Do you think smoking tobacco impairs your cooking? If tobacco messes with your sense of smell, should a serious chef or an amateur home cook smoke?
>>7529327
It impairs your health and I think that's reason enough to not do it.
>>7529329
I'd trust a chef that snorted coke versus a regularly smoking one on the grounds that he could at least taste his food properly.
>>7529329
That's why I do it though.
>>7529327
Yes it does
I've never met a chef that didn't smoke whether it was pot, cigarettes or both
>>7529416
Same here, and they also had a good taste for food.
>>7529416
Yeah honestly I think most chefs that work in restaurants end up smoking, It's an incredibly stressful job and just going outside to get some fresh air is really nice.
>>7529327
Smell can assist you in cooking, I guess for things like burning/toasting, but really 99% of cooking skill comes from practice, experience, and experimenting.
>>7529327
Smoking is degenerate, how can you expect to smell and taste properly whilst destroying your nose, mouth and lungs with toxic chemicals and smoke.
Just have a glass of red while cooking.
>>7529327
I think this is why "gourmet" chefs end up using so much fucking salt. Their tobacco-addled taste just isn't capable of being as sensitive to flavor as those of us who have weaned ourselves off it. Spend $200 on a meal and it tastes like the ocean. I mean, their technique is flawless, but overall it's better to stick to home cooking.
