For some, throwing on an apron and grabbing a spatula transforms them into cooking superheroes—ready to tackle any recipe or collection of ingredients. Others prefer to approach the kitchen like it’s a sleeping tiger, traveling on tip-toes to escape without incident. But most of us are somewhere in between ecstatic and terrified at the thought of cooking. And you can figure out your kitchen personality with our fun, informative cooking quiz.
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Why it’s good to know what kind of cook you are
You might not even need a reason to spend a few minutes on an entertaining personality quiz. The cooking quiz is fun—and that could be enough. But you really can learn quite a bit from discovering your kitchen personality.
The quiz evaluates your cooking experience, skills, and passion for the culinary arts. All of these factors help determine your kitchen personality—more on those categories to come. But the answers you give also shed light on:
- What you’re comfortable with in the kitchen
- How you approach different aspects of preparing food
- The kind of recipes with which you’ll find the most success
- Things you’d like to improve on to get to the next level in your culinary journey
- What help, support, or resources you need to eat well—whether you’re doing a Whole30 or not
That last point is taken care of for you when you complete the quiz. The results page you’ll land on after answering all the questions has so much information. You’ll learn about your kitchen personality and what that means for your relationship with cooking. Then you’ll find a list of resources—recipes, hacks, tips, tools, and product recommendations—to make your life easier.
So you’ll be able to tell your friends and family you’re a certified chef—by an internet quiz, but it still counts. Or you’ll discover the best way to use your microwave to make nutritious, satisfying meals. Either way, you win!
Take the cooking quiz now.Meet your (possible) kitchen personality
Your answers about cooking skills and more will slot you into one of the four kitchen personality types. Without spoiling too much—there’s much more information after you take the cooking quiz—here’s a preview of what could await on your results page.
Yes, Chef!
You’re a kitchen magician, a culinary artist, a dynamo of delicious dishes. You’ll find yourself in this category if you’re a really good home chef who can turn ingredients into tasty meals with your techniques and knowledge without much of a recipe or any help. In fact, a recipe is just the basis for showstopping flourishes of flavor.
Recipe Scholar
Nobody appreciates a well-written recipe like you do. You’ve studied the great texts—even reading your share of pre-recipe paragraphs before finding the “Jump to recipe” button. And you’ve come out with a solid set of cooking skills that consistently put quality food on the table. You follow the recipe and don’t need to add any fancy extras to feel good about your cooking.
Shortcut Savant
You’re a corner cutter in the kitchen—and we say that with no shade whatsoever. Whether you lack the time, energy, skills, or love of cooking, you get by with a little help from your friends at the store. You prefer to open cans, dump out jars of sauce, buy pre-chopped, and opt for cooked proteins. Reaching for convenience keeps you fed well and—most importantly—sane.
Microwave Maven
Cooking just isn’t your thing. Not everybody has the time, acumen, or desire to dice, mince, sauté, and roast their way to culinary bliss. You’ve found a different way to deliver—sometimes literally—the nutritious meals to fuel your life. You should be commended for making the most of your microwave.
Your cooking personality can change—if you want it to
There’s nothing wrong with being any kitchen personality type. It’s a fun way to better understand who you are as a cook. And if you want to change your cooking style, you have that power.
The quiz evaluates skills, experience, and passion, and you have control of all of those areas. Want to improve your skills? Take a class, study up on techniques, and practice, practice, practice. That will boost your experience, too. The passion part might develop more by eating and cooking new, more inspiring food. And that passion shows up as more time and energy devoted to cooking.
Your season of life can also have a big impact on how your kitchen personality is expressed. Sometimes it’s just super busy. Sometimes you’re exhausted by work or kids or the world. That could leave you without anything in the tank when it’s time to deal with dinner. To all the Yes, Chefs forced into Shortcut Savant mode by a brutal schedule, we see you.
Take the quiz as many times as you want as you and your life’s demands evolve. It will always be there to provide support, resources, and tools that will help you during your Whole30 or when you’re living your food freedom.
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