My friend's hubby has said that apart from microwave and oven cooking, no other cooking later than evening.?

Question

Reasons? Food will smell and the vapour will cause moisture then mold growth and the clothes will smell. She has tried to convince him about opening the kitchen door but he thinks thats not enough. Its a big house, well ventilated. She is one of those good cooks but is frustrated that it's either day or oven/microwave everything.

Answer 1

He has a severe psychiatric problem if he thinks that vapour moisture will cause mould.  Has the idiot never heard of the windows and doors?  He could shut bedroom doors and put draught excluders in to prevent smells pervading the house.  He could also try getting an extractor fan or a hob fan for the top of the oven.

Where does he live?  In a bungalow?  Ovens let out smells too when you open them.  He is sick.

He is a control freak too by the sound of it.

Answer 2

What the h**l have they got clothes in the kitchen for? Kitchen's for cooking not a clothes cupboard *lol*

Seriously though, he's wrong, silly man. He needs to stop controlling his wife & get some therapy. Poor woman, life with him must be so hard for her.

Good Luck. X :-)

Answer 3

He's a control freak and talking utter rubbish.

Tell her to just make him egg salads for the next 3 weeks... he'll relent quick enough - the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, even if he is a dopey control freak!  ; )

Answer 4

Unless she cooks all through the night I don't see the problem - not many people NEED to cook after the evening - but if he insists, tell her not to cook at all - he'll soon change his mind!

Answer 5

What a jerk!

I love the Violator!'s salad suggestion.

What about one of those massive over-stove extractor fans - one that is piped to the outside, not one of the recirculating ones. No smell, vapour, or mold if it's powerful enough.

He's picked on her favorite things so I think he's passive- aggressive. Is it possible he's really ticked off about something.

Answer 6

I agree with the previous poster, this guy sounds like a control freak. Use the fan above the stove, or open the window. Your friend could be really passive-aggressive and order out expensive cuisine for the next few weeks. Or not offer hot food in the evenings at all and serve PB&J.

Answer 7

Who is this man to tell your friend when and how she can cook?!!  I would advise her to cook what she likes when she likes.  If he doesn't like it he can go and live elsewhere!

Answer 8

What a drag for your friend to deal w/ especially when shes such a good cook.  Must be very frustrating for her!  Aside from the fact he sounds like he has a 'lil OCD going on I don't think he really has a solid case.  He may just not like dealing w/ the lingering odors in the house (ie: if she's a good cook i'm sure that means she uses a lot of things like garlic/onions etc.) On the lighter side,  if he only wants microwave and oven cooked food in the eve. i'd get him 7 stouffers frozen dinners for the week and say " bon appetite, I'm going to my friends to cook for her!"  If she really wants to see if his "facts" hold water, I would put a call into an environmental testing source in her community and ask them these questions.  They will have all the answers she needs re: mold etc.  Good luck to her!

Answer 9

Im sorry to say this but he sounds like he has serious control issues and I think he needs to get some help. I think it also sounds like there may be an element of OCD in his behaviour.

Send him out for the evening, get your friend to cook something whilst he's out and then when he gets home ask him if he can smell anything or whatever.

Maybe then he will realise his utter stupidity.

I did that with my boyfriend, he would only eat heinze ketchup so i put tescos ketchup in a heinze bottle and he still doesn't know the difference, its been nearly 2 years now!!

The problem with men is you cant just tell them they're wrong because they dont listen, you have to prove them wrong.

Either that or dont make him any dinner for a couple of nights, then see if his opinion changes. tell him if he only want to use the microwave or the oven that he can cook and your friend can put her feet up...

Answer 10

He reminds me of one of my exes, a total control freak.  Does he not think the "smells" will cause moisture and mold before 5 p.m.?  Not that they would anyway.  I'd do like the others say, give him TV dinners for a couple  of weeks and so how he likes that!  I'm sure she has a fan over the stove, they take out most of the odors and moisture.