Do you like watching TV shows about cooking?

[Dishwashboy]

I like TV shows about cooking but I haven’t done anything that I have watch simply because the ingredients are expensive and I think that I can a lot more foods if I’m not going to follow the cooking show. For me, watching them is just a past time and shouldn’t be considered to do.

[Mancook]

I find them amusing but I haven’t been able to do any recipe that they are doing because the ingredients are too expensive. I think that it would be best if I were to cook just the ordinary recipe that I know so that I wouldn’t ruin my food.

[Benton Tarantella]

I watch Tv shows about cooking once in a while and I've tried some of the recipes I saw on tv several times. Most were not too shabby... :p One pudding recipe was a disaster... :mad: It is true that most of the ingredients they present are expensive and some are even difficult to find in a supermarket, but not always. Besides, cooking shows are fun to watch.

[she_cookie]

Yes, i do :)
I always watch cooking shows when i have the time. I helps me understand certain techniques and it is also a way to relax myself.
My mom used to write down every recipe she saw on tv, but never tried them.. Anyway, maybe some day she will, and if not, i will ask them from her and try them myself.

[beginnercook]

I also love them a lot. I watch them with my wife and we get inspired for some more meals this way. Even if sometimes I am not convinced to try cook a meal that's being presented there, still I like seeing the entire process and trying to imagine how "yummy" the result is.

[karenlyn]

I LOVE cooking shows. I can't get enough of them. It's a good thing there aren't too many on tv here, as I would probably be in front of the television a little too much!

[liowkc]

Sorry I hate cooking shows, they make things so easy and perfect that makes me cringe. But it is fun watching Martha Stewart and imagine sitting in jail at the same time :) :)

[classact]

Well, honestly it depends. When I'm in a really hungry state I tend to hate cooking shows. However, generally they're totally fine. I learn about new ingredients or recipes from them, and though it's rare that I'd try and follow the exact procedures, etc., I still appreciate it.

[Manuela]

Wow! Not a lot of folks seem to have cooked the recipes shown on TV cooking shows. I haven't either. I enjoy watching a cooking show whenever I have time, but can't say they're helpful because there always seems to be at least one impossible to find ingredient. Crazy producers! Go figure... :confused:

[malecook76]

Yes, I love watching Tv about cooking. I’m watching all day. My favorite are Olivier Samuel and Ana Olson. I love their recipes but I can’t cook like them because I don’t have the necessary ingredients. I my town I don’t find them.

[classact]

Well, for Martha Stewart's recipes, I can't be bothered to go find those tools or ingredients. Plus, usually you don't try out the thing right away with the TV set in front of you. I wonder if all those cooking shows actually help people with cooking!

[Clarissa_one]

I love America's Test Kitchen and I made several recipies already.

[fahriye]

I enjoy TV cooking shows but never get to try them, I get tips and ideas though. I particularly like watching Jamie Oliver. He is very practical and fun to watch.

[Semigourmet]

I too enjoy cooking shows. Jamie Oliver doesn't play much over here anymore. But I do like to watch...

Quick Fix meals with Robin Miller, don't much like her seasoning, but get a lot of ideas on mixing ingredients and such.

Tyler Florence and like his recipes as well.

Barefoot Contessa with Ina Garten is always good. can't say I have made any of her recipes but love to watch the show.

I still like to watch Rachael Ray's 30 minute meals, once in a while. I also like some of her dishes, and have tried her recipes they are pretty easy and strong flavors so they work well for hubby.

and I watch the old Michael Chiarello shows Easy Entertaining, he has some good ideas too.

Okay I will quit. LOL!!

[Bentley Green]

A lot of the shows I like. But it seems as though the Food Network often repeats episodes of their shows a bit too much.

[Max Sutton]

I love watching cooking shows on TV. I've learned a lot of techniques and food tips just by watching them. The cooking shows also give me ideas for trying new dishes and seasonings.

My favorite cooking shows:

1. Guy's Big Bite (Guy Fieri)
2. Tyler's Ultimate (Tyler Florence)
3. Paula's Home Cooking (Paula Deen)
4. Everyday Italian (Giada DeLaurentiis)
5. Barefoot Contessa (Ina Garten)
6. 30 Minute Meals (Rachel Ray)
7. Molto Mario (Mario Batali)

I've even made some of the recipes that I saw on the cooking shows. One example is a moist apple Bundt cake that Paula Deen made. I've bake it three times already and I love this moist cake.