Can your husband cook without a big fuss?

Your specific meal? Not a chance.
But an amazing dinner from the cuisines he grew up with? Absolutely.
The kids comment on how much washing up he creates compared to my cooking tho!

Yes. I wouldn't be married to him if he refused to cook, it's a basic adult skill.

I'm 40s and my dad cooked 90pc of our dinners when I was a kid as my mum's job finished later and she wasn't back until 6pm at best. He went to work early morning to finish in the afternoon so did after school pickup and dinner prep.

He had never cooked anything beyond toast until he was 21 (his mum did and then uni halls) but he learnt and kept adding new dishes, especially when my sister was diagnosed with Crohns and couldn't eat gluten which was even harder in the 90s than now, and now in his late 70s, he bakes a new type of cake most weeks for my mum.

Depressing that so many men still consider it beneath them to be able to cook competently for themselves and their families.

It's not a hard skill to learn for the basics.

No, he doesn’t cook*. Instead he clears up the kitchen perfectly, loads the dishwasher, and puts it all away in the morning. Suits me fine.

*Dates back to him always working very long hours, far longer than I ever did, hardly ever home before 7. And for 13 years overseas, only ever having one day off a week, when we’d be off in our boat or at the beach.

DH does all the cooking because he's better at it than I am and he enjoys it, whereas I see it as a chore. He is also naturally much tidier than I am so cleans up as he goes along.

My DH does 90% of the cooking- we've just enjoyed a lovely mid-week roast chicken dinner. He also does the majority of washing up, does the laundry (including ironing), cleans the bathroom, mops floors, vacuums, puts the rubbish out, takes responsibility for our houseplants and will fight me to polish the small amount of brass & silver items that we have. He's not good at noticing dust & cobwebs, but no-one is perfect(!) 😉 He also does voluntary work for the local Hospice. I need to point out that he is retired (I still work part-time) so he doesn't have much else to do. The garden is mostly my responsibility though - I mow the grass, weed, take care of the veg garden etc.

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I haven’t read all the posts, but I have to just laugh at the thought of my DH cooking, he knows where the kitchen is because he does help with dishes etc, but cooking - he would burn water, he thinks he can cook, but he really can’t he would tell you he can do a fry up of something on toast might even push to pasta, but he’s the only one who would willingly eat it.

No, but he has never been taught to cook or tried to learn so I do all the cooking!

DH does most of the cooking in our house. He can be messy and create loads of washing up, but he's a much better cook than I am. I'm the better baker though, so puddings are normally my domain. In the OP's example he'd do the roast and I'd do the pudding. DH could do the pudding, but he'd probably flap a bit if we had people coming over as he'd want it to be perfect. I on the other hand would massively struggle to do a roast, as I haven't done one in nearly 20 years!

Yes, he's a great cook - better than I am, if I'm honest.

Yes he cooks quite a lot and does a lovely Christmas dinner, I can't go into the kitchen though when he's cooking as he uses every utensil in the house, and leaves all there until hes finished, whereas I'm a very tidy person and tidy up as I go along

Yes
ever since I broke my wrist a few years ago
he took over and carried on

No as he can’t cook, but he is a very tidy person, so if he did I imagine he would be quite tidy while doing it.

Yes my DH cooks about half of all meals

My partner is a great cook because he cooks rarely so can afford to cook in butter etc but it takes him forever and he uses every pot and pan in the place and I get to tidy up, so while he's better than me I do prefer to cook myself!

He can but he struggles with meals that need things done at the same time. So it was a roast we might end up with yorkshires coming 15 minutes late, and he will forget items that he deems less important like desserts and vegetables. His roast potatoes are fantastic though.

Without a big fuss yes, without a big mess not really.

My DH can cook but has a fairly limited repertoire. Definitely not a full roast with all the trimmings (maybe a simple one with frozen spuds and yorkshires and one type of veg...) and he's never done anything involving baking/puddings. It's generally just things like traybakes with chicken/pork/fish and veg, steak with chips and salad, stir fry, stews, simple curries, spag bol - basic stuff but he does it well and without complaint so I don't mind! I actively like cooking and trying new recipes so I think we work well together.

Yes to the roast, no to the pudding. But tbh I don't think he or I have ever eaten sticky toffee pudding! Generally we take cooking in turns so we are both fine to cook dinner.

Yes. I couldn't though. I'd be ok making the roast, but not the pudding. And I'd still want (need) help.

I do all the cooking and clean as I go, and leave the kitchen clean and tidy, I always have done. When my late DW was alive, we'd work together or take turns whoever was home first during the week, it was something we both enjoyed. I understand that for some people cooking is tricky, but I do struggle to understand how some can't put something simple together, follow a simple recipe etc, I do wonder if it's strategic incompetence sometimes! And there is no excuse for not being able to clean up either, that really is the bare minimum surely!

Although we don't live together, my DP and I love and enjoy cooking together when we can, we're both foodies (for want of a better term) and it's one of the many things we have in common.

I also think that despite it is 2025, it is important for my DC to see that a man is perfectly capable of running a household and all that it entails, and being able to prep and provide meals is part of that.

My exh did zero cooking, if he had to do something for kids if I was out always a big fuss, you’ll have to write it down. It was just another reason he’s an ex, a complete ick when he started asking me to write things down with instructions! You are a 40 year old man that travels all over the world and you can’t cook a meal? He just didn’t want too to do it but my now adult kids says he eats like a student!! 🤣

No.
He does the laundry, dishwasher and bin.
I do shopping, cooking and most of the cleaning.
Mum cleans the kitchen, her rooms and does her own laundry
Kids keep rooms tidy, strip&remakes their own beds, feed cats and will cook a meal each a week. They will also clean if asked.
Everyone walks the dog
He can 'make' a dinner that involves oven chips and freezer food.
He wouldn't strop but would want detailed instructions

Mine does 100% of the cooking and is really good at it!

My DH can cook and cooks well. Some nights we cook together, some nights we cook separately. He isn't messy either. Last night he made spiced cod with lentils, homemade raita, and griddled veg. He makes loads of fabulous Norwegian dishes, and loves experimenting with Asian recipes.

I'd go bonkers if he was crap at cooking! Couldn't be with a bloke who didn't pull his weight.