Do You Sample the Meal While You Cook?

October 2, 2007

40 Comments

no, not really - i mean when i am making pasta i taste it to make sure it is cooked, but not for flavour. this is probably bad as sometimes the food is super-spicy but oh well. :)

Diana172 5 years 33 weeks

I really only taste it if I'm unsure about how it's coming along.

aimeeb 5 years 33 weeks

I always taste while I cook, although I try not too. My cat even loves trying to get a sample while she watches me.

geohiker 5 years 33 weeks

I always do, to taste for seasoning and to remember my grandmother. She used to tell me about cooking when she was young (in farm country); all the women would cook and the men would eat first, leaving the women to eat whatever was leftover. The women would all "sample" in the kitchen to be sure they got enough and to get everything while it was still hot! We've come a long way from that now, but I still like to sample! :)

geohiker 5 years 33 weeks

I always do, to taste for seasoning and to remember my grandmother. She used to tell me about cooking when she was young (in farm country); all the women would cook and the men would eat first, leaving the women to eat whatever was leftover. The women would all "sample" in the kitchen to be sure they got enough and to get everything while it was still hot!We've come a long way from that now, but I still like to sample! :)

LaurenG22 5 years 33 weeks

hmmm is it odd that I usually taste but spit it out so I don't get full before dinner or lose my appetite? I like experiencing the meal with other people...

mayara 5 years 33 weeks

It's part of cooking, isn't it? Quality control -- yeah, that's what it is...

lexichloe 5 years 33 weeks

Sometimes, if it's a new recipe.

iMpErFeCtIoNs 5 years 33 weeks

Only cookie dough and seasonings.

DearSugar 5 years 33 weeks

I can't help but eat while I cook, which is why I don't cook!!

Allytta 5 years 33 weeks

just because i can't resist. i'm usually great with seasoning so don't need to taste it.

figurine 5 years 33 weeks

Not very often. I'm quite horrible with seasoning anyway, so... :(

Kaciegrrl 5 years 33 weeks

Of course! That's half the fun of cooking!

meesha 5 years 33 weeks

I'll confess: sometimes I sample so much that I'm not even hungry for the meal.

minimicra 5 years 33 weeks

I enjoy that especially when making baked goods like muffins & cupcakes - I absolutely *love* raw dough.

Marci 5 years 33 weeks

For every night meals, I usually just taste for seasonings. But there are some things I HAVE to be sure taste good before giving to anyone else, like icing on a cake or cookies. Just to be sure. ;)

Random 5 years 33 weeks

I always taste as I go, to make sure it's good to serve to others :P

jennifer76 5 years 33 weeks

Heck yes! And if it's really good, I may or may not still be hungry by the time everything is ready... :oops: :rotfl:

LaLaLaurie06 5 years 33 weeks

if i'm making cookies, then of course!

Historygal3 5 years 33 weeks

Not if it's something I make a lot. I can usually tell by how it looks if it needs something.

RosaDilia 5 years 33 weeks

I use Sofrito (the latin household flavor base consisting of herbs and spices, e.g. red peppers, garlic, parsley, cumin, oregano) and I usually just taste for how much salt is needed.

rubialala 5 years 33 weeks

I don't know what I would be tasting for. I wouldn't know if I should add anything.