“Sick and tired of cooking videos assuming I have 40 perfect little bowls to put ingredients in. Grow up”

Many cooking videos have ingredients in small “pep bowls” (also called “mise en place”). However, most people at home don’t have ingredients all nicely arranged in many small bowls.
 
“Sick and tired of cooking videos assuming I have 40 perfect little bowls to put ingredients in. Grow up” was posted on X/Twitter by Kevin Farzad on September 5, 2017, and this received over 6,700 likes. “What’s with these cooking videos thinking I have 20 little bowls to put ingredients in? Gtfo. 👏” was posted on X/Twitter by CinnamonToastKen on September 28, 2018, and this received over 1,300 likes.
 
 
Wikipedia: Mise en place
Mise en place (French pronunciation: [mi zɑ̃ ˈplas]) is a French culinary phrase which means “putting in place” or “gathering”. It refers to the setup required before cooking, and is often used in professional kitchens to refer to organizing and arranging the ingredients (e.g., cuts of meat, relishes, sauces, par-cooked items, spices, freshly chopped vegetables, and other components) that a cook will require for the menu items that are expected to be prepared during a shift. 
 
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Kevin Farzad
@KevinFarzad
Sick and tired of cooking videos assuming I have 40 perfect little bowls to put ingredients in. Grow up
11:25 PM · Sep 5, 2017
 
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Felix 🐢
@felix_mikey
Sick and tired of cooking videos assuming I have 40 perfect little bowls to put ingredients in. Grow up
11:37 PM · Sep 5, 2017
 
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CinnamonToastKen
@cinnamontoastk
What’s with these cooking videos thinking I have 20 little bowls to put ingredients in? Gtfo. 👏
2:30 PM · Sep 28, 2018
 
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BlackMilk Clothing
@BlackMilkTweets
Sick and tired of cooking videos assuming I have 40 perfect little bowls to put ingredients in.
I’m not made of money 😂
2:37 AM · May 26, 2019
 
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Zain
@zaingilanii
Sick and tired of watching cooking recipe videos assuming I’ve got 35 perfect little bowls to put ingredients in
1:09 PM · Sep 3, 2020
 
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Buddy
@shaheedbux
I am tired of these cooking shows assuming I have 40 perfect little bowls to put ingredients in
4:46 AM · Nov 6, 2020
 
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@chikonclub
why do cooking videos assume i have a hundred perfect little bowls to put ingredients in?? i literally have 5 bowls with different sizes
11:00 AM · Jul 31, 2021
 
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Neal Owusu
@neal_thatdude
Dear cooking videos,
I’m sick and tired of you assuming I have 40 perfect little bowls to put ingredients in. Grow up
12:08 PM · Aug 22, 2021
 
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