Kitchen Psychology

Whether you prefer cooking over baking or the other way around can tell a lot about you as a person. As an aspiring psychologist, I decided we should take a closer look at this.

The Cook:

If you prefer cooking, you love experimenting. You use a recipe as a guideline, but do not follow it to a tee and don't get too nervous when you substitute and omit ingredients. You place more worth on taste, rather than looks. You enjoy developing flavors as you move through the stages of your dish as well.
What this says about you as a person is that you are extremely playful, outgoing, experimental, open-minded, ambitious, brave, dynamic, entertaining, and even instinctive.

The Baker:

As a baker, you love having rules to follow. You love aesthetics. You love the science behind food. You are extremely curious and not afraid to try and try again until it is perfect.
What this says about you, is that you are detail-oriented, cautious, a perfectionist, punctual, efficient, knowledgeable, level, and responsible.

In an extremely broad sense, bakers tend to resemble a Type A personality, whereas cooks are more of a Type B personality.

What about gender... do you think men are more likely to prefer cooking over baking? What about women? Generally, we see more men leaning toward cooking and women towards baking. Women tend be more nurturing, more patient and are very good at following directions. This makes women very good contenders to be bakers. From what we hear and read and are taught, men are a little more hard-headed than we are. What i mean by this is that, generally, men like figuring things out as they go. When was the last time you saw a guy reach for the instruction manual the first time he unpacked the new TV? Men love a the journey more than the destination, whereas women tend to be much more excited about the end result. This would be an example as to why men may prefer to cook over baking. Obviously these are just generalization, as we have many extremely talented women who prefer cooking and many talented men who prefer to bake. Just an observation.

Duff Goldman - Master Baker

Cat Cora - Master Chef

Which description do you fit? Look around you and identify people who fit more of a Type A or B personality and see if it matches up with whether they prefer cooking or baking.
Do you think people are more prone to like cooking, rather than baking?