When I bake in the kitchen, I go into beast mode. When I’m in beast mode, my goal is to create a flawless dish. However, this perfection can destroyed when other folks get involved. When people tell me they want to help me in the kitchen, I scream internally. I don’t like people in my zone, especially my baking zone, but I can’t tell them no. So, I grudgingly accept their help and give up all hope of producing something edible.
Here are 10 feelings I have when someone tries to help me when I’m baking:
1. What could possibly go wrong?
*Inserts narrator voice* “Little did she know that things were about to go wrong, very wrong.”
I try to start off optimistic when someone offers their help because who knows, maybe they will actually help. After a few minutes with someone who has no culinary skills, my hope begins to dwindle until I lose all emotion.
2. Do they know how to level a cup of flour or anything they measure?
When a recipe calls for 1 cup of flour, or any dry ingredient, that means 1 cup. Not 1 heaping cup that’s not leveled. We aren’t making a sandcastle where extra stuff is good. Everything needs to be exact to get the result you want.
3. Please tell me they’re not about to add 1 tablespoon of salt instead of 1 teaspoon
This happens almost every time someone tries baking with me. It’s time to add the salt to the dry ingredients, and my sous chef almost adds 1 tablespoon instead of 1 teaspoon. What’s the big deal, you ask? If you add 1 tablespoon, your entire recipe will be ruined because every bite will be filled with salt. Yum.
4. It isn’t that difficult to crack an egg
I feel like there’s always that one person that needs to crack an egg every time the recipe calls for one. I’ve cracked hundreds of eggs, so I try to give others a chance – until I remember that some people really can’t crack eggs without making a mess.
5. They’re using a whisk instead of a wooden spoon, I can’t
Whisks aren’t supposed to be used for mixing everything. They’re used for specific things, like whipping. It’s not wise to use a whisk to stir a thick batter. Wooden spoons are made for that stuff. Don’t make them feel left out.
6. Please don’t stand in my way
I move around a lot in the kitchen. I’m either rushing to get my ingredients, or making wild hand gestures because I’m visualizing myself on a cooking show. When someone is just standing there doing nothing, it really messes with my groove.
7. Oh snap, they think vegetable shortening is the same thing as butter
Pretend a cookie dough recipe calls for two sticks of butter. Sounds good. Except, someone already put in two sticks of vegetable shortening. Oh gosh, please excuse me while I stare at this mistake for eternity. Everything tastes better with butter, not vegetable shortening.
8. Don’t add anything when I’m not looking
Obviously someone doesn’t need my permission to add every single ingredient to a recipe, but they shouldn’t add something if they aren’t sure of the directions. Give me a holler and I will help out.
9. I wish they would sit back and relax
If the person helping me gets frustrated with a recipe, I usually suggest that they should relax and take a seat. I feel like that only makes them more determined. Determination is great, but leave the baking to me, the pro.
10. I’m never accepting help again
The person that helped me feels so accomplished, while I’m terrified to eat what we made. Who knows what they might’ve done. Of course, I was creeping hardcore on them the entire time, but people can be sneaky.
Comment below and tell me your kitchen preferences! Do you like accepting help when baking or cooking? Or, do you like being alone to focus on your element?
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