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ray asked in Food & DrinkCooking & Recipes · 2 years ago

Why don't people appreciate being helped in the kitchen or on the grill?

I always go in the kitchen or by the bbq and watch them cook asked a million questions and ask why they aren't cooking it the way my mother did it. I can't cook or use a microwave but I know how my mother did it and I am helping them. I usually get yelled at or asked to leave.

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I want to make sure they know what they are doing and that everything is done correctly. People seem annoyed.

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  • 2 years ago

    If they’re preparing food for others, they’re fairly confident with their skill and don’t appreciate too many suggestions, as it implies they don’t know what they’re doing, when they prob do. Maybe you should offer to cook, then you can prepare the food the way you see fit.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    You sound like a worthless ugly girl child. As such I do not mind you watching. from a area I select. I do not mind you asking questions. The answer to the reason I do not cook like your mom is because I am American. & chances are as I live in Asia. Your mom is Asian right?

  • ?
    Lv 5
    2 years ago

    You stated that you can't cook,so how would you know if someone else is cooking something correctly or not ? Try not to make a pest of yourself. Its' ok to watch,if you want to learn,but since you can't cook just observe and keep comments to yourself.

  • 2 years ago

    99% of the time, there is more than one way to do something. If you are only telling them they need to do it differently, then you are not helping. If you can save them time or effort, on the other hand, then by all means say something. But keep in mind that they still might prefer to do it their own way. And there is nothing wrong with it.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    It's because you're an annoying troll to them too

  • 2 years ago

    You sound annoying. You do know there are more ways to do things than the way your mother did them, don't you? They wouldn't be in the kitchen or at the grill if they didn't think they knew what they were doing.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    I'd boot you so far out of that kitchen it would take you a week to walk back.

  • 2 years ago

    I appreciate CONSTRUCTIVE help

    I do not appreciate when someone tells me I am doing is wrong without knowing how to do it themselves.

    If you want something done "right" do it yourself. So invite people over and do it your way.

  • 2 years ago

    They get madder when I follow them around almost falling into them to make sure they are doing it right.

  • 2 years ago

    No one likes a know-it-all. If you don't like the way they are cooking, do it yourself and use your own methods. You get yelled at probably because they are tired of watching you sit on your butt and tell them what to do.

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