To ask if anyone else has a partner who does most of the cooking?

[iPaid]

I've been catching up on post Xmas MN threads. I've not seen one yet where the DP/DH cooked the Xmas meal.

Likewise catering for guests and everyday cooking being the role of the woman appears to be the norm on MN.

Anyone else have a capable and enthusiast cook as a partner?

[DrHarleenFrancesQuinzel]

My DH does all the cooking in our house. He also does the pack-up for DCs and me. The only thing I do is the DCs breakfast while DH is walking the dog or sometimes if I fancy something for my lunch in particular I'll sort myself out. With evening meals we meal plan ahead of our weekly shop.

We went to my parents for Christmas where my mum does it all. She moans about it, but will not accept any offers of help and refuses to let anybody else do it. We do try and have invited my parents to ours, but its always a no.

[MockTheWeek]

My DP does almost all the cooking. He enjoys it and I don't. He was out during the day yesterday so I decided to prepare a meal and it was pretty horrid so re-enforced the fact that he should do all the cooking.

I just wish he could do it without using every single pan we own and making such a mess of the kitchen.

[Savagebeauty]

I would happy do all the cleaning etc in the house if I had a partner who cooked and meal planned. I loathe cooking....I find it so dull.
Ex h was crap...deliberately messed up food so he wouldn't get asked.
New man has never cooked. He's going to have to learn.

[goldenpineapple]

My DH likes cooking, and being experimental - this usually involves using every saucepan/surface in the kitchen and making a big mess! We probably do about 50/50.

We hosted both our families for the first time at Christmas this year and cooked lunch together. FIL however, couldn't get his head around this and kept thanking me for lunch/saying it was great - and however much I told him that DH had done as much, if not more, than me he just couldn't understand it!

[poorbuthappy]

I hate cooking with a passion. So dh cooks and I clear up. Works for us.

[iPaid]

It's very interesting that most PPs have said that their husbands cook because they enjoy it or are good at it. I wonder how many households would still have the men cooking if this wasn't the case?

Good point, OneWord. DH cooks because I'm idle not very good at it. If I had to cook I'm pretty sure I'd get a lot better as even someone as lazy as me couldn't survive on ready meals forever!

[Chamonix1]

DH cooks 90% of the dinners in our house. Did Xmas day, Boxing Day and nyd.
Yes, he does it because he enjoys it/ is a bit of a control freak

[BathtimeFunkster]

We both cook.

I do meal planning and shopping (work part time), but DH probably does more cooking. He's better at it, especially if you want your meal cooked quickly and without excessive mess.

[JohnLuther]

My wife cooks 95% of the time, she enjoys but also due to a disability I'm limited by what I can do. If I'm home and I need to cook something then I break so many health & safety rules

[Asskicker]

It's very interesting that most PPs have said that their husbands cook because they enjoy it or are good at it. I wonder how many households would still have the men cooking if this wasn't the case?

It depends doesn't it? If you have a decent marriage where you share the housework, if you both hate it you would share it.

Same as if I hate doing the washing. We would share it.

Only seems fair to split jobs depending on what you like/don't mind doing. And the rest just gets split.

[FreeButtonBee]

I cook cos j enjoy it but DH does all the washing up (I try not to take thenpiss and tidy a bit as I go) and is fully involved in hosting/organising Christmas so will make up beds/get laundry through the machine/writes Christmas cards/buys presents/wraps presents )including those delivered by Amazon from my family abroad) etc. And importantly takes the inlaws and kids out for a couple of hours every day to give me peace (obviously I don't miss anything really fun but I like my space so this means a lot to me).

He is actually not a bad cook but doesn't much enjoy it and he takes forever. He can rustle up dinner for the kids as necessary too

[BathtimeFunkster]

We both did Christmas dinner. I did sausage eat stuffing and turkey, he did veg.

He helped me lifting heavy turkey out of low oven to baste. :)

[PirateSmile]

My DP is a terrible cook. He's happy to cook but I'm not so happy to eat it. However he does all the breakfasts and, when he's around the lunches too.

[Caprinihahahaha]

"It's very interesting that most PPs have said that their husbands cook because they enjoy it or are good at it. I wonder how many households would still have the men cooking if this wasn't the case? I know plenty of couples where both dislike the task and it always seems to be the women that pick it up. "

I'm not sure tbh. My DH really hates shopping but does most of that too. It's just the way our division of labour goes.

[2gorgeousboys]

DH does most of the cooking here. It started when he was out of work and as I was working full time it made sense for him to do the cooking. He wasn't very good at first but quite quickly improved and his repertoire was limited initially but gets better all the time. Whilst r doesn't enjoy cooking as much as I do, he's now back in work but still does most of the cooking whilst I oversee homework or do other jobs that he wouldn't think to do if I was cooking!

[ingenvillvetavardukoptdintroja]

I do the big standard stuff. Dh does the flashy nice stuff. He's doing a roast today.... I have learned to cook since we got together, found it hard to be motivated to do it just for me.
Fil cooks a lot too. 2 bils do all the cooking, 1 does when he's home. Not sure about the other 2!
My dad can't even make beans on toast....

[Paddingtonthebear]

Yeah husband does nearly all of the cooking, and all the food shopping (online)

[mmgirish]

We eat out a lot for evening meals but my dh cooked Christmas dinner again this year and it was so delicious. I baked and made desserts, sausage rolls etc.

[BlueJug]

DP has cooked every Christmas dinner since we have been a family.

He cooks most Sundays and when kids were younger and had a more fixed schedule he cooked at least once during the week.

When kids were very little and I had to work full time he did all the cooking.

Life as a family is more ad hoc now so fewer family meals

[itsbetterthanabox]

My dp does all the cooking and Washing up. He cooked Christmas dinner.
We had Xmas at ours for the first time this year and it's funny how everyone asks me how I found cooking Xmas dinner. They are so surprised when I say it was him.

[clam]

Yep, another one here whose dh does pretty much all the cooking (and food shopping). It's his own fault - I was quite happy to cook when we first got together 20 odd years ago but the stupid arse took it upon himself to offer me one too many "tips" in the kitchen, so he got the job all to himself.

Out of our close friendship group, most of the men cook too, or at least half the time.

[Seeyounearertime]

I do all the cooking, GF works.
I cooked all Xmas dinners, teas, snacks etc.

Even when my GF had 4 days off and her dad came to stay for a few days, I still cooked. I don't mind, her time pays for the food, my time cooks it.

[AliensInUnderpants12]

DH does about 70% of the cooking in our house! He enjoys cooking and is better at cooking than I am! He doesn't wash up (well...once in a blue moon), so I don't feel too bad!

[Karanka]

I do most of the cooking in our house - I did the entire Xmas dinner, and it's always me who cooks special meals (anniversaries, birthdays, etc.) or cooks when we have company.

DWs makes soups and bakes, but her main meals tend to be pasta and sauce.