In light of new research by Home Sense that found men are getting more competitive in the kitchen when it comes to cake baking- we take a look at the most common arguments that couples have while in the place where the food comes from.
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Trash- Who takes out the trash is always a tricky one- typically a man job- but they never seem to get the taking out of the trash or the dividing of the trash right. There are two bins, one for recycling and one for everything else. When ones gets full, rather than empty it- he will simply start to fill the other or put all of his energy into pushing the existing rubbish down so it's so compressed that you can't get it out again. So we take it out instead, but not before we have slammed the lid on the floor or the side to make the point that he has been lazy and misjudged what is actually cardboard and what's not.
Crumbs- Men think that when crumbs form on the work tops (usually by them) that they should be dusted off onto the floor. Women scoop it up in their hands and put it in the bin or the sink. If men were the kitchen floor cleaners, I'm sure it would be a whole different ball game.
Recipe- There are two types of people- the recipe followers and those that like to improvise- and you can guarantee in every couple there is one of each, making cooking very difficult indeed. It's like pancake day, when the first one never works out; if the improviser cooks more often- every day is like the first pancake on Shrove Tuesday.
What constitutes as cutting?- There is apparently a fine line between cutting 'small' chunks and cutting ones that even a boiling pan of water for an hour won't soften. Do you want your meal today?
Portion Size- If you come from a family of 'feeders'- you must always make enough for double the amount of people who will eat this dinner in case anyone wants seconds or you want exactly the same tea as you had the night before. It makes good sense. Others just don't want diabetes.
Cleanliness- There are those who load the sink or the dishwasher as they go and those who make cooking look like some sort of battleground. Every pan is used, even if it's not required and the kitchen ends up looking like the opening scene of an action movie.
Tidying up- In fairness, the cooker should not be the cleaner- but if you have made a meal together- this can be a difficult job to negotiate around and the cooking is broken down into who has done the most. You both end up leaving it in protest and whoever gets up first the next day is faced with sorting through the mountains of dishes.
The Sink Dumpers- You know who you are- the dishwasher is right there, but instead you choose to put your dirty plates in the sink which is a mere foot away. Then there are no dishes or cutlery because all of your earthly kitchen possessions are either in the sink or in the dishwasher rendering you skint in the eating tool department. Why????!?
The Cupboard Shovers- When you get back from the supermarket, some of you like to shove everything away as fast as you can so you can dive into the treats you have bought. Others like cupboard order- all labels facing forwards, all of the same things in a line, sweets with savouries etc. If only we could put you on a shelf and close the door on your sometimes.
The Perfetionists- Those who like to make a mini masterpiece of their cooking- it has taken time and effort to plan and make and their partner takes one look at it and guzzles it up. This partner is the type who likes to make things that take little or no effort and look like you have swapped the dogs dinner for your own. When it comes to cakes- it's the shop bought look ones or those that encourage the consumers to say 'it's the thought that counts'.
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