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As much as I love cooking, there's just something about frying that I've just never liked. I still do it, and the results are almost always definitely worth it, but I just hate having to do it for some reason! It's always been this way and I don't really have a good explanation as to why- maybe how loud it is, or the oil that can sometimes make a mess? Maybe I've been burned one too many times by tiny flying drops of oil, either way, hate frying.
I'm curious if anyone else has something like this, a type of cooking that you just can't enjoy, or a specific way to prepare food that you ask someone else to do for you (I hate using a grater!)

I really don't like following recipes when I cook! I enjoy reading recipes for an idea but I don't follow them
If you do not like frying I would suggest using an air fryer with some spray oil! It tastes great, is healthier and avoids all the mess as well.

I totally get where you're coming from! Frying can definitely be a hassle with the noise, mess, and risk of getting burned by splattering oil.

In a dirty kitchen! As long as the kitchen is clean I can cook happily.

I totally agree with you on those "tiny flying drops of oil." Ouch! That has to be one of the most annoying things that can happen in the kitchen.

As much as I love cooking, I love cooking Egusi soup. the recipe of cooking egusi soup
2 cups of ground Egusi [melon] seeds-grounded with dry pepper and enough crayfish
500g assorted meats [beef,goat meat or fish
2 cups of chopped spinach or bitter leaf
1 onion chopped
2 red bell peppers blended
2-3 Scotch bonnet peppers blended
1/2 cups palm oil
2 stock cubes
Salt to taste
2 tablespoons of ground crayfish
Instructions
1 wash and season the assorted meats with onions, stock cubes and salt, boil until tender and set aside, [if using fish, season and fry separately until cooked]
2 heat the palm oil in a large pot, then add chopped onions and saute until translucent
3 add the blended red bell peppers and scotch bonnet peppers to the pot and cook for about 10-15 minutes until the mixture reduces and releases its oil.
4 add the ground Egusi seeds to the pot and stir well to combine with the pepper mixture
5 add the crayfish, stock cubs. stir well to combine.
6 reduce the heat to medium low and let the mixture simmer for about 5-7 minutes,
Stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
7 add the Cooked assorted meats or fish to the pot and stir well
8 add water or meat stock to achieve your desired thickness [usually about 2-3 cups] stir well and let it simmer for another 5 minutes.
9 add the chopped spinach or bitter leaf to the pot and stir well to combine
10 adjust the seasoning with salt and stock cubes if necessary.
11 let the soup simmer for another 5 minutes until the vegetables are cooked and tender.
12 serve hot with a side of pounded yam,fufu, eba or ang other Nigeria staple
Note: Egusi soup can be customized to sait personal preferences.

Im not a huge fan of frying. Not only do you have to worry about the oil jumping and burning, but it’s also a mess to clean afterwards.

I am also not a huge fan of following recipes. If I do use a recipe, it will be as a guideline only or I will mix different things from similar recipes to make it more suited to what's in my kitchen.

I also hate frying but I also absolutely hate cutting onions. I have learned that you can decrease the amount of liquid that sprays and causes eye irritation by freezing the onion for a couple minutes. I still end up with someone in my eyes, but at least its a little less. I always end up having my husband cut the onion for me as he somehow avoids the onion juices every time.

Anastasia Atkinson wrote: ↑05 Nov 2024, 00:09 I also hate frying but I also absolutely hate cutting onions. I have learned that you can decrease the amount of liquid that sprays and causes eye irritation by freezing the onion for a couple minutes. I still end up with someone in my eyes, but at least its a little less. I always end up having my husband cut the onion for me as he somehow avoids the onion juices every time.

I have never heard about the onion freezing trick to reduce the spray! Maybe I'll try that sometime. I use safety goggles when I cut onions (I'm sure I look ridiculous, but I hate stinging in my eyes!), but sometimes I still end up crying anyway. LOL!

My least favorite method of cooking is frying/deep frying because of the clean-up you do after it's all over.