AIBU to be pissed off about constant comments about my cooking?

[9ofpentangles]

Tonight, dinner went a bit wrong and, first, DH complained the potatoes were hard then my Dd and ds.Even though they were, I got annoyed because a) I hate cooking and b) it's every night that someone complains. I get moaned at for cooking the same old stuff so I have been trying different things. Problem is, the first few times often go a bit wrong for me as I am not a natural cook or it msy be a case ofsomeonejust not liking it.

DDs comment particularly stung as she said I didn't care. I admit I had a bit of a strop andshoved everything in the oven again and I might have muttered ihate fucking cooking

Start a rota system?

Presumably your kids are too young, but what's stopping DH cooking if he doesn't like your attempts?

YANBU!

Why is it your job? How old are the children and why isn’t your DH cooking?

Why aren't they all cooking? Fuck that.

How old are they?

You could write a strongly worded resignation letter, citing your dissatisfaction at the lack of contribution and appreciation, meaning that someone else now had to take over the cooking, whether they liked it or not.

DH tried to critique my food once. His plate and its contents went into the bin with such force that it broke the plate............ Oddly enough, he's never done it again. Especially as he can't even boil an egg.

Next time, remove the food, scoop into the bin, then sit back down and carry on eating yours. And do it each and every time, they'll soon cotton on. It's incredibly rude of them all, no matter what their ages are.

Stop cooking. Do a rota for everyone to do their share and if anyone wants to be rude, leave them to sort out (and clean up after) their own meals.

How old are the kids? Why are you doing all the cooking?

They can all fuck off or cook themselves.

YANBU let him/them cook instead.
Buy more pre-pared food rather than cooking from scratch?

Do you do all the cooking?

If you hate cooking, it clearly shows in the end result. You need a rota so that everyone takes their turn.

Stop cooking.

Your DH can do if it he's so talented.

Urgh sympathies OP. It’s impossible to cook something that I don’t have at least one person moaning about. DH is okay actually but bloody kids.

How old are your kids? Old enough to moan then old enough to help out

Show them where the toaster is. If they don’t like it they can make toast and shut up. Miserable sods.

Get Gousto boxes, they're a lifesaver. Well worth the money.

Undercooked potatoes are grim but they happen to the best of us. Sometimes the buggers haven't read their cooking instructions.

Anyone else do the cooking?

The rest of the house need to do their share of the cooking. If they're old enough to give such an opinion they are old enough to be involved in the cooking.

Stop cooking. You hate it and they’re rude and ungrateful.

Tell your H it’s his turn tomorrow. How old are the kids old enough to do beans on toast?

Get everyone cooking. Why are you the designated cook if you hate it?

Learn to cook. Hard spuds are easy to figure out they need more cooking before you serve them.

I don’t mean Michelin star level but surely you know if the spuds are done

There is a big difference between complaining because you don't like something and because something isn't cooked properly though. Yes you can get others to help or take a turn, you can ask others to come up with ideas if you are stuck, all of which will give you a break from it.

Another one who thinks you should tell them to do it themselves

They can do it themselves if they keep whinging but to be fair if you do keep serving food that’s a bit crap I can sort of understand it ducks

I think it depends on why you're the cook. Because you don't work or do any other chores, or because you're the woman so you finish work then cook for everyone.
If everyone is doing their fair share, then ask to switch jobs or move to a rota system so everyone does a bit of everything. If you do everything and no one else does their share then it's someone else's turn to cook.

Cooking is a basic life skill though and potatoes aren't hard to cook. Surely you don't like raw potatoes either?