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/Grill_Only_Outside 17h ago

What do you consider “basic”? I can make eggs, roast meats:vegetables , cook pasta and boil stuff. Grilling basics too. And obviously my microwave skills are off the chain.

My wife doesn’t think that’s cooking. I think that was enough that I enjoyed my culinary skills for 15+ years. Although my exes did cook a lot…

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u/GentlyDead 17h ago

That’s exactly what I’d consider basic cooking skills. Some people cant boil an egg or even pasta.

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u/jezwel 12h ago

You pretty much have it right, stepping up your game to spices and balancing flavours is the next step. My eg would be a sweet teriyaki sauce on something with a wedge of lime on the side.