Claire Saffitz Quotes

Because I've done a lot of television, I'm sort of a generalist. I'm not a pastry cook, but I've had to learn a certain amount about it. I'm not a baker, though I've had to learn how to do it. I'm sort of a general cook.

I work on most weekends, so my husband is the executive chef. He is an amazing cook. I love the way he does salmon, and his apple pie for dessert is delicious.

But for the time being, I've only learned one cake recipe and how to make scrambled eggs.

I went to school for culinary arts. I love to cook. That's a talent not a lot of people know about.

I know how to cut meat, yeah. I know how to cook, basically.

I wanted to master the art of cooking. Maybe, when I slow down and do one or two films a year, I will learn how to cook and pursue it as my hobby.

I was always interested in cooking; it was always a hobby of mine.

I'm a good cook, but I can't bake.

You're getting to know who the great chefs are through their books.

I've always been fascinated by chefs and the worlds of chefs - what they do is incredibly cinematic.

I'm a really good cook. I bake a lot. I cook dinner most nights. I cook everything from Italian food to Mexican food. But if I'm going to some place and it's a potluck, I'm always the one to bring dessert!

Lots of the cooking classes open to non-professionals are too low-level for experienced foodies, or don't offer enough hands-on training.

I've learned how to make a nice souffle, a little mac and cheese.

I studied cooking all through high school.

Cooking is the showy side of domesticity.

I can cook really well. I started cooking as a kid, so I can fend for myself in the kitchen and even do a little gourmet action.

I'm a home cook, and I'm constantly embarrassed by twentysomethings who really do know the mechanics of cooking. How to build a sauce.

I have to do so many scenes cooking that I wanted to learn how to chop like I know what I'm doing and do certain things around the kitchen that look right.

You wouldn't know it but I'm no good at... cooking. My chef does that.

I love cooking and baking.

Cooking is like anything else: some people have an inborn talent for it. Some become expert by practicing, and some learn from books.

I'm good in the kitchen. I can cook seafood, collard greens, black-eyed peas.

It's kind of crazy what I can do and what I can't do. It's simple things like rice and quinoa or salads, honestly, that I'm not great at. But I can make an osso buco that takes six hours.

I'm a good cook, and I look at something like 'Iron Chef' and think, 'It's a good thing I already know how to cook' - because I would never think I could do it if I watched these shows.

'Iron Chef America' is so real. Imagine putting on television the whole process of making that food, the technique. It's all about technique. It doesn't even matter if you show the faces sometimes.