Am I too self conscious about my cooking? - I looked at my homemade French toast and now I feel like a failure.

[Extreme Aneurysm]

I won't dox my cooking, but I am bad at taste testing my food now for some reason and it is causing me anxiety.

 

[Mealy Mouth Spittle]

Unless you are using good bread, French toast always looks sad. Did you have covid? Would explain why you can't taste test anymore.

 

[Extreme Aneurysm]

Unless you are using good bread, French toast always looks sad. Did you have covid? Would explain why you can't taste test anymore.

Passed through my system last year, but didn't lose smell or taste. I think I killed my taste buds while eating high amounts of S A L T.

 

[Hollywood Hulk Hogan]

Too much salt can mess with your taste. Drop the salt content for a bit and you'll gain it back

 

[Crunchy Oats]

When you taste test too long, there's a point where you don't notice how much you're adding anymore.
Cooking also takes a lot of messing up to get right, so don't worry about it too much.

What did you not like about your french toast?

 

[stares at error messages]

The only way to fail cooking is if it's inedible.

 

[Extreme Aneurysm]

What did you not like about your french toast?

Seem to be no real flavor.

 

[Rusty Crab]

It's alright, Kay. We still love you.

 

[Penis Drager]

If your cooking is shit, you should feel like shit

 

[Fek]

Get a girlfriend and figure out her reactions to meals you actually really enjoy. It doesn't actually matter what her reaction is, just the association. For example, if her reaction to your favorite delicious dish is "omg what did you do this is terrible," then so long as she says that every single time you make it? You nailed it, champ.

 

[Freshly Baked Socks]

Seem to be no real flavor.

Please list your ingredients.

When I make french toast, I use, bread and egg, of course. But have you added butter or is the skillet coated in butter? Added a pinch of salt and lemon juice? Sugar? How about vanilla and cinnamon? Have you tried adding cream instead of milk?

 

[Extreme Aneurysm]

Please list your ingredients.

When I make french toast, I use, bread and egg, of course. But have you added butter or is the skillet coated in butter? Added a pinch of salt and lemon juice? Sugar? How about vanilla and cinnamon? Have you tried adding cream instead of milk?

4 eggs, Vanilla abstract, pinch of salt, cinnamon, wheat bread and 1 1/2 of whole milk. My mind goes into a schism when using different types of milk.

 

[Freshly Baked Socks]

Mixing in cream will help the final product seem "richer" as mouths can often feel the relative fat content of a mixture.

The lemon and sugar can balance each other, but can add tartness with sweetness (a pinch of each).

You didn't mention butter, which I have found impossible to substitute (other than with baconfat) when frying many things in the kitchen.

PS Some life-hack recipes I read mention using melted ice cream when making french toast. Sounds luscious.

 

[mr.moon1488]

Probably, I've had this problem too where something I cook is just slightly off and I think I screwed something up, but then everyone who tastes it says it tastes and looks perfect to them.

 

[Orion Balls Deux]

4 eggs, Vanilla abstract, pinch of salt, cinnamon, wheat bread and 1 1/2 of whole milk. My mind goes into a schism when using different types of milk.

Abstract vanilla is not as tasty as concrete vanilla. I suggest that, next time. Also, rinse your mouth between tests. That might help.

Hey man, cooking is meant to be fun. Practice makes better! Keep at it.

 

[Extreme Aneurysm]

You didn't mention butter, which I have found impossible to substitute (other than with baconfat) when frying many things in the kitchen.

Oh I forgot, I use butter to grease my skillet.