It happens to me fairly often. Usually, it’s with food I find less than appetizing, but it’s not bad by any means. I think the problem stems from the fact that I cooked for about 8 years for my job. There was a lot of standing and eating, tasting dishes as I went, cooking food that I was never going to eat while I was hungry, etc…
Does anyone else share this problem?
I’ve read that smell fatigue is part of the reason for that, although I’m sure associating it with work doesn’t help! When I find food unappetizing after cooking it I try to step outside for around 5 minutes just to reset my nose. Not long enough for it to get cold. When I go back in it usually is much more appetizing.
I’m really not associating the act of cooking with work, I really enjoy it actually, I think it’s more of the smell fatigue you mention. I’ve already ordered my comfort food (yellow thai curry), but next time it happens, I’ll give that a try. Because it’s not like I’m not hungry, I just look at it, and I’m like damn I would rather starve than eat this.
Try making food you like then?
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Varies for me. Sometimes I can’t wait to dig in, other times I’m over it by the time it’s done. I think the more complicated the recipe is and the longer it takes, the less appetizing it is. My wife is the same way.
It’s like the marathon of anticaption kills it.
I think there’s maybe a lesson in there. Don’t look forward too much to good things, and don’t dread too much the bad things.
Not like you described, but some days I try so much of the food as I go that when I finish I’m already satisfied (though I would definitely not describe it as “not wanting to eat”)
Yea, I get that completely, I did it a loooooot on the line in the kitchen. Honestly I would rather eat like that most of the time, a Frenchman would be horrified lol.
But being full from pecking at your dishes is totally different from not wanting to eat food you’ve just cooked for yourself like you said.
Yup, the other comments helped me understand the idea better, I definitely cannot relate :/
Yes, that’s a thing
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You’re a cook and don’t know that this is a well known trope? Not trying to be a dick… everyone knows this one