Top 4 Cooking Fails and the Top 5 Resolutions to those Fails in the US- Guest Post
We have a fun guest post this week by SarahHollenbeck discussing the most common cooking fails in the US as well as themost common reactions to those fails. Keeping the great insight providedin this post in mind, use the potential risks to your benefit and study up onbest cooking and meal prep techniques to avoid these common mishaps and haveyour best meal prepping success! I hope you enjoy the post below and would loveto hear your feedback!
January is full of resolutions for the new year:to exercise more, to save money or to learn a new skill. One of the most commonskills people are always looking to improve upon is their ability to whip upsomething in the kitchen quickly and safely. Being able to cook for yourself isa right of passage as an adult and can ensure a life of healthy and deliciouseating. But with all these kitchen-related resolutions in play, it begs thequestion: just how bad are people at cooking?
That’s what the team at Postmates set to findout as they used Twitter and survey data to determine the mostcommon cooking fails across the US as wellas how people generally react to a mess up in the kitchen. And while you maythink a burnt dish is no cause for alarm, their data shows a different story asconsumers become invested in their meals from the beginning.
After surveying 1,000+ people across the nation,Postmates discovered that just under half (41%) would at least try to salvagethe meal. 29% would give up and order out and 22% would give up and throweverything in the trash. Sometimes it gets a bit emotional too, as 7% wouldskip the meal out of sheer anger and 8% would cry because they were frustrated.
And while a lot of people surveyed admitted theywould order delivery, those who do continue to try their hand at cooking often tweetabout their frustrations. So what are the most tweeted about #cookingfails? Twoyears of data shows us that most people (18%) tend to burn their dish. 11% chocup their failure to a lack of skill while 9% accidentally add in the wrongingredient.
To see more about all the data Postmatescollected, including demographic and state data, head over to their blog. Nomatter if you relate to these failures on a personal level or are thanking yourlucky stars your mom taught you how to cook, it’s clear to see that people havea lot of practice to do in 2020. See you in the kitchen.
Thanks again for this fabulous guest post Sarah, I hope youall enjoy it!
Wishing you a healthy and tasty 2020,
–Ricci-Lee Hotz, MS, RDN
Denver’s Dancing Dietitian
A Taste of Health, LLC
“Improving Quality of life one bite at a time”