'm not so proud that I avoid tasks I'm not good at, for some reason I'm not this way with cooking. Maybe it's because it's such an unremarkable thing that millions of people do daily that I feel ashamed of not being able to do it to my own satisfaction. (We can unpack this statement, but I don't want to get bogged down in the contextualizing.) It takes time—to cut, to mix, to apply heat to ingredients. Then you've gotta clean up after, so it's like double the work! I don't have much by way cookware, and I'm rubbish at knowing what food to buy while staying within my budget (and without letting stuff spoil). And frankly, I'm tired at the end of the day, and though I know some people like cooking, I don't, so the last thing I want is to do more work.
So for all you reluctant cooks out there, how have you tricked yourself into making the process easier? More pleasant? Less of a time-sink? I don't have money to throw at this, so please no recommendations for pricey kitchen gadgets, meal subscriptions, or the like. Thanks in advance! |