What's your cooking style?

[Eva Marie]

I was cooking something new tonight that took a lot of pots and pans and shuffling around, and I thought this subject might make a good topic here, since I know there are some good cooks here.

My wife uses every pot and pan we have, while I clean up as I go. At the end i'll have a couple of pots to clean, while she has a big cleanup job.

[Janet_Girl]

I have a limited amount of pots and pans, let alone any space.  So I use all that I have and if I need more I clean something that has been used.

[Bombi]

I cook a lot and I use a lot of pans but the deal is I cook she cleans so no worries.

[tekla]

Reservations.

[Pica Pica]

i make a mess. I like making a mess.

[spacial]

I'm pleased to say, I'm not a bad cook. I like to keep things as simple as I can. I don't have any hangups about using good quality packets of mixes, sauces and such.

But I only ever use fresh pasta when I make something with pasta.

[kaide]

I clean as I cook since I don't have many in the first place, so its kind of a must lol, so I guess I do use everything, but I clean too.

[LivingInGrey]

I'd have to say I clean as I go. I have a kitchen that's about the size of most people's walk in closet. My counter space is about 6 square feet and depending on what I'm doing I'll have to pull out a 6 foot folding table to use as prep space. I don't have a dish washer so I have to clean everything by hand, that means if it's a sticky BBQ type food I'm cleaning what I've used while it's still hot and soft.

Most of what I eat though is a stir fry so it's not all that bad.

[Muffin]

I clean as I go very much, similar for me I only have so such space so I avoid using too much kitchenware. I also wash either while cooking or straight after as I hate anything with caked on food and also because I worry about attracting bugs if I leave it over night. But saying that since my house mate moved out there has been a steady decline in bugs around the kitchen/house.. interesting.

[Mr. Fox]

On that rare occasion that I cook, I use two pans at most, so there's not much of a need to clean as I go.  I probably would if I did need to.

[reilly]

i make a mess. I like making a mess.

Same here! 
I don't really like the cleanup part of cooking and I usually end up using a sinkful of pots and pans and utensils, so I use the "I cooked, so you clean!" argument whenever I can get away with it.  If I get bored waiting for something to boil or melt though I'll clean up to pass the time.

[Kinkly]

I Like cooking but I'm not very good at it and have problems following recipes so most of the time its frozen meals but even with those I don't normaly follow the instructions.
also "I cooked, so you clean!" doesn't work if you are alone. so I clean when i need to.

[Cindy]

I love cooking, either for myself or for friends. I tend to be organised, I have a small kitchen that I'm used too and I tend to follow recipes with additions (or blemishes as some of my so called friends say). So I wash as I go, I use the dishwasher for cleaning up after the dinner party and not the dinner preparation. I like to have my kitchen neat and clean when people arrive. I just wish there was  a quick way to dry dishes. I don't mind washing, I hate the drying

I did use my hair drier once but that was ridiculous.
And of course I don't want the dishes piled up when friends arrive. I was told that aman was useful for drying dishes but haven't found it in the shops so far? I was also told you have to cook for it so I'm not sure if it is a useful device or not. I'm not sure if it has other functions


Cindy

[Kendall]

I love cooking. I cook only for myself but I experiment and make up new things a lot. I only use a few dishes or pans and clean as I go. I have pans I have never used.

Back when I was married and passing as (trying to be?) a man I used to bake bread and take it to pot lucks. It impressed the women and annoyed the men (made them look lazy), but everyone ate it.

[LordKAT]

Cooking style is... can it be nuked and does it open without a can opener. I'm a perfect cook within those limits.

[pretty pauline]

I'd have to say I clean as I go.  I don't have a dish washer so I have to clean everything by hand, that means if it's a sticky BBQ type food I'm cleaning what I've used while it's still hot and soft.

Same here, I voted clean as I go along, I have to otherwise I just end up with a sink  full of dirty dishes, greasy pots and pans.
Just off topic but Kendall mentioned something about men looking lazy lol Im glad Im not the only woman with a lazy boyfriend, don't get me wrong, I love him to bits, but he doesn't do any cooking or cleaning, he'll fix the car, maybe paint our apartment, but I do all the cooking, cleaning, washing and drying dishes, I think I only started wearing floral kitchen aprons since I met him, anyway he does all the heavy manual work, I do all the cooking and cleaning.
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[V M]

I tend to clean as I go... Or at least soak some things and clean then shortly after 

[Flan]

I cook quick and dirty, or slow and lazy, depends on my mood, although i have the bad habit of leaving dishes around :|

Cooking style is... can it be nuked and does it open without a can opener. I'm a perfect cook within those limits.

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