I finally asked my 8 year old nephew why he hated my 'fancy' scrambled eggs.

He looked me dead in the eye and said 'They taste like wet socks, Uncle Hayden.' I've been overcomplicating them with cream and herbs for years, so now I'm back to basics with just butter and salt. Anyone have a simple technique they swear by?

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ericnguyen5mo ago

Honestly, kids are brutal food critics, aren't they? My niece once told me my soup tasted like bathwater.

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cameroncarr5mo ago

Kids have no filter at all, it's wild. My nephew told me my pasta sauce looked like mud once, totally crushed me. I found the best thing is to just lean into it and ask them to help you make it better next time, turns it into a game. Rosek44 has a point about where they get these ideas, like bathwater, that's a mystery for sure. Getting them involved in the cooking usually stops the harsh reviews, or at least you get a fun story out of it.

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rosek445mo ago

Wait, bathwater? How does your niece even know what bathwater tastes like? That's the part that would keep me up at night. Kids just say whatever pops into their heads without a filter.

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