Did People Of Earlier Generations Cook Better?

The increasing numbers of fast food restaurants and home delivery services make it easy to enjoy food without the need to cook but with today’s technology it is also very easy to learn new recipes and cook conveniently using high-tech appliances.

Older generations are more likely to cook everyday compared to the new generations (millennials and generation z) because restaurants were not as common before as they are today. Older generations may also have more time to cook than the younger generations as most people now have hectic schedules to earn more money to meet the high means of today’s living. However, millennials and generation z may have known broader range of recipes than older generations because of the internet and technology.

Internet and technology make it easy to find and learn new recipes. There is Google with endless of recipes coming from different parts of the world and YouTube videos that provide detailed and step by step guide on how to cook them. There are also modern appliances that allows you to cook food easily and quickly. In addition, buying ingredients is now convenient as there are grocers and supermarkets in nearby places.

Food is now trendier than ever. There are social media feeds wherein people like to post mouthwatering foods and hit cooking shows that makes cooking more interesting. Judging by these platforms, it is easy to tell that the new generations are in the midst of healthy and luscious home cooking but the data shows otherwise.

A Google study in 2015 showed that 60 percent of millennials (ages 26 to 40 years old) cook with a smart phone on their hand to guide them of the recipe. A study in Canada found that only 31 percent of the millennials are confident in cooking. There is also a recent study in America that reveals people under 40 years old consume food in restaurants 30 percent more often than older generations.

The decreasing number of people under 40 years old that struggle in cooking is because of being dependent in technology. There are now pre-cooked meals that only need to be heat up to enjoy, accessible restaurants that offer fine foods at almost any time of the day, and delivery apps that bring your favorite foods to your door in just a few taps.

It is true that the internet allows us to learn new recipes but this very reason becomes a disadvantage. We rely on the internet too much making us unable to develop the skill of cooking as we less likely retain the knowledge we just learned knowing that the information can be easily found online. This makes us unable to commit with our hearts which is important to remember the methods and techniques of cooking.

Learning how to cook is now a matter of choice. As mentioned in the early part of this article, there are restaurants and delivery apps you can rely on but learning to cook is still very important for those times when your battery dies or when you are away from restaurants, it ensures you can still enjoy good food. It is also great to pass down family recipes to the generations to come.

Isabella Whitmore enjoys cooking and learning new recipes. She also enjoys writing for https://electrickettlesplus.com/, an appliance website that provides different types of electric kettles which are essential for cooking.