I know how to cook! You open the freezer, grab a Hot Pocket, Unwrap it, put it in the microwave, hit 2, and wait 3 minutes (it has to cool). That's what you meant, right?
I mean grill a steak, cook a chicken in the oven, chop some vegetables and prepare a salad, cook some pasta with a simple tomato sauce, etc. Do people really don't know how to do this? It's not rocket science.
It seems wild to me to assume most people on HN don't know how to cook even basic stuff...
That's a very low bar. I expect most people know how to cook, at least simple dishes.