Do You Like Watching Cooking Shows on TV?

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Do You Like Watching Cooking Shows on TV?

March 19, 2008

by POPSUGAR Food 43

43 Comments

iheartstyle 5 years

yeah i love to, but it mekes me hungry

kiwishe 5 years

I used to like watching cooking shows, up until a few years ago when the so-called chef's egos became over inflated.

Advah 5 years

I love cooking shows; I can never watch soap operas or boring series, but I can't get enough of cooking shows!

aimeeb 5 years

Sometimes... :)

aimeeb 5 years

Sometimes... :)

Jude C 5 years

They make me hungry :feedme:

Jude C 5 years

They make me hungry :feedme:

mo_ri_ah 5 years

I find that I mostly watch the Food Network during the holidays.. no matter what show it is! They're all fabulous when it's holiday time.To be fair though, I do watch the cake decorating show On Demand sometimes. :)

mo_ri_ah 5 years

I find that I mostly watch the Food Network during the holidays.. no matter what show it is! They're all fabulous when it's holiday time. To be fair though, I do watch the cake decorating show On Demand sometimes. :)

Nyrina Windu 5 years

You gotta love some of the TOP dogs when it comes to cooking shows. You can learn so many new things on there especially around the holiday season.

will205 5 years

i live for food network!

will205 5 years

i live for food network!

oh cecilia baby 5 years

BAREFOOT CONTESSA - Ina Garten ! love her!!! hehe

wackdoodle 5 years

I have watched cooking shows since I was little and Julia Child, the Gallop Gourmet and the Frugal Gourmet would only come on on Saturdays on PBS. I would live some new technique for cooking then go to my mom and tell her she was doing something wrong or right. Finally she let me try to cook an entire dinner for 7 when I was 9 years old and she was impressed. I made baked chicken with 40 cloves of garlic, a simple sauce from the chicken juices and roasted garlic, cauliflower and broccoli and rice pilaf. My dad and siblings thought my mom cooked. I still watch cooking shows because I want to know what flavors go together and more techniques and different variations on classic recipes.

wackdoodle 5 years

I have watched cooking shows since I was little and Julia Child, the Gallop Gourmet and the Frugal Gourmet would only come on on Saturdays on PBS. I would live some new technique for cooking then go to my mom and tell her she was doing something wrong or right. Finally she let me try to cook an entire dinner for 7 when I was 9 years old and she was impressed. I made baked chicken with 40 cloves of garlic, a simple sauce from the chicken juices and roasted garlic, cauliflower and broccoli and rice pilaf. My dad and siblings thought my mom cooked.I still watch cooking shows because I want to know what flavors go together and more techniques and different variations on classic recipes.

piraterie 5 years

I've been addicted to cooking shows since I got obsessed with Yan Can Cook when I was little. Never been much of a cook until recently though!

CoconutPie 5 years

Cooking shows are one of the only things I watched on TV.

ilanac13 5 years

sometimes i do and sometimes i don't - it really depends on who the host is and whatthe cooking style is etc. i think that there are some that are much better than the others. if it's a food style that i don't care for then it's really boring, or if the host has no energy - then i don't like it either. but in general, there are quite a few that are great to watch.

ktownpolarbear 5 years

most of the time, there are certain chefs i can't watch anymore. rachel ray, emeril, switch channels whenever they're on.

thorswitch 5 years

I'm an amazingly fussy eater - among the things I just cannot stand are onions (though onion powder or onion salt in VERY small quantities can sometimes be ok), celery, bell peppers (any colour,) hot peppers or other hot seasonings, more than just the tiniest bit of garlic for flavour - preferably as a garlic powder or garlic salt, tomatoes that aren't pureed smooth (like ketchup or really cheap pizza sauce - but if there are any "chunks" of tomato forget it!), fish and seafood - the the list just gets longer from there. I think sometimes its almost easier just to list what I *do* like! That said, I love watching cooking shows, even though I honestly can't think of a single time they've made a recipe that I'd actually want to eat. For some reason I find watching how they prepare it and plate it and all that sort of stuff to be absolutely fascinating. I'm totally hooked on Iron Chef America, The Next Food Network Star, The Next Iron Chef and - of course - TOP CHEF! But as interesting as it is to watch them make it, NONE of it is even remotely appetizing. I dunno what to say - I'm just weird that way.

thorswitch 5 years

I'm an amazingly fussy eater - among the things I just cannot stand are onions (though onion powder or onion salt in VERY small quantities can sometimes be ok), celery, bell peppers (any colour,) hot peppers or other hot seasonings, more than just the tiniest bit of garlic for flavour - preferably as a garlic powder or garlic salt, tomatoes that aren't pureed smooth (like ketchup or really cheap pizza sauce - but if there are any "chunks" of tomato forget it!), fish and seafood - the the list just gets longer from there. I think sometimes its almost easier just to list what I *do* like!That said, I love watching cooking shows, even though I honestly can't think of a single time they've made a recipe that I'd actually want to eat. For some reason I find watching how they prepare it and plate it and all that sort of stuff to be absolutely fascinating. I'm totally hooked on Iron Chef America, The Next Food Network Star, The Next Iron Chef and - of course - TOP CHEF! But as interesting as it is to watch them make it, NONE of it is even remotely appetizing. I dunno what to say - I'm just weird that way.

hausfrau 5 years

javsmav - i've often thought that too, i'm not vegatarian, but i think they are missing out on a huge market of vegetarians and people with food allergies as well...get food network on the phone!

hausfrau 5 years

javsmav - i've often thought that too, i'm not vegatarian, but i think they are missing out on a huge market of vegetarians and people with food allergies as well... get food network on the phone!

heineken67 5 years

Only if I like the host and think I might learn something.

Marci 5 years

I go through phases of watching a lot of cooking shows, then stop for months. After awhile they start to seem repetitive, and I'm a good cook on my own, so I like to tune in occasionally to get an idea or a tip I hadn't thought of.

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