Kansas City Food Blog

I usually despise online quizzes because (a) they seem to last for hours and (b) there's often no point to them. This quiz from Mental Floss is different. It's about cooking techniques.

It's only 10 questions and covers techniques from the simple to the moderately advanced.

Unfortunately, it doesn't provide a guide on how to rank yourself. So I've invented one.
One to five correct: This low score doesn't mean you don't know how to cook, it just means you don't know the pointless French words to accompany what you're doing. That said, even a person with no training but a passion for cooking should be able to score a five on the quiz. Your level is the Food Network.

Six to seven correct: This is no-man's land. Either you've impressed yourself with getting more than half correct or you're shaking you head and wondering how you missed four questions. Right now you're an enigma but people don't want enigmas cooking, they want proven chefs. Hit the books and dust off the apron to improve your score. Your level is Joy of Cooking.

Eight to nine correct: The amateur gourmet. While no one will confuse you for a professional chef, you know your way around a kitchen and even have a specialty dish you're particularly proud of. This score shows you spend as much time actually cooking as reading about cooking. Your level is Union Square Cafe. 

All 10 correct: Congratulations, you've either had some culinary training or way too much time to read cookbooks. You're the bore life of the party as you entertain guests with tales on the danger of sous-vide and correct marinating times. This level is The Professional Chef.

My former culinary teacher will be ashamed of me but I missed one. Which question I missed, that's up for you to guess.