/ck/ - Food & Cooking

If I don't do this BBQ I might do lasagna , salad, and bread sticks

>>16827615
Do what you want so long as you're humble about it there's no pretentiousness.

>>16827615
>pretentious to do pulled pork, Mac and cheese, and coleslaw
No.
>The last two couples did store bought everything
If you've just started they might be warming up and not readyto try cooking yet- but if you guys want to keep up the tradition, a slightly more humble (financially, like a pork shoulder, cheese, flour, milk, pasta, cabbage are all pretty cheap if you're feeding a bunch of people) but homecooked meal might inspire them to actually do more next time.

>>16827615
Yeah what the other guy said. Don't be a dickhead about it and maybe you'll inspire your other friends to try a little harder next time.

>>16827615
anon if we were friends and my wife and i came over, and you had pulled pork, mac and cheese, and cole slaw? i'd be very excited.

>>16827645
I don't mind if they do store bought, i cane from a poor family so it brings back my childhood. I just don't want to make them spend more than the can afford because they are trying to keep up with my hobby.

You think lasagna is more or less pretentious then BBQ?

>>16827615
buy one thing from the store or otherwise mostly premade so there's the all-storebought people can't take it as a shot even if they're sensitive about it

>>16827662
>You think lasagna is more or less pretentious then BBQ?
If you use some smoker they can't afford then less, if the pork is good but noticeably homemade rather than a facsimile of barbecue joint tier then more

>>16827615
Is it your first time in rotation? Do what you want, be chill, and see how it goes. If you get bad vibes just buy kfc and taco bell next time.

>>16827662
It's more expensive to buy enough prepared food to feed six than it is to cook for six.

>>16827674
Nah we went once before and I made skirt steak tacos and chicken thigh tacos . Had homemade refried beans guac and salsa. I felt bad cause I thought about the reprocussions later. Our house is already nicer then theirs too which make it double bad. ( Not that we have a super nice place)

>>16827673
I do a Weber grill with the snake method

>>16827666
I like this idea. Might get something store bought even if I don't need to

>>16827694
Honestly, you're hosting them and whatever you do as host is like a treat or a gift for your guests. Pretentiousness is only a problem if you're being pretentious, which you aren't because if you were you wouldn't be worried about it. Just do the right thing by your guests and have fun hosting them.

>>16827694
It's not that they're too impoverished and are going home crying after your dinner parties, you neurotic.
They can't be assed to cook themselves, or think they probably can't cook very well, but when they go to your house they think "yum, I like these tacos!" not "that arrogant shit made me free food! This isn't reheated hormel chili! How I secretly loathe him!" They're your pals, it's all cool.
Are you starting to feel weird about this arrangement?
What is this store-bought stuff they've been serving?

>>16827694
Just buy a grocery store chocolate cake or something and bring it to the table in the original plastic thing
>>16827715
>>16827718
False, don't be autistic like these 4channiggers, being sensitive to other people's masked feelings is wise and refined.

>>16827718
Last couple did ham and cheese sliders with the Hawaiian rolls, and a pre ought party cracker cheese tray. And some pre packaged vegetable ranch tray

>>16827725
Thanks senpai. I'll just do the lasagna and salad thing and buy store bought garlic bread. I am not the best Baker but can cook. Someone else is bringing dessert.

>>16827725
Maybe it would be "pretentious" if he was pulling out a fucking beef bourguignon but pulled pork is like 2$/pound a good host serves a pound a person (they should eat less than that for their own sake, but whatever)- you season, if you're putting it in a dutch oven, crock pot, or pressure cooker you sear for ten minutes, then you throw in whatever is slow cooking the shoulder and you walk the fuck away, taking one minute to check progress once every thirty minutes or even an hour- it's not a needy dish. When enough time passes the fat breaks down, gets into the meat, and you yoink the fibers apart with a fork. The actual "pay attention" work is 30 mins tops. Mac? 2$ a head too I'd estimate. Boil pasta, make a roux, combine, shred cheese in and on top, put in oven- 6 mins busywork. Slaw? Head of cabbage is like 80 cents. Shred cabbage, maybe chop some radish and carrot, mince garlic, combine mayo and vinegar, then toss everything together- 3 minutes.

>>16827732
Now that's a straight up fucking insult.

>>16827737
Yo, make this for them.

>>16827757
Mine will, or would have been a 10 hour smoke but your point stands .. I throw it in and walk away

>>16827615
BBQ and Lasagna aren't pretentious dishes. Compared to "ham sliders with Hawaiian rolls" maybe, but you shouldn't feel bad about wanting to treat your guests with good food.

>>16827725
If he hosts appropriately with the correct manners then it's not pretentious and if his guests get offended or whatever but he's done nothing wrong then they're fucked in the head. I don't think there's any problem going on, the intention of best food and proper hosting is more important than any feelings which may or may not exist and which if they do exist are completely unfair to OP

Is this some new way to describe a cucking circle?

>>16827615
If you want to curb a sense of pretentiousness, then just dumb down the presentation. Homemade mac and cheese can look sloppy and be served on a paper plate but still taste amazing.

>>16827925
If they were fucking each other's wives that would be swinging, not cucking.
Both are basically myths outside of pornography. Stop watching porn.

order McDonald's

>>16827732
Damn that must have been a salty ass dinner, I hope their booze was good

>Pretentious
What? It's pulled pork, mac and cheese and coleslaw. How's that pretentious?

>>16828207
LOL I trol u!!

>>16827925
Church group

>>16828207
The ingredients are pretentious but it takes a lot of effort to get barbecue correct. We are in the south and it takes a long time to get right

>>16828931
>>16828931
Sorry meant "it's not that the ingredients are pretentious"

>>16827615
Just do whatever you think they'll like bro.

>>16828934
>>16828931
So? You put effort in to one thing, then make some easy sides. What's pretentious about it? I can't believe this is a thread. It's not like you're that dumbass who made Oysters Rockefeller for a study group. Kek at that idiot though.

I wish I could get into a church group. People know I'm a weirdo and can sense it.

>>16828941
Lmao

Now I need to find that in the archives

>>16828942
Well this is our second social group. The wife got made at me.cause I used the gamer word in the first one.

>>16827615
>Is it pretentious to do pulled pork, Mac and cheese, and coleslaw?
Only an american would think it is pretentious to make the most basic bitch food in the world.

>>16827615
As long as you're not a twat, go ahead.

>>16828948
Is meat even legal for you Europoors? Everytime a European touches meat to do anything but sausage it ends in abject failure.

>>16827925
It's a good way to socialize without spending a lot on restaurants. It's also nice once people start having kids, since it's a lot easier to find a quiet place to feed baby in someone's home than a restaurant.
>>16827944
OP, use real plates. Your guests know you have more money, and they don't care. The wives are probably just happy to be eating someone else's cooking, since they make dinner every day.
>>16828931
There's nothing pretentious about cooking something tricky. As long as you don't start talking about your process unasked, you'll be fine. If they ask, downplay the difficulty.
>>16828945
You need racist friends, fren.

>>16828964
>i'm gonna say retarded shit so he'll think i'm smart!!! hehe
Also, not European.

>that one guy in your friend group who thinks hes a gourmet fucking chef but you always leave his house hurrying home for explosive diarrhea

>>16828969
Well the waifu wanted to do some decorative fall paper plates last time and I argued with her for a little bit and decided it wasnt worth it. Probably will get sucked into that shit again. The giant oval ones with a print on them .

Yeah the tacos I did last time probably appeared to them to be way more effort than the BBQ because i was running in and out of the house constantly taking shit on and off the grill. By the time they show up this time the meat will be in the rest period and all I will ahve to do is pull it and serve.

>>16828931
>Church group
Oh

>>16828978
Lol. That's what I was wondering. Just cuz somebody cooked something doesn't mean they're good at it

>>16827975
swinging is cucking if your female partakes.
voluntary cucking but still cucking.

>>16827777
Checked

>>16827615
>Is it pretentious to do fucking BBQ
No.
What the fuck is wrong with you?

>>16827615
>and we rotate between each other houses doing dinner
wtf

>>16827615
it's actually quite pretentious to assume you're going to insult them with your udderly amazing cooking.

>>16827615
>is it pretentious to do ... mac and cheese
what has the world fucking come to. and this is ostensibly the 'cooking board'.

>>16827777
blessed cocks' comb poster

I finally have a nice house, I wish people would come over for dinner. ):

>>16829647
I'll come over anon

>>16827615
>The last two couples did store bought everything
completely defeats the fucking purpose of getting together

>>16829257
You're both cheating on each other, it's fucking gross but the whole crux of cuck shit is that it's all about insulting the cuck.

>>16829295
>What the fuck is wrong with you?
Church group

>>16829647
Post your address. I'll bring some pretentious food

I don't think that you're pretentious OP. You worry about looking pretentious, which means that you probably try to downplay your cooking already. Honestly as long as you don't brag about how long and hard it was to cook dinner, most people wont give a shit. Just try not to mention the price of things, that usually makes the other party feel guilty if it's super expensive, or looked down on if it's dirt cheap.

>>16827662
>keep up with my hobby.
Unless you're getting your ingredients from super niche luxury grocery stores, Cooking is ALWAYS cheaper than eating out or even doing store bought stuff.

>>16827615
>Is it pretentious to do pulled pork, Mac and cheese, and coleslaw?
extremely pretentious, you might as well bring a line of gold flakes for them to snort

>is it pretentious...?
Who the fuck cares! If you're such a good cook, then rub their noses in it. Make whatever you can.

>>16829187
you know it smells crazy in there

>>16827732
If they're buying hors d'oeuvre trays then that's just blatant laziness. Like ffs just buy a package of baby carrots and club crackers

>>16828990
Damn you're really fighting over paper plates? Just let her win this one you loser

This is a thread about autistic 4channers getting hyperfixated on the word "pretentious"

I don't understand this thread
Pulled pork is basically the cheapest meat you can achieve, that's the point

>>16827615
Your just delaying, hell, even justifying, these nouveau riche ‘friends’ dumping your impoverished ass sooner than later but go ahead and cook since it’s the more noble option, loser.

>>16827615
are you swingers?

>>16827615
fuck other people's opinion
i did a grilled paella in the winter for a gathering just to be outside

>>16827674
>>16827666
>>16827615
why would other couples feel like you're taking a shot at them? If I were them and had amazing food at your place, I'd be so happy. Do people really feel jealous/annoyed when others put in effort?

>>16827615
>pulled pork, mac & cheese, and coleslaw
>prententious

where could you possibly be from where this is pretentious? that sounds like a great fucking meal i'd be absolutely delighted if someone home cooked that for a dinner. as long as you aren't doing ridiculous shit like lecturing people about the cheeses you use or forcing your guests to shred the pork themselves you'll be fine.

>>16827925
>>16827975
how do I quit porn? I have a terrible addiction and want to stop but I can't. It's ruining my life.

>>16828941
>that dumbass who made Oysters Rockefeller for a study group.
fucking kek do you have the archive link

>>16827615
when do you start wife swamping?

>>16828942
what is a church group? and why do I feel like the women there are absolute sexually repressed freaks waiting to suck cock and take it in the ass

>>16830808
>how do i quit porn
instead of going to your computer, pulling your dick out, and actively searching for pornography, you just don't do that. i swear you people are missing parts of your brain

>>16827615
I can't even imagine being specifically invited to someone's house for dinner and having them heat up some frozen meal.
Please encourage all of them to get vaccinated.

>>16830805
What does being great have to do with whether or not it is pretentious?

>>16830805
>where could you possibly be from where this is pretentious?

Maybe he's going to try "deconstructed" mac & cheese, or the equivalent of Grandma Ramsay's grilled-cheese sandwich. (PROTIP: OP, don't replace the coleslaw with kimchi.)

>forcing your guests to shred the pork themselves

pic related

>>16830827
shredded meat with mac and coleslaw is not pretentious by any stretch of the imagination. why would you argue that it is? pretentious would be "deconstructing" a piece of cake or some shit, or telling them to cook an egg themselves because "muh experience" like that noma webm or whatever it is. pretty much everyone that's familiar with fucking pulled pork would agree that it's pretty common and agreeable food that you see at barbecues.

I hate yuppies like you wouldn’t believe

>>16830840
that pic was actually exactly what i was thinking of lmao

>>16827615
OP if you start deconstructing shit like this guy is describing you deserve exactly what you get, please tell me this isn't the case and you're just making a comfy dinner for your pals

>>16830790
your just clueless that most people are shit, including those you think are you’re friends.

>>16830815
it was a funny post indeed and he was defending it too

>>16830852
I made no argument. I pointed out that you are bad at writing.

>>16830808
I've switched to imagination.
Just lie back, close your eyes and imagine a sexual scenario.
It takes a little longer than porn, but you're usually going to be finishing to "what if I fucked that cute cashier" instead of aimlessly clicking on different online clips until you blast to "twink getting tennis balls shoved up his ass by a black dominatrix he keeps calling mom".

>>16831079
>twink getting tennis balls shoved up his ass by a black dominatrix he keeps calling mom
link?

>>16831079
Protip: in your imagination you can have as many penises and as massive a tongue as you want.

>>16827615
I am afraid to ask what they have been feeding you if you think pulled pork and mac and cheese would be pretentious

>>16831018
>i didn't make an argument, i just simply shitted up the thread based on semantics and contributed nothing

>>16827615
You don't even know what pretentious means

>>16827662
>I don't mind if they do store bought, i cane from a poor family so it brings back my childhood.
Based "poor for a reason" poster

>>16827757
>would be "pretentious" if he was pulling out a fucking beef bourguignon
It’s literally beef stew are you assuming it’s pretentious because of the name?

>>16831291
Yes.

>>16831236
If you had reading comprehension you would know in this post it is relative.

>>16830824
fuck you. you clearly don't understand how addiction works you stupid retard.

>>16831001
or maybe you're just a bitter incel that needs to realize that not all people are as miserable as you.

>>16831079
>I've switched to imagination.
>Just lie back, close your eyes and imagine a sexual scenario
I notice that when I coom using imagination, my orgasms are much more intimate and intense than when watching porn. It's a different kind of coom, and I don't feel guilty afterwards, just relaxed. Also, I find myself thinking about university girls I used to occasionally talk to, or random girls I know. It's never pornstars or any girl I've seen in porn. Always girls I know in person. Tell me more about why this is.

>>16831166
not gonna lie, that's pretty gay anon.

>>16831236
it's pretentious to use the word pretentious.

>>16827615
>pretentious
Fuck no, that's some basic shit.
Good shit, no doubt, but there's nothing pretentious about it. That's a regular meal. That would have been pretentious in like 1650 or some shit.

>>16833631
keep living in la la land you pretentious twink. LOL!

>>16831010
I went into another thread about the worst thing you ever ate and larped as someone from a study group who got served "oysters with what looked like cow shit on top". Ultimate keks were had.

>>16833885
KEK let me guess, you also think the world owes you something because you're a miserable sad little man, bitter because life didn't turn out the way you thought it would. Grow up, people are amazing and you're just a faggot. People probably treat you like shit because you're ugly as fuck lmao

>>16833982
my god dude. take a fucking chill pill. your both delusional and manic.

>>16827615
Why do you act like cooking stuff yourself is some upperclass shit? I really don't get it.

>>16827777

Based Cock Poster

>>16827732
When we were friends with the neighbor couple, my girlfriend invited them over and did the same shit with the sliders. Granted when we went over there it'd usuube takeout or store food too, but seeing this post just reminded me of it

>is it pretentious to make three of the most basic examples of american home cooking for a dinner party
it's literally the opposite

>>16833651
They have a more defined "form" in your mind, as in you know their physical proportions better than a flat image on a screen
That makes it easier to imagine (the smell), which also helps your brain fill in the missing gaps easier which in turn again helps with your imagination

Would you and your wife like to become a throuple with me?

>>16833651
>It's never pornstars
Because it would honestly be pretty disgusting to have sex with a pornstar IMO.

>>16834387
>That makes it easier to imagine (the smell), which also helps your brain fill in the missing gaps
>imagine the smell
*SNIFF*

>>16827615
>pulled pork, Mac and cheese, and coleslaw
>pretentious
You’re an absolute bottom feeder mate.

>>16827662
I would make lasagna for two reasons:
1. It's dirt cheap to make.
2. You can make the lasagna a day before and put it in the fridge. On the day your guest arrive, you only have to put the lasagna in the oven, virtually no work involved and no stress.

fuck that OP, you should dunk on em and go full try hard. Make something that'll blow them away and really show off your sick cooking skills, like meatloaf and mashed potatoes, or grilled cheese and tomato soup.

>>16828207
OP is fucking retarded that's how

Fuck this thread I'm commandeering it. We will now discuss what is the most pretentious dinner you could possibly serve your house guests and also what is the most pretentious dinner you've been served at someone's house

>>16827615
>Is it pretentious to do pulled pork, Mac and cheese, and coleslaw
The absolute state of amerilards