Cooking shows may show the cooking, but they don’t show the cleaning.
“Cooking shows make me angry because they make it look so easy. And they never show them cleaning dishes, by far the worst part” was posted on Twitter by Scott Irwin on March 8, 2011. “Cooking shows and vlogs never show the part where they have to clean up all the pots and pans afterward” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on October 1, 2022.
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Scott Irwin
@Scott_Irwin1
Cooking shows make me angry because they make it look so easy. And they never show them cleaning dishes, by far the worst part
4:51 PM · Mar 8, 2011·Twitter for iPhone
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Sianz
@Sianz
Replying to @nalaknip
Pisses me off these ruddy cooking shows never show the hours of cleaning up afterwards. Let’s have MasterWashUp
3:51 PM · Dec 4, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
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fillups44
@fillups44
Replying to @LinhVTran
Looks awesome and yes to both how fun cooking is and how not fun cleaning up is. It’s the part cooking shows never show—but who wants to watch that??
6:27 PM · Feb 22, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
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jesstine kahiau
@islandgurl20701
Cooking shows never show the people who gotta clean up and wash dishes
10:37 PM · Mar 19, 2019 from Waikele, HI·Twitter for iPhone
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Jonathan
@Jdvn1
Replying to @amateurgourmet and @heyadamroberts
Cooking shows never show the chef cleaning up all the splatter afterwards.
9:29 PM · Nov 14, 2020·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/MyPasswordIsMyCat October 1, 2022
Cooking shows and vlogs never show the part where they have to clean up all the pots and pans afterward
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