Ty Pennington Quotes

I don't cook, but I would love to learn.

I can chop and peel vegetables but can't cook full meals.

All my family were brilliant cooks when I was growing up, but I ended up just cleaning up, so I've always lacked confidence in the kitchen.

I never learned to cook; I was a little spoiled as far as that's concerned.

I'm not a cook. I like to watch the Food Network, but I don't like to cook.

I think cookery shows have become so sophisticated, and everyone's so marvellous at it, but there are people like me who aren't into the cooking malarkey, who still don't know how to boil an egg for three minutes.

As I grew steadily more comfortable in the kitchen, I found that, much like gardening, most cooking manages to be agreeably absorbing without being too demanding intellectually. It leaves plenty of mental space for daydreaming and reflection.

I grew up cooking. I was always in my grandma's cooking, and I never thought of it as a career.

When I left restaurants, I had to learn to be a home cook.

I'm not a good cook, unfortunately. I've tried a few times, but I don't like it too much.

The thing about cooking is it's so interesting to watch. I don't know why, but if you go to somebody's house and they're making something, they usually say interesting things while they're cooking.

My mother gave me a real kick toward cooking, which was that if I wanted to eat, I'd better know how to do it myself.

I do cook whenever the time permits. But my daughter Isha is a much better cook than I am.

I'm not a strong cook. I can do the crockpot; that's about it.

It came to me that the one thing I could do was cook. And I figured I couldn't do any worse than the people running these places around town.

I grew up in a house where I was a spectator to the sport of cooking. In that way, I just learned so much about what it really takes to make food.

I love learning how to make new dishes.

If you want to be a home cook, just have fun with it. Pick up a couple cookbooks. You're gonna make some mistakes; just go in and try it.

I'm not much of a chef, so people keep buying me cookery books to broaden my culinary horizons, but I've not got far past shepherd's pie yet.

I don't really cook much to be honest.

You can love food without being a cook. Equally, you can love food and be a very good cook.

It's tough to eat well if you don't know how to cook.

Neither me or my wife are any good at cooking.

When I started cooking the meal at home, after I had started cooking in restaurants, I usually would prepare bay scallops or lobster.

There are some things that I like, like education, wine, and I'd like to be a good cook, although I'm a pretty good eater now.