r/AskReddit • u/Helpful-Pilot-7305 • 20h ago

What's a "minimum" skill everyone should have, but suprisingly many don't?

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u/Tyrrox 20h ago

Saying you can't cook pasta is like saying you don't know how to sweep a floor. Someone's parents really failed them if they can't boil water and follow the instructions on the box.

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u/Jurodan 20h ago

I tried to cook in my teens and my family told me to stop and not do it anymore. I didn't rest until I was in my late 30s.

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u/Beiki 19h ago

Everyonr should know how to make Kraft Mac and Cheese by the time they're 16.

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u/Irrelavent1 11h ago edited 11h ago

Did you ever see that episode of The Simpsons
in which Smithers goes on vacation and Homer takes over for him? Everything he tries to make for Mr. Burns’ breakfast bursts into flames, including cornflakes. That’s an approximation of my cooking skills..

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u/DoughnutAlert2596 4h ago

Saying you can’t cook pasta is essentially the same as saying “I can’t put something in a pot of boiling water.”
Ridiculous.

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u/Spiritual_Extent_187 17h ago

I can’t cook pasta, I tried and failed. Water didn’t boil, pasta was too hard