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Teenagers who cannot even boil an egg will be turned into "domestic gods and goddesses" in a new BBC3 show that aims to teach young people how to cook.

The four-part series, with a working titled Virgin Cooks, will see a professional chef and a nutritionist take on teenagers who have no idea about cooking and teach them how to buy food and cook for their families.

BBC3 is billing the programme as helping to improve teenagers' health as well as bringing families closer together.

"In an age when the family is fragmented, family values are on the decline and young people have lost the basic skills for domestic life, our chef takes two teenagers who have absolutely no idea how to boil an egg and turns them into domestic gods and goddesses to cook for and buy their entire families food and as a bi product, improve their health and bring them closer together," production notes said.

A BBC spokeswoman added: "With more and more teenagers growing up unable to cook, and a rise in obesity, Virgin Cooks hopes the teenagers newly found skills will help not only improve their own diets but also that of the whole family."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/10/bbc.television

The question is are you a kitchen god or you one of those that sticks to beans on toast and nights out for food?

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The question is are you a kitchen god or you one of those that sticks to beans on toast and nights out for food?

I think I am definately not a good cook, I can really only cook things straight from boxes and stick them in the oven, when it comes to preparing a dish then I have no hope. Also quite partial to the odd take away as my fabulous figure shows :rolleyes:

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M&S

It's not just M&S food...

I'm quite bad really. I'm not fond of microwave meals. I can do beans on toast, I can do some soup, I can do something from the freezer like chips. The only thing I can really do with no instructions is pasta.

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My cooking abilities are something I'm arrogant about. I'm pretty slow, but very good.

I think it started when I decided to become a vegetarian at 14, and my mum agreed, provided I cooked myself a proper dinner every night. Very good training.

I'm no longer a veggie, but definitely developed a feeling for food during those 6 years. I also can't stand microwaves, pre-prepared/fast food.

Only thing I'm not so confident with is fish - I prefer to eat it out.

'To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity'.

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I dont cook much as I dont see the point in cooking for one *sobs into hankie*

but when I have friends / family around I really go to town!!

When I was the Manager of a Nursery, I would cover if the cook was on leave / sick.

And the children were all fit and healthy so I cant be that bad!! :D

Friends are the family we choose for ourselves

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I'm surprisingly very good at making Italian meals; you name it I'll cook it. The same goes for Mexican. I could make enchiladas with my eyes shut. I'm dreading going to uni because I probably won't have enough money to make all these types of meals. Beans out of a tin for the win.

Alouette...deployer les ailes;

Alouette...plumerai les ailes.

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I've got pretty good at cooking. Recently I haven't really bothered doing anything too fancy because I'm eating funny things anyway and sometimes I just don't feel hungry.

I didn't bother learning to cook until I had to, a year ago I could make pasta with tomato sauce (made from scratch, but only just) and things that go straight in the oven. In my first term of living in this house, I made lasagne, spag bol, chicken fajitas (completely from scratch), salmon and roast dinners.

'Forget happiness I'm fine, I'll forget everything in time'

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I'm quite a decent cook i'm just never needed in the kitchen. I hate ovens though, i like making things in a pan or wok

Yeah, ovens are just too unpredictable. Nearly everytime I make something in the oven, it takes at least an extra 15 mins more than what it says. I was cooking fish once, and I had to leave it for an extra 30 minutes - even then it wasn't properly done. I had to throw it away and do a Korma instead.

i can then but it will either but undercooked or overcooked or just disgusting

Hehe :hahaha:

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I made a very nice vegetarian Shepherd's pie earlier. Then my housemate poured pepper and chilli powder in the half I left for my lunch tomorrow because I wouldn't let him eat it, the b*****d.

Now THAT would make me physically violent!

'To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity'.

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Now THAT would make me physically violent!

Yeah he is very selfish and careless. At the moment I have put all the junk he left in the living room under one of the sofas including a packet of biscuits, various items of clothing, 3 bags and a load of his work and post. He just doesn't seem to care. Last night I squeezed a washing up sponge over him, it was very tempting to just kick him or punch him, he does make me very angry and he always tries to steal what I've cooked, the lazy git.

I'm going home in 2 days time, so I can cook what I like, and also my mum and sister will cook for me sometimes which is nice. They are both very good cooks.

'Forget happiness I'm fine, I'll forget everything in time'

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When I was at college there was one rule 'learn to cook or starve'

first few weeks were ok living on pot noodles, but I eventually gave them up and learnt to cook, never looked back

What kind of college did you go to? :confused:

Are you sure you're not thinking of prison...

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