UK: Young People aren't interested in Cooking, research reveals - Polidicks

[img_thumb]https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/03/dining/03COOKING-KNIFESKILLS1/03COOKING-KNIFESKILLS1-superJumbo.jpg[/img_thumb] [QUOTE]A quarter of young Britons are unable to rustle up a week’s worth of staple meals such as spaghetti bolognese and shepherd’s pie while a quarter admit they have absolutely no interest in learning how to cook, new research has revealed. Despite the popularity of TV programmes such as The Great British Bake Off and the rise of celebrity chefs, millennials – a generational cohort of 16- to 34-year-olds – say their busy lifestyles and living at home for longer mean they don’t have time, or the need, to cook or develop such skills. The research from the Co-op retail chain, released on Thursday, singles out ignorance about ingredients and how flavours work together as the two biggest skills gaps within this age group, leading to many being unable to cook even a limited repertoire of dishes. Teenagers more likely to eat healthily if they think it is rebellious Read more “There are a number of negative perceptions of cooking among young adults” said Ben Warran, executive innovation chef at the Co-op. “They see it as being stressful, not worth cooking for one and not knowing how ingredients work together. This view comes from either not learning how to cook and not being the main cook in their household, and subsequently lacking confidence in the kitchen.”[/QUOTE] Source: [URL="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/06/millennials-no-interest-in-cookery"]The Guardian[/URL]

I guess it depends on your situation, if you grew up in a house with multiple siblings and 2 parents you would not be expected to prepare meals as much as if you grew up with a single working parent.

I admit I don't cook as much as I should, but when I do I have a blast. Putting forth all that effort to get a relatively quick physically pleasurable reward is wonderful. It's like masturbating, but not lewd.

the most complicated thing I can cook is spaghetti

I love baking. I think my homemade Oreos are better than the real thing. I think people should have [I]some[/I] understanding of baking and cooking so that when they're out on their own they aren't stranded without proper food but I don't think everyone needs an interest in it.

I'm interested in cooking. I watch a couple of hours of Cooking shows on TV and Youtube a week. Only thing I make from scratch is Spaghetti Bolognaise and the Sunday Roast.

I love to cook and eat stuff, it was ingrained into me by mum and both my grandmas I sometimes slap together breakfast or lunch for the fam, usually twice a week [editline]6th October 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Chains!;51159501]I'm interested in cooking. I watch a couple of hours of Cooking shows on TV and Youtube a week. Only thing I make from scratch is Spaghetti Bolognaise and the Sunday Roast.[/QUOTE] I'm a sucker for cooking shows on TV. They got me even more interested in food than I already was.

I love making homemade mac'n'cheese and I always help with cooking when I can. Especially when we're making good ol'homemade hamburgers or Rinceruladen(Sp?).

It doesn't help that basic ingredients are expensive as hell in the UK, especially in areas where you would expect there to be a lot of students such as London.

While I can cook decently well, if I had the option not to I'd totally take it. Sadly there are no cheap pre-made healthy meals so that's out.

I have cooked some pretty nice things before and if I were less lazy I would probably bake pretty often, but usually I have to cook for 3 or 4 people so its also more work just cooking and washing up. Usually me and my brothers just take turns cooking and we cook simple things that dont take much effort. Usually we just keep ourselves stocked with some meat, a few different side dish sort of things and some other misc ingredients and we go from there.

I work 36 hours a week during the closing shift, I don't get much time to cook anymore.

Cooking and baking are both amazing skills and hobbies. Great for gifts, too. But I understand why a lot of people aren't interested in it, as it takes its fair share of time to do/learn. Over in Denmark there's at least a mandatory cooking class in primary school which covers the necessary basics, like cleaning and preparing ingredients.

i can do a mad grilled cheese

Damn right im not

Cooking is fantastic. I don't always have time for proper cooking but when I Do, it's awesome.

I like to cook and can cook but I'm way too tired most of the time to put something together. I usually just unwrap something and throw it in the oven.

I can cook many meals I just choose not to get too creative for the sake of cost. Cooking in school was pretty dope though I enjoyed it, I don't even recall if it was taught in school still without you having to choose it as an option.

I think everyone should know the basics of cooking. If you're an functional adult and don't know how to cook the most basic things then that's kind of sad.

Making food while being hungry as fuck is is the most painful thing [editline]6th October 2016[/editline] I'm lucky if I can get something good ready in 20 minutes

I find cooking therapeutic whenever I get my arse on to doing it

All this Food anime I've been watching makes me desperate to cook but my house's kitchen is a mess that only my mom understands

i sometimes just have no time to cook since work i'd do it more if it weren't for that

[QUOTE]They see it as being stressful, [B]not worth cooking for one[/B] and not knowing how ingredients work together.[/QUOTE] It's this for me. Also the fact fresh ingredients often go out of date before I can use them.

When I cook, I usually make something on a Sunday that will last me at least from Monday-Wednesday. Such as a Stir-Fry which you can heat up easily. Working full-time and having to commute 1-2 hours to get home leaves you in a "I just want to feed myself and then relax" kind of mood. I'd rather use the short amount of downtime I get after work to do something I'd enjoy more. To be honest, I like cooking when I don't have any pressure of time. Weekends I'll happily cook since I'm not rushed like I am after work. I recently cooked Potato Pancakes on a Friday and they were fucking awesome.

I think cooking is something that the more you do it the more you enjoy it, if you haven't really cooked and you have ppl cooking for you it's not a big deal but when you start having to do it yourself you get used to it.

i've just started buying more and more microwave single serve foods recently, can't be bothered standing in the kitchen cooking something that doesn't have a different taste than it and wasting extra time that's life i guess

I'm off work at 9 pm I cook as much as I can but fuck if you just aren't in the mood to really go whole hog. I have several fast and easy dishes from a few ethnicities but there's a limit to willpower at the end of a day when your day ends at closing hours. When I worked grave yards I never cooked. Never had time.

Cooking can be pretty relaxing if you're not fucking it up, but when I get home I'm tired and hungry and stressed out and don't want to deal with anything more than firing shit in a saucepan/oven for however long the packet says to.

usually I end up making shit like soup pomidory or karjalanpiirakka and having it over 3 or so days - you just need to heat it up and you're done that sort of thing is better because on the days you can't be fucked its easy to heat up what you've already made