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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
I don't understand how "not knowing how to cook works".

I never really learned how to cook and I can't prepare anything from memory alone but I just follow whatever recipe I want to make and food just happens.

Are there people that can't follow recipes? Or "knowing how to cook" just means not using a recipe?

I'm not trolling, just genuinely curious.
gpt
Trust me, there are people who can’t even follow recipes. If you don’t know some basic terminology and techniques then even the best written recipe can’t help someone.

But to me “knowing how to cook” means you should be able to walk into a kitchen and be like “we have chicken thighs and a vegetable in the fridge, some rice or pasta in the pantry, and some basic spices and salt in the cabinet. Dinner will be ready in 45 minutes”. And end up with a decent meal for a few people. 

That’s not the only reasonable definition, but that’s how I see it, in a nutshell.