Like to cook or clean?

United States
November 3, 2008 2:47pm CST
I prefer cooking to cleaning. Cleaning involves utensils cleaning, cleaning the house, arranging things and so on. And so, I pass on this job to my husband and take on the cooking work. I cook break fast, lunch and dinner everyday. I enjoy cooking shrimps and chicken. But I don't like cleaning them. We don't go for processed food. Hence we choose the raw veggies and other stuff and cook ourselves. How about you? Do you like cooking or cleaning or both or not both/just eating?
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@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
3 Nov 08
I do like to cook but I find that it's often quite disappointing - like I'll spend forever making something and it'll only turn out so so, or even end up being a complete disaster. I don't know if I'd say I really like cleaning but I do find it very rewarding. There is something really satisfying about making something really dirty really clean. I love sitting down in my living room or at the kitchen table after I've cleaned the whole room and put everything away. It's such a nice feeling. Too bad it never lasts very long!
@hildas (3031)
3 Nov 08
I like cooking, but I have to admit I am a cleaning freak. I clean everything. I hate mess and dust. I am an asthmatic and like to keep the dust down for my own healths sake. I cannot sit in a mess either. It makes me feel uncomfortable. I was once told I had OCD by a friend, but I think that was a bit to far to describe me. I do hate cleaning greasey pots and ovens though. I cannot stand it. I try to avoid the oven for cleaning. I love to cook anything. My specialty is a beef caserole. I love to cook potatoes everyday and also enjoy homemade baking. I hate cleaning dishes, but do it straight away. Overall I love cleaning the best.
• United States
3 Nov 08
Hey, Nice to hear that you like cleaning. As you all say cleaning is really rewarding. All of us love the end results. I too am on your side when it comes to cleaning greasy pots. I pass that on to my husband. Thank you for your response.
@cocooreo (705)
• Malaysia
4 Nov 08
I prefer cooking too. However, I always wash at the same time of cooking. Whichever things is no use anymore, I will wash it when waiting for my food to be cooked. In this way, I will not get a lot to wash later on.
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@zalilame (880)
• Malaysia
4 Nov 08
I love to do both but I only get to do cooking during the weekends since I live with my mother in law. She always cook and I don't want to mess her cooking. My husband call me a cleaning robot since I like to see all the things in the kitchen neat and tidy. I will stack my books every week. Just love to see everything in order.
@artzone (22)
• United States
4 Nov 08
I like cooking but i hate cleaning up the mess after words. I love to experament with foods try to mix things together. I like cleaning too just depending how much. I like it when my house looks and smells clean to the touch. I hate it when it looks like a torando has gone thou it. Thats what i like.
• India
4 Nov 08
I like cleaning more than cooking.But very rarely i cook.mostly cooking is done by my mom.But i like to eat whatever she cooks.Still both are boring jobs i have to do that inorder to help my mom but i like MYLOT more that cooking and cleaning.Here we earn as well as make new friends , gain knowledge etc . Theres so much to do hear.But keeping mylot aside i like cleaning. keep smiling. Happy mylotting.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Nov 08
I would rather clean anyday...I hate cooking and have no imagination with food....
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• Philippines
4 Nov 08
I like both! but with cooking, i have a problem with that, I'm not good with it, and i am trying to be better. (",)
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@eveeee (659)
3 Nov 08
Not keen on either, but not the best cook in the world or the most original so I would have to say clean.. There is something quite therapeutic about cleaning but I have to be in the right mood for it. I love the finished results too. Given an option though I would choose to do neither and have someone in to do them for me.
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• United States
3 Nov 08
I prefer cleaning to cooking. That's probably because my cooking skills are not up to par as I'd like them to be. But at least I can say that my house is clean. lol. I actually enjoy cleaning. It gets a little difficult the more my pregnancy progresses, but I always find time to clean no matter what and I always will.
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@ibiswas (422)
• India
3 Nov 08
A year back if the same question was asked to me i would have agreed to cleaning since i hardly knew how to cook. Cooking was like a nightmare for me since i never enjoyed nor was interested in cooking. However now that i have learnt how to cook and find it OK(not bad), cooking is preferably better than cleaning which suits my interest now...
@Lexus656 (672)
• United States
3 Nov 08
I like to do both. I like to have dinner on the table when my bf gets home and the house cleaned so that we can spend time together and play with my son.
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@jackiew (915)
• Canada
3 Nov 08
I prefer to cook but in order for us to eat and have a clean house i do both.My partner is a great help to me with both of these chores as well.
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@katrhina23 (1282)
• United States
4 Nov 08
I love doing both. and I enjoy eating as well.
@borgborg (821)
• Philippines
4 Nov 08
I would prefer to cook but then I don't know how... I usually do some cleaning in the house once I'm in the mood to do so. I wanted to learn how to cook but I just don't have the patience. I do hope someday soon I can learn how so i can be a good wife to my husband... -cherry Maybe you can teach me how! Hehe =)
• United States
4 Nov 08
Hi, thanks for sharing your views. I am an amatuer cook. As well I know only South Indian food. Any idea to taste spicy spicy food? If so I could be of some help. Thanks for your response.
@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
3 Nov 08
I really do not like neither, but I prefer cooking better. My husband used to do all of the cleaning, and I did the cooking. For some reason he is not cleaning as much as he used to , so I find myself taking over that chore as well. He does clean the bathroom though. He is in between jobs, and I was laid off four months ago, seems like after that he laid down his broom
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@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
4 Nov 08
I clean houses for a living, so I can't mind it too much. It is sad to say that I do not find much enjoyment in cleaning my own house though. Once in a while, I get in the mood and clean it from top to bottom. Other than that, I only do what is really necessary each day. As far as cooking goes, I do like to cook, but do not do as much of it as I used to.
@mojcica (1511)
• Slovenia
3 Nov 08
I would rather cook the whole day then clean, but obviously this is one of those things that needs to be done, so I clean too...but only because I have to lol.
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• United States
4 Nov 08
I would rather cook than clean. Cooking is much better in my opinion. I love to cook god things such as omelets and pies. I like pie. What about you??
• Philippines
10 Nov 08
i prefer to clean than to cook, because until now i dont know how to cook but i love watching people who cook but i dont have the courage to learn cooking.