Do foodies smoke?
I do...
sometimes I wish I didn't..
most times I love a cigarette after a nice meal....
I smoke 1/3 pack of Marlboro mediums a day..
If you do smoke please let me know how it effects or does't effect your love for food....
what brand do you smoke?
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9 Comments:
Eh...no... Switch to a good wine or good beer. I'll take beer breath any day over ciggie breath...just sayin'! ;)
I *do* think cigs can taint your taste buds regarding food... I love to eat food and taste every top note and low note... I hope you quit...you'll be a much happier camper for it. (((Supportive hugs)))
cheffy at 2:34AM on 08/04/07
Yeah, I hate to admit it, but I smoke. I've quit a thousand times, but I always go back. And Cheffy? It's always, ALWAYS been when I've gone back to a "good wine or good beer." I hate it, but that's just the way I roll apparently. I'm working on it though. I'm sure it dulls my taste buds but that just means that the food I cook is never bland.
I don't currently have one, but when I do, I don't want my lover to smell that . I smoke about two packs a day. Doral Menthol Lights. Thanks for asking.
TG
dukeofpornia at 4:02AM on 08/04/07
I used to smoke heavily (for 35 years) but stopped some time back when I got to choose between life and smoking. I remember what it was like to get my first pair of glasses. I saw things that I didn't know existed and roamed around town marvelling at all the things I was seeing "for the first time". When I quit with the smokes, I started tasting things like never before as well! Yes, my seasoning techniques changed too, and I think for the better
I feel your pain; kicking the habit is a tough task but believe me well worth it... My brand was Pall Mall (a pack a day); non-filtered but no more threatening than those that are.
czken at 5:15AM on 08/04/07
Only 48 hours from your last cig until your senses of taste and smell improve - not only from the non-cig-breath, but also from increased circulation.
http://www.healthecommunities.org/stqpafterquittingtimeline.asp
enhF94 at 9:23AM on 08/04/07
I smoked for 20 years and quit cold turkey 14 years ago. Best thing I ever did! I smoked the lightest available--Carlton Box 100s--but it didn't matter. It absolutely affected my nasopharyngeal system and therefore my palate (profoundly). When I quit I started cooking seriously, and now I'm a cookbook author and I cook nearly every day, when I'm not reviewing restaurants. Really, KBear, quitting makes a major, major difference. I hadn't smelled fresh-cut grass in 20 years, let alone really tasted béarnaise. Good luck!
Tom Steele at 1:43PM on 08/04/07
I still think it is messed up that so many chefs smoke. How in the hell can you properly taste food when you've destroyed your senses? And as enhf94 mentioned above, yes, after 48 hrs your senses improve, but I'm pretty sure that most chefs who smoke don't smoke only every 48 hrs.
charm city cupcake at 12:15PM on 08/05/07
Not while cooking, let's hope! Reminds me of Cookie, the army cook in Beetle Bailey, smoking over a huge stew pot.
hatlady at 1:06PM on 08/06/07
i smoke occasionally (a pack will last me a month). its a bad habit to pick up. i prefer clove cigarettes. arent i such a foodie? :)
stumbler02 at 12:05AM on 08/07/07
Ehh...I go through pack or two every moth...not bad! Unless Im working on a movie, in which its more like 1 or 2 a week...but film food on-set is so terrible its probably worth it to ruin your taste buds to not deal with it!
Annmarie at 1:58AM on 08/07/07