I fell in love with the idea of one pot cooking when I finally reached an age where practicality took the number one seat in the majority of everything I did. This happened when I no longer lived at home where dishes were a fleeting thought. Moms are very good at making the dishes disappear.
I wouldn't call myself a professional chef, but I love the adventure of cooking. For me, following a recipe down to the Tsp takes all the fun out. I like to step into the kitchen and cook on a whim, follow my gut and see if I can manage to create a descent meal without a recipe micromanaging me.
Most importantly, cleaning up after a delicious meal can be a real buzz kill. The more pots used, the worse. Please don't make me stir my eggs in a bowl before dumping them into a pan to scramble anyway. I don't want to have 3 different pans for sauteing the onions, toasting the pine nuts and transferring my stove top macaroni into the oven to get that crispy brown top affect for the last 5 minutes. I understand this could an insulting approach to a professional chef, so please don't take offense. This is for the practical at heart.
My goal is one pot to cook and one pot to clean.
