do you enjoy sharing your kitchen with your spouse?

United States
January 22, 2008 1:07pm CST
I love that some couples cook together, share recipes and experiment with different flavors/cultures. I can only hope my fiance and I will enjoy many hours in the kitchen since we both love to cook...and eat,lol...How many would rather have their kitchen to themselves? How many enjoy sharing? Do share any stories you may have or opinions,thanks :)
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
23 Jan 08
My wife never allows me and my son to enter the kitchen while she is preparing. She welcomes us when the utensils are to be washed. Of course we are welcome to comment on the taste of preparations. If it is negative, next few days, special dishes will not be prepared.
• United States
23 Jan 08
lol...I love this response!!! Looks like you get used to complimenting your wife then :)
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
24 Jan 08
She does not even allow me or my son to buy vegetables or groceries for that matter, because she feels the quantity and variety has to be chosen by her!! Don't you feel it is better for men if all housewifes are like this!! Saving our time. Just order and you get the food you like. All you need is to review it while eating.
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• United States
24 Jan 08
how rich...yeah you have it pretty rough, you poor thing! lol :)
@Minotaur (105)
23 Jan 08
i like the help, and the time togeather. But I really hate people getting in my way, so need a kictchen that has a breakfast bar to keep people out of my way.
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• United States
23 Jan 08
I love my breakfast bar...:)
• United States
23 Jan 08
Yes I can see where that would become a problem with nutrition,lol...that's great that you share the duties :)
23 Jan 08
I do all of the cooking in our home as Mark burns boiled eggs!!! He also makes more mess and his food is not edible. I prefer to cook and Mark is a great gardener so between us we share the running of the home.
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@Modestah (11179)
• United States
27 Jan 08
I am afraid my beloved is not very talented or interested in the tasks of the kitchen - it is better for both of us that he is no where around while meals are being prepared, heh. now my father and mother worked wonderfully together in the kitchen, they just both set to work and got things done in such a rhythmic fashion it was quite poetic.
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• United States
27 Jan 08
don't you just love that?! I only hope I will give my kids memories such as that one of your parents,even if it's not of cooking :)
@breepeace (3014)
• Canada
24 Jan 08
Well, I have a tiny little apartment style kitchen in my big house, and I hate sharing it with anyone. It gets cramped and there's very little counter space so if you have two people both cutting something up, you're quite cramped. My boyfriend, on the other hand, has a HUGE kitchen in his apartment style condo and we love preparing meals together. Me cutting up veggies and and preparing salads while he browns the meat or stirs whatever is in the pot. It's nice, and I wish I could share cooking with him more often, but until my landlord realizes how pathetically small my kitchen is and pays to upgrade it, I'm stuck.
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• United States
24 Jan 08
At least you get some time together in the kitchen at his place..I currently don't get any time with mine.
@Mondoh (147)
• United States
26 Jan 08
Nope: While I do enjoy cooking w/someone else, especially someone I care aboot, It's MY kitchen, My Knives, My spice cabinet, (My Secret!) Don't tell me what 2 do in MY kitchen! After all... I'm holding the knives... LOL AC
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• United States
26 Jan 08
You got it!! No arguments here...please back away from the knives,lol
@lisaviews (184)
• United States
27 Jan 08
We simply don't share the kitchen. He hardly ever cooks. And when he comes in, it's just to tell me what to do. Just like a lot of other people here, I appreciate real help, not another mouth. I have plenty of my own. lol! I wish it could be different, as I would gladly share... but I will have to accept life as it is. And we are ok the way we are.
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• United States
27 Jan 08
as long as you are happy :) lol reminds me of that southern cook on TV,Paula Dean...her hubby stays far outta reach until he's called in for assistance, they are the cutest couple, but you can just see her in your mind's eye shushing him out with a rubber spatula for getting lippy,lol!!!
• United States
23 Jan 08
My hubby is Dutch and has his own way of cooking. I have my own way. When we are cooking together or even on our own, we often suggest to one another a way to add flavor to the dish that we are preparing. Sometimes it works out and other times not. But it is fun.
• United States
23 Jan 08
and it's a mutual interest so that's great :) it teaches you both about eachother's culture and background...not to mention draws you together.
@qouniq (1966)
• Malaysia
23 Jan 08
I always love to share my moment in kitchen with my spouse. Most of the time when I am preparing a food in the kitchen he will help me with the preparation. I like to have him in my kitchen. Sometimes when we at my parent house, my niece always help me in the kitchen. I am happy for that because at least they can learn something from that.
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• United States
23 Jan 08
moments turned into memories...that's what it's all about :) thank you :)
• Australia
23 Jan 08
My husband is a pastrycook by trade so I don't like cooking desserts,biscuits etc with him but I don't mind him being in the kitchen with me.I would prefer one of us to be in their cooking though as we seem to get in each others way and at times our opinions differ.
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• United States
23 Jan 08
wow, I bet you get treated with some pretty tasty desserts!! you go girl,lol I guess I would be a bit intimidated by his ability if he were professional, but then again there would always be something to learn from him as well.. thanks for the comment!!
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
24 Jan 08
We share an awful lot of spaces amicably, but the kitchen is not one of them! We are together pretty much all of the time, at one point it was literally 24/7 because of sharing a job and workplace in addition to our homes, but our kitchen is only his by invitation. Here is an example: I don't peel fruit or veggies in the sink. No, not ever! I have a set of nice big flexible cutting pads and I put a towel on the kitchen island, then a cutting pad,then a disposable bag--usually the one the produce came in. I peel on top of the bag and then turn it inside out with the peelings inside, tie it off neatly and drop it in the garbage. Then I chop or slice the clean fruit, which I will have rinsed in two disinfectant baths--one hydrogen peroxide and one vinegar. Instead of my hands I use tools to handle the food, things like cooking forks, tongs, and my beloved Nicer Dicer. The sink stays clean, the counter top stays clean, the food stays clean and I stay clean, even the garbage pail stays clean. He rinses the produce with tap water, tosses it in the air to dry, puts my clean kitchen towel over his shoulder, and peels and slices over the sink, wiping his hands on the towel instead of washing them, and toddles off leaving the peelings to fester in the sink. I tell him if you don't mess up the sink nobody has to clean the sink. He says don't worry about it, I'll get it. Of course, I have cleaned it up already before he is ever out of the kitchen because as part of the drill, I ask "When, Thursday? We get along great and have been enjoying togetherness much longer than many myLotters have been alive on the planet, when he is in the kitchen, I stay out and when I am in the kitchen, he is wise to do the same.
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• United States
24 Jan 08
I am a bit of an order freak..that's probably my only peeve when it comes to my kitchen, I can't stand the way some people load the dishwasher,never seperating things, like the glass and plastic, or not turning silver wear properly so it all gets cleaned...so I think I can handle the cooking together, but I would def. have to clean myself :)
@moneyandgc (3428)
• United States
23 Jan 08
I love to share my kitchen with my husband when we are BOTH cooking. I don't like to share it with him, meaning he is the only one cooking! He makes a giant mess. I like it best when he sits at the counter and talks to me while I cook. Our kitchen isn't huge so it is just easier that way. I love having his company while I cook though.
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• United States
23 Jan 08
thats sweet...I can't wait for that! Right now it's just me and my little boy,who keeps me company when spidey isn't on,lol...so I can't wait til my fiance is finally here with me,doing those things wth me.
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
23 Jan 08
We do share the kitchen. My hubby is a great cook. Sometimes he comes home and makes dinner. Sometimes when he gets home dinner is made. What I like are the times when our daughter tries to help with the cooking. She has become quite the little helper. I think she will be a good cook. It's the main room in the home for us.
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• United States
23 Jan 08
That's great! My son loves to help out too, especially with baking...of course he's the designated spoon licker too,lol
@garnet80 (349)
• Australia
23 Jan 08
My ex husband and I used to cook together in the kitchen and I loved it. We always seemed to know what the other was thinking which got things done a lot quicker. He was pretty much one of the few people that I would share my kitchen with. My close friends even joke about it sometimes.
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• United States
23 Jan 08
I know I can't wait to start cooking with my fiance, I hope we become so bonded that we can think for one another in that way.We already compliment eachother so well, I am sure it will be fun.We both have such different tastes, I can't wait to explore new things with him.
• Morocco
23 Jan 08
i'm a men and I think to share kitchen with your wife is something very god,i think it helps to strengthen marital ties,and i gonna be happy to share the kitchen with my wife and help her and thinks
• United States
23 Jan 08
good answer :)
• Canada
22 Jan 08
Considering the fact that my spouse owns his own business and is hardly ever home, when he is, I gladly share the kitchen with him. I feel a weird, kind of nerdy closeness to him when we are both cooking a meal together. Even if him or the kids are just sitting at the kitchen table talking while I am cooking, I love it. I find that it's a great time to talk without someone hurrying off to do something else.
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• United States
22 Jan 08
aww that's sweet,than you for sharing :)
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
22 Jan 08
LOL no I DO NOT enjoy sharing the kitchen with my husband in fact he's usually banned from the kitchen along with the kids when I'm cooking LOL...Of course he really doesnt cook so there isnt any reason for him to be in there anyway ;-) My bf cooks though and is pretty darn good at it too but even still I dont like sharing the kitchen if I'm doing the cooking...Both my kids cook as well and the ONLY time I'll share with them is when they are helping me out (usually my daughter) OR they are actually making dinner or baking and I have to supervise LOL
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• United States
22 Jan 08
I guess if he's not actually in there helping I would have to boot him out too :) There might not be any food left for the meal with all the picking some guys do :) Thank you for your response!!
@brimia (6581)
• United States
23 Jan 08
my husband never helps with cooking...he doesn't even like to sit and keep me company while I cook but at least he washes the pots and pans and stuff afterwards
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• United States
23 Jan 08
hey I could handle that :) TY
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
22 Jan 08
I have my kitchen all to myself, but not by choice. My husband hates to cook. I don't know why but he throws a fit any time he has to do cooking. I wish he liked it more. I think it would be fun to be in the kitchen with him working together on making a meal for our family.
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• United States
22 Jan 08
awww...that's too bad, maybe he doesn't know how...I think men enjoy grilling more, have you tried turning him on to that?
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
22 Jan 08
no actually i dont...this is because my hubby does most of the cooking in our house. he loves to cook, so i let him go to it! we both work and while he does almost all the cooking (even on weekends!) i do all the laundry related stuff
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• United States
22 Jan 08
works for me ,lol..
@Tweetb1 (77)
• United States
22 Jan 08
I hate to share with my hubby. He is one of those pain in the hiney in the kitchen. Always asking a hundred questions about stupid stuff and getting in the way . Then he makes a hell of a mess on top of it .
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• United States
23 Jan 08
lol...thanks for sharing :) too many of those pain in the hiney's it seems !!