Cooking is the life skill millennials are neglecting
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Research has revealed that over 50 percent of us eat out at least three times a week but with the hospitality industry temporarily closed once again, how are millennials shaping up in the kitchen?
The research, by hot dog brand Ye Olde Oak, found that almost half of millennials (that is, those who reached young adulthood in the early 21st century) don’t know how to cook three meals from scratch, yet surprisingly eight out of ten would rather cook than get a takeaway.
When it comes to rustling up a dish in the kitchen, 77 percent of millennials have never cooked a Sunday roast, and just a third know how to make family classics like spaghetti bolognaise or shepherd’s pie.
Looking at what millennials can cook, however, baking seemed much more popular.
This comes as no surprise with the rising popularity of banana bread in 2020.
Almost half know how to bake a cake without a recipe, over a third are keen bread bakers, and a quarter can even make their own pastry.
The research also tested Brit’s overall food knowledge to find out some common misconceptions.
The findings revealed that a huge two thirds of UK adults don’t know how to boil an egg, with confusion around cooking times evident across all age groups.
When it comes to home cooking a quarter admitted they think cooking is very time consuming and an additional 28 percent said healthy food is very expensive.
Overall the Welsh came out on top as the UK’s best home cooks with almost eight out of ten able to cook at least three family meals from scratch.
Head of business development at Ye Olde Oak Bryn Scadeng said: “With people around the country needing to be increasingly more resourceful with food, we wanted to find out just how millennials’ cooking skills stacked up.
“The findings showed that some of our cooking skills are definitely lacking, but being creative in the kitchen doesn’t necessarily require a lot of time and skill.
"There is a huge array of tinned foods on offer these days, which are excellent value, and cook in no time at all.
"Next time you’re struggling to think of what to cook for dinner, raid that tin cupboard and you’ll have a meal in moments!”
Ye Olde Oak conducted a survey of over 2000 people to test their cooking prowess.
