I can't make anything without making a mess. You can usually tell some of what I'm cooking y looking at the counters. But then I get my bf to clean up.

I'm a mess :-\

I make a lot of messes, but I try to clean them up as I go.

I clean as I cook.

Usually, I clean when I cook too.
I get everything out I will be needing and put it back as I use it. My dad taught me that

I also clean as I cook. I can't stand a messy kitchen.

I always make a big mess but I'm getting better with the cleaning up part.

If she thinks Ina Garten is sloppy I wonder what she thinks of Rachael Ray. Rachael Ray is the sloppiest cook I've ever seen.

Anyway, I clean as I cook. I hate piling up utensils and dishes in the sink when preparing a meal.

I clean as I go but do tend to get flour everywhere LOL

some nights i'm able to clean as i go. however, sometimes it looks like a bomb went off and i dread the thought of cleaning up. ... i'm going to have to watch ina again - i don't remember thinking she was messy....

clean!!!!
the other day hubby insisted to cook, it was A DISASTER in the kitchen..hes not allowed back in

I usually clean as i cook, but it depends on what i am making.

I don't remember Ina being really messy either, i will have to watch her show tonight.

I'm not super neat when I cook but I am by no means a slob in the kitchen. I guess it depends on what I am making and how pressed I am for time.

I am not precise about cutting/measuring etc. i like to cook as it comes, making whatever mess I want. But I ALWAYS ALWAYS clean as I cook. I hate doing the disher after dinner. So I clean EVERYTHING except the stuff we are eating on (obviously) and then after dinner throw that stuff in the dishwasher.

clean as you go.. there is no other way.
cheers,
Angela

I'm somewhere in between.

I clean as I go, but sometimes it's fun to get a little messy. Like when I'm pitting cherries or rolling dough.

I guess pretty clean. I haven't thought about that much.

Total mess! It is one of those things I love about cooking!

I'm messy in every area of my life and cooking is no different.

Complete mess.

Totally messsyyyyy.

I would never say "super precise," but I am a clean cook, always washing dishes and sopping up spills along the way.

I'm a clean as I go cook, just the opposite of my hubby, but he does clean up...eventually.

definitely in between. It also depends on what I am making and how much time I have to do it. My husband on the other hand...what a mess! But his meals are sooooo good so I forgive him and clean up.

I'm very clean. Hardly anything ever spatters, hits the floor, or drips onto the counters. Why? Because being messy would require cleaning up and I hate doing that.

My roommate is a total mess though. And she loves to waste half the kitchen's stock of cooking utensils on every meal when I could cook the same meal with maybe 2.

I try not to make a mess, but I'm a complete klutz in the kitchen. I always spill something.

I clean as I cook, too. Our kitchen opens into the living room where we spend a lot of time, and I hate to think someone might drop by when it was all yucky

Messy is key for a good meal, means you really worked hard lol!

I'm somewhere in the middle. I tend to clean up as I go along, but if the cooking takes priority, I stop cleaning up and make sure everything gets cooked properly.

I'm a total mess.

Depends on the night. I'm a planner in the kitchen but unaccustomed to cooking with others. Things get messy when I have to shepherd others because I lose control. Which can be fun!

mostly a neat cook

I'm fairly tidy and I try to clean up as I go. But who doesn't get flour everywhere?

I am a barista and one thing that I really love is a clean bar. I HATE it when I get on bar and one of my co-workers left me with a messr! Some of them are ridiculously messy and DO NOT clean as they go...And if I do make a mess I always clean up before someone else gets on bar. Just makes things easier.

How do you think I got to be "chief"?

It depends on WHAT I'm making. If I'm baking, well, watch out cuz you very well could be wearing a bit of all the ingredients. If actually cooking, then I'm pretty methodical and I clean as I go.

It depends on my night. Generally I'm relatively neat, putting things away and taking them out as is necessary, I feel doing that helps me to not feel overwhelmed when it comes to the clean up because generally I just need to wipe down the counters. Sometimes when I'm rushing around, making something new, or just plain tired I make a bit of a mess, but I always clean up after my self.

There's a very good reason why I wear an apron when I cook. I'm messy and clumsy, but I do my best to clean as I go so I'm not as overwhelmed with dishes and messes afterwards.

Very neat and if I do make a mistake I clean it up right away. I hate messy chefs, it annoys me (I'm a perfectionist and maybe a bit ocd at times depending on the day) so any major clutter bugs me.

I'm pretty messy. I just want to get the meal finished as quickly as possible. I can't cook with my boyfriend, he's too obsessed with cleaning as we go, we will inevitably end up fighting.

Messy cook right here!

I clean as I cook, although sometimes I can't keep up and then I call in my DH to help!

I make sure i clean up as i go. There's nothing worse than having finished a GREAT meal to discover you have DISHES TO LOAD!!!!

I clean as I cook, too.