I ruined my dinner tonight

[alarimer]

Overcooked the peas (how is this even possible) and my steak. Actually the first time I took it out, it was too rare for me so I out it back under the broiler but then got sidetracked and it overcooked. I couldn't eat any of it and. I should have eaten it anyway. What a waste. Now I am starving. Guess I'll
have some cereal or make a sandwich.

I wish I had someone who liked to cook. I hate it. And I suck at it too, which is why I eat out too much, usually stuff that's bad for me.

[Cabcere]

1. Don't feel too bad

I'm the same way - can't cook worth anything. :( I'm definitely going to have to a) learn how, b) live off pre-packaged foods, or c) get involved with a guy who can cook. :blush: (Yeah, I know how shallow that sounds, lol, but really...what can you do? :shrug: ) Or maybe some combination of those things. Anyway, the point is, you're not alone. :hug:

[Kixel]

2. Get a George Foreman Grill!

When I started cooking, it was a life saver. Marinate your meat and throw it on. It's not hard! Also-crock pot cooking is hard to screw up.

I think it's hard to cook for a single person-my issue-so I didn't do it a lot. I'm finally starting to enjoy it a bit more. Start easy and work your way up to the more complicated stuff.

[Deja Q]

4. those things, or even the lower priced competitors, are useful...

:thumbsup:

[Kixel]

9. Or the expensive one

That can go in your dishwasher!

Lazy usually wins for me...

[alarimer]

6. I have one

I didn't like the way things turned out with it. Too dry mostly (I guess probably I cooked it to long). I never use it anymore. I don't have a crock pot though.

Part of my problem is I never remember to take things out of the freezer before work so I get home and everything is still frozen.

[Kixel]

8. Get a timer

It could help you with the over cooking issue?

[alarimer]

11. Probably

It seems I just get involved in something else and stop paying attention. I have burned any number of pizzas that way!

[Kixel]

12. Hey...

My old roommate used to pass out with pizza's in the oven. The last time our house smelled like charcoal for a week-he was banned from after-bar use of the oven after that! It was bad when he started passing out before the pizza guy came!

It's easy to get distracted, that's why a timer is cool. Half of cooking is trial and error-most good cooks suck in the beginning! Don't get down on yourself. Another idea would be casseroles that bake for a specific time. Then you don't have to worry about over doing 'em!

[borlis]

10. I didn't like the way it made my house smell.

It took me back to my childhood and my mom frying meat on the stove. The whole house smelled. :puke: I sold it at my garage sale last year.

[SPKrazy]

3. Have a Sammich!

and we all burn something sometimes


:hug:

[Left Is Write]

5. Don't feel bad. That's very easy to do when broiling steaks....

It goes from just right to overdone very, very fast.

[alarimer]

7. I prefer to grill them

but someone stole my grill months ago and I have never replaced. It was just a cheap little one. I'll have to buy something harder to steal.