What does it mean to know how to cook?

lol the only way to really find out if you know how to cook is to feed a bunch of loud mouths

TokyoRose wrote: I think you can cook if you know how to make at least 20 good dishes without instructions. I let the measuring slide because there are some recipes that call for exact measurements like certain baked goods.

not only that but different types of food...not just soul food.

sugabanana wrote: bunzaveli wrote: if it taste good and you use maggi in your recipes This right here... Maggie is everything.. I'm a good cook when it comes down to putting stuff together on a Wimb. YouTube helps a lot also. If you do it once the recipe will be stuck in your head.

maggi

20 sounds so arbitrary

To me, being able to cook means being able to buy food (not processed) and make meals with it without using recipes.  It's knowing what goes with what and what to add to what to make your dish just so.  I think it's knowing how to flavor food without dumping Lawry's or hot sauce all over it.  It's being able to feed a family any meal of the day again, without recipes or processed foods.