Can Cooking Mama make you good at cooking?

[@sirartist1]

My favorite thing about the way Cooking Mama was advertised was instead of saying "Hey, do you not like the food at home? We'll teach you how to cook!" they went with "You need a new mother entirely and we will replace her" 💀💀

[@Cats-TM]

Is not that...exactly the plot of Coraline?

[@alex.g7317]

@@Cats-TMI like how saying “is not that” sounds weirder than saying “isn’t that” despite meaning the same thing

[@Cats-TM]

​@@alex.g7317 I have been typing without contractions for years yet I still have trouble typing "is not that", it feels so unnatural even if correct.

[@DarkkestNite]

@@Cats-TM well yeah since without contractions people generally say "is that not", not "is not that"

[@Cats-TM]

@@DarkkestNite That is… a good point. Wow, I never thought of that! Thank you, I will probably switch to that since it is easier to remember.

[@officialblimp]

i always thought the shopping mini game was so odd and bizarre until i developed social anxiety and realized that the whole game is basically a social anxiety simulator

[@gwennorthcutt421]

reminds me of "milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk"

[@bluemacaroons]

Literally that part always stressed me out 😂

[@m3mori]

that's any minigame collection tbh

[@tamkumi.180]

My brother and I used to play the shopping one together. When the mini game where you had to help the old lady put the things in the basket my brother would imitate her like "PUT THEM IN THE BASKET, I'M AN OLD GRANNY!!", and it would make me laugh so hard and take away some of the stress from playing that lol

[@officialblimp]

@@tamkumi.180 wait that’s hilarious LOL😭 that mini game always stressed me the most

[@dovedozen]

"no, no, no; please don't shake the baby" has been a permanent part of my vocabulary for YEARS AND YEARS; I'm so glad you got to experience whatever babysitting mama is dkfkgkfds

[@leoultimaupgraded9914]

Don’t shake the baby has been a joke I said for a while ever since i rewatched DanTDM’s video on that game a classic video if i may add

[@blankness8]

​@@Moebz818I'm so glad at least 7 other people have this as a shared memory

[@is.a.bell.a8700]

@@blankness8 it's definitely a core memory for me

[@cheshirecat6551]

SAME ITS MY BROTHER AND I's INSIDE JOKE

[@xaviermcgettigan8968]

Me and my friends also quote this, it's good to see we're not the only ones!

[@airakorainies]

19:03 I seriously love that the overwhelming amount of warnings about shaking a baby are included lol. As someone who works in childcare, learning about 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' is soooo important especially because it can be caused by something most people don't even think about. Like no one (at least you hope so) makes the conscious decision to shake a baby- but heats of emotional action are a thing! So constantly plastering everywhere the importance of being gentle with the babies is so nice. Because like- imagine a kid whose gonna be an older sibling playing the game. It's a nice (kind of) subtle way of teaching how to gently take care of babies.

[@_stillborn]

I'm amazed how many (adult) people don't know about sbs. I've never been around a baby in my life and even I know about it

[@airakorainies]

@@_stillborn it is strangely unknown despite how important it is to be aware of lol. I was aware of it even before going into childcare but I do wish more people knew about it. So it's little things like these itty bitty warnings in a cooking mama babysitting game that just makes me appreciate it more lol

[@dretterath]

As a girl who was a kid in 2006, I can confirm I did play cooking mama and I still think about her tips as I cook today

[@elkronnie6500]

cooking mama was honestly one of my favorite games on DS. it's probably why i love cooking even now as an adult

[@bevsmi]

Same, especially cutting things up!

[@tahiti1264]

I was like 2 back then but my brother had a DS which was later on handed down to me when i was like 8-10. Used to play this everyday and i still miss it to this day. The DS version was the og and no mobile version can ever replace it. The mobile versions never had the same appeal to me.

[@thylascene]

That's actually so wholesome :0, it's nice to see how these simple little games influenced so many ppl's child/adulthood even till this day (+ cooking games are PEAK)

[@silenttera666]

Same here ... Except that I'm a guy.

[@Zero-0N3]

Fun fact, over cooking eggs can make them super watery. Meaning, that the longer they waited for it to dry up, it just got worse and worse.

[@KaitouKaiju]

Yeah after some point the protein just gets so tight that it squeezes out every little bit of water and you end up with a nasty clump of grossness

[@zoromance]

the feature where you have to blow into the device on cooking mama 2 haunts my childhood. literally ended up in tears once. best game ever created

[@MaskedImposter]

I never played cooking Mama, but anytime a game incorporated the mic, it was cringe. There was this Zelda enemy, where you had to make noise into the mic to make it vulnerable. I would just blow into the mic to trick it.

[@sarahlulubells]

I would get so frustrated because if you had a fan blowing on you, it activated the mic. So I’d be on my way to a gold recipe and get screwed over because the mic thought my fan was me blowing on my sauce 😢

[@Jaesdaes]

Dude, spirit tracks was my first Zelda game, and the controls are so absolutely dogshit it took me TWELVE YEARS to not just give up during the first section. In also did get the game when I was really young though, so..

[@bur_n_t]

@@sarahlulubells id try playing it on the plane, literally only way not to set off the mic was to muffle it under some blankets. good times

[@Adventurous-Emma]

my siblings and i would rub the microphone bc it worked better lollll

[@EddyBurback]

so you flip a can opener the wrong way one time and everyone is suddenly mean to you cool. that’s so awesome. i have opened many cans before its just been a while please be nice to me

[@peco126]

It’s ok you are learnding 😊

[@Evalution307]

I mean who hasn’t spilled crab juice on their counter before? Nobody is perfect guys 🙄

[@quininethepooh7575]

better late than never pal!

[@graceMaximus]

"its just been a while" -i didn't know opening a can was a skill one could get rusty on over time.

[@bucket3120]

@@graceMaximus papas going to ground you

[@nyanuwu4209]

7:14 Fun fact (from someone who cooks and obsesses over perfecting all forms of cooked egg): That liquid at the bottom comes from overcooking scrambled eggs. The proteins shrink up with heat and squeeze out moisture.

[@Dr.Deagle.]

And all the crab water

[@m0ssle]

o egg master how do i make the perfect fried egg runny yolk 🙏🙏🙏

[@bonemarrow286]

​@@m0sslegive the eggs an ice bath before cooking

[@Lalapoopzie]

I came to say this also. Ty.

[@pipthecow]

​@@m0ssle For this i dont recommend non stick pans because you cant get hot enough without disrupting the coating, if you have a stainless steel pan youre good to go You heat up a pan really well You can check if your pan is hot enough by throwing droplets of water on it If the droplets form little beads, its hot enough If the water form bubbly puddles, it needs to heat up more When its hot enough, you can put in your neutral high smoke point oil and then your egg Cover it because it splatters a lot and its gonna cook the top of the egg more so you wont get the snotty uncooked white It cooks really fast so dont look away If you want you can cut off the heat and let the residual heat cook for you If you did it well, the egg shouldnt stick to the pan and cleaning it up will be pretty easy (Sorry if i didnt explain it well its kinda hard to explain it without showing)

[@patrickistruck]

THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE?? first time watching, genuinely thought it was a long complicated bit, until the sudden realisation that there is more than one guy

[@kavehsleftearring]

LMAO SAME i thought hes just talking to himself 😭😭😭

[@josephineclaire6892]

They're fraternal twins

[@Nonyah123]

you are the person that gets fooled by Clark Kent with the glasses XD

[@nonotandy]

@@Nonyah123looool

[@ezequiale]

i thought the first guy was just faking a voice to do a bit 😭

[@glamrockmike]

she named her kids apple and strawberry? shes really dedicated to her craft

[@PEK1NGDRAKE]

i mean, she DOES have a crafting mama game-

[@Nakuke3]

Apple is strange but “strawberry” is common name in Japanese (Ichigo)

[@glamrockmike]

@@Nakuke3 yes! "strawberry" is common but i still think their names are a cute reference to the cooking theme! 🍓🍎

[@StrawberryMoonlights]

Apple isn’t as strange when in Japanese (Ringo)

[@Nakuke3]

@@StrawberryMoonlights I have never in my life heard of someone called Ringo. Most people would consider it a キラキラ名前 (shining name, basically a cringy name some wacky parent made up).

[@akirasaito1551]

Mama is such an obvious stereotype of a Japanese housewife that I was surprised by people's reaction to her marital status lol

[@gwennorthcutt421]

i think its just that he ever appears onscreen. like if betty crocker trotted out a Mister Crocker

[@vincentgeiszler3749]

@@gwennorthcutt421very apt comparison lmao

[@rachelmayes3064]

​@@gwennorthcutt421 he's too busy chasing fairies

[@hp1600]

​@@gwennorthcutt421Mr crocker would shake the internet honestly

[@tablescissors]

@@rachelmayes3064 huh?

[@GScotty]

Mama being married is the biggest plot twist I never expected. Thank you Burbacks for bringing this to our collective attention.

[@piemaster310]

Makes more sense that her popping out bastard children lol

[@liammcnicholas918]

Where’s Cooking Papa

[@iamnotjcook]

​@@liammcnicholas918Cigarette run

[@Make_AWish]

​@@iamnotjcook stop 💀

[@sks220]

bro how can she be a mama if there's no papa?

[@nurri1890]

Okay but the not shaking the baby bit is surprisingly educational. Shaking newborns can cause them brain damage, and its been recognized as symptom of abuse. That cooking mama was teaching about that, even if not saying it directly, is so cool

[@nuggdimmadome2192]

I am a classically French trained chef and I legit count cooking mama as an inspiration for joining the field.

[@Game_Hero]

very proud of you, chefs are a great addition to the world!

[@nuggdimmadome2192]

@Game_Hero thank you. I'm gonna tell you a secret: if you start at the bottom as a dishwasher, you can absolutely work your way to the top without culinary school. Especially nowadays with youtube. If it's in your heart, you don't need culinary school. But if you can afford it, it can prove to be worth it as more of a network for fine dining and international jobs.

[@icahopilm898]

@@nuggdimmadome2192 this advice wasn't meant for me but it was meant for someone. thank you for making the world a better place one delicious dish at a time !!

[@KelsomaticPDX]

“I’m sure they know *something* about cooking” *fails to use can opener* “Huh. Nevermind 😐”

[@Make_AWish]

That got me wide-mouthed and stupified! I was not prepared for it to be that truthful 🙃

[@fonsecxv]

in their defense, sometimes can openers suck!

[@NauticalTurtle]

I don't know why, but your honest addition of the emoji had me absolutely cracking up inside. I even smiled.

[@heruhcanedean]

Look up the "smooth edge" can opener. They will change your life.

[@dragonicbladex7574]

@@fonsecxv if you use a can opener you are opening a can so does that make you a can opener too, are you both can openers?

[@maximumbees]

the fear of failure or being seen as incompetent being a barrier to learning to cook is so real. i live with my parents and theyre always in my business so 💀

[@MsVilecat]

I hope you and whoever else is in this situation gets out of it as early as possible, with a healthy set of boundaries 👍

[@seerum]

aw that’s such a shame, i hope one day you can overcome your fear and learn to cook, i personally prefer baking over cooking as i can find it relaxing, i would recommend some very simple cookies if you ever want to start, even if your parents are all over your business i hope they would at least enjoy the cookies!

[@cookiesandpudding8485]

The barrier of entry to being good at anything is being shit at first

[@maximumbees]

@@cookiesandpudding8485 well, i know that, and i have no problem with not being good at something at first, that's not really the problem. the problem is i don't want my parents to know im trying to cook because they'll make a big deal about it because they always do when i do anything different than what i usually do and it's suffocating and stressful.

[@fenrik8178]

Hmm that sounds horrible :( I learned to cook from my grandma and mom. The easiest recipes in my eyes are the ones that go: Meat- Onions- Rest of vegetables- sauce- pasta or rice. (Like pasta or fried rice) Or just throw potatoes vegetables and meat with some oil and seasonings in the oven for half an hour, very easy and very delicious (you can look up online if cooking times differ). Also don’t be afraid to experiment :)

[@EndoranceM]

I now understand why a decent size of creators are sponsored by Factor

[@KirbyCom]

Should'a taken a Hello Fresh one instead

[@danmakes2497]

​@@KirbyCom apparently, HelloFresh is worse

[@Thetiminator44]

@@danmakes2497idk how it is on the creator side but for consumers hf wasn’t too bad. I just did the trial like a few years ago. However, I don’t think it specified how much of each thing u used either

[@EndoranceM]

@@danmakes2497 I've used Hello Fresh, honestly don't have any issues with it. You're honestly better off getting the recipes that you like after a while and just buy the ingredients and make it yourself. Saves money since you can get a bigger portion for a fraction of the price

[@littlebeasty5839]

@@danmakes2497 they use monkey labor, sounds better in my book

[@aud9931]

I was deeply obsessed with Cooking Mama 2 when I was a kid. I legit partially credit it for my enduring love of cooking to this day. Not necessarily because the mini games translated that well to cooking skills, but because it introduced me to a lot of new dishes my parents didn’t cook, which inspired me to learn to cook them my self.

[@cakeghoul]

I've got a really simalar story to that. As a kid I had a Tamagotchi DS game that had you run all these different shops and each shop was a minigame. My favourite one was the takoyaki shop where you'd make the amount of takoyaki requested by the customer. A few years ago something reminded me of that game and it caused me to look up a recipe for it. It ended up making me really interested in japanese cuisine as a whole, especially their street food and there's tons of recipies I wanna try. I still haven't made takoyaki yet because you need a special pan for it and I haven't got one yet but one day I will.

[@clementinedanger]

Watching this as a cook has been the most stressful and joyful thing I have ever experienced in my life, I did not think at my age I was going to experience a brand new emotion. I call it yayxiety and I hate it.

[@ravenfelter3055]

Lol. 😂 This comment made me laugh harder then it probably should have.

[@abbybahne9737]

Honestly, I'm really glad that they emphasize not shaking the baby even if its super memeable. At least its memorable, might be the first exposure kids have to shaken baby syndrome.

[@tigipilled]

when I had this game on the wii as a kid and I used to throw the baby because it was funny. So that was probably the main effect but at least it reminds you of the real life risks

[@pillowvibes]

it’s also one of the more likely situations with a child and their infant sibling

[@LovelessYayaoi]

Did… Did yall drain the crabmeat? You’re supposed to drain the water from the crabmeat-

[@prplaj]

Oh yeah he drained it… all over his counter

[@Npi13O7]

Huh yeah, now that you say that, that makes perfect sense. Like, I feel like it is obvious to drain it, like canned tuna. But by the amount of liquid, it does look like they didn't drain it...

[@KirbyCom]

@@Npi13O7 Wait, they just used....the full can? I thought they were trying to match the proportions in the game

[@Npi13O7]

@@KirbyCom I feel like they may have used the whole can, and then they added milk. Like you can see the crab in the mixture weirdly moist and then they adden the half and half milk to the mixture, making it weirdly goopy.

[@BriBlazing]

Exactly what I came to comment 😂

[@swimmyswim417]

Ok but the paper airplane you can make with the Crafting Mama instructions is the GOAT. Crafting Mama helped me vicariously live out some of my crafty dreams without having to buy hundreds of dollars worth of sewing supplies, candle making supplies, or basic woodworking stuff.

[@davysmith1934]

HMMMM 👀 That sounds.... Worth a look.

[@valivalll]

The theme song for crafting mama is also a banger

[@Beanberries420]

9:49 “you’re the directions” reminds me of when a doctor from a walk in clinic wrote “due to medical reasons”on my referral

[@JustaKeven]

As someone who grew up playing Cooking Mama I can confidently say it helped me learn to cook without me noticing. It also made me want to be around the kitchen when my mom cooks so I learned from watching over the years and now that I’m 20 I can confidently try to cook anything as long as there’s a video or recipe.

[@SparkleChord]

no joke these games taught me how to stir fry really well lol. I am like 80% sure cooking mama had a major influence on my ability to cook decently

[@spudrina]

honestly the slicing and dicing really stuck with me since i was a kid lol

[@purelysmetalnightcore]

​@spudrina I've been learning to cook and adding veggies to my meals (I was raised vegetable-less so I need to learn how to prepare them in a way I like) and I've had no issue slicing and dicing stuff like peppers and onions solely because Cooking Mama taught me, and I immediately knew I'd probably like stir fried veggies because of it, too - and I was right.

[@CircusFoxxo]

@@purelysmetalnightcore if you have an oven (especially with a broiler drawer) it's a game changer. The basic prep for most veg people know is to boil it, but on a sheet pan with a couple shakes of olive oil and salt, then in the oven until it starts to turn a little black in places. Most people don't like broccoli because it gets gross when over-boiled, but it absolutely smacks if you roast it until it chars a bit. Also some things like snap or snow peas you put in the pot and as soon as the water hits a full rolling boil immediately take them off and rinse them in cold water or prep an icewater bath to dump them in (this is called blanching) and it results in nice crunchy and really vibrant green vegetables.

[@purelysmetalnightcore]

@@CircusFoxxo Thank you! My oven doesn't have a broiler drawer by my toaster oven/air fryer has a broiler setting so I will need to try that. I actually really like broccoli and have some veggies and salmon fillets ready to bake with olive oil and seasoning in a few days here on my next day off - I work really long shifts so I make super simple dinners on my work days.

[@CircusFoxxo]

@@purelysmetalnightcore Toaster oven will be the same thing in practice (high heat + relatively close to the heating element) it stays almost as crunchy as when it's raw but steams a little on the inside You can also use blackened seasoning or a mix like tony sacherie You can also move the rack in an oven and do "sheet pan fajitas", it would probably work out in a toaster oven / air fryer unit (AF being just a convection oven p much)

[@therandomvideoman111]

all the mama games but not a single mention of Science Papa. Truly this is my 1984

[@captainghoul666]

Science Papa was so good

[@xBWitchx]

I had to google science papa bc this is the first im hearing of it as someone who grew up on cooking mama and I gotta say, science papa looks lit af. I wish I had that one as well, as a kid

[@officialblimp]

they are trying to silence science papa

[@supernova78_]

Science Papa wasnt made by Majesco, but Activision. Apparently the developers of CM made a blog post or something like that in the voice of Mama saying this: "So you want some dirt on "Science Papa" to splash on your site? I'll shovel it. We dated briefly (when he had much better hair). And now he clearly wants a piece of the best-selling pie by associating himself with an incredibly successful, and I'll emphasize, happily married, woman. Frankly, he never appreciated my cooking and I grew weary of his tedious "experiments." You want real mind-bending science, go figure out how to make Toulouse Cassoulet for your next dinner party of 20 and let me know how it goes, Papa."

[@therandomvideoman111]

@@supernova78_ jeus for real? thats nuts

[@meaganadwyer]

"Waffles so good your dad talks to you again"..... *goes and cries a little in the corner*

[@FortheHoliestofDoves]

Better start making those waffles

[@mittag983]

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[@FortheHoliestofDoves]

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[@eloquent_redneck3719]

It's a lot like how assassin's creed isn't really about teaching you actual history, it's more about just building an interest and appreciation for the subject that then encourages you to dive deeper into the real thing

[@BigElbows]

It's hilarious that mama named her kids "Apple" and "Strawberry". Also, the heavy japanese accent just makes the experience better

[@FGCfoof]

The "burned" look on the pizza at 16:20 is likely due to using pre-shredded mozz. It has an anti-caking agent in it which prevents clumping in the bag. It'll taste fine, but it leads to weird, mostly aesthetic "defects" like that.

[@keyadraws]

yea, it's better if you put it around the last minutes of baking

[@-L.S]

I'd argue it tastes less flavorful too since it has that added starch, and it messes with the texture as it prevents it from melting together as well. but it is serviceable if you don't want to grate your own cheese

[@savsingleton5618]

He also used the wrong type of flour, pls use 00

[@anniemoss1402]

Probably cause it was 480 degrees

[@carelsby]

@@anniemoss1402yeah i was gunna say, typical pizza cooking temp is like 425

[@alexlinder3682]

THE BUR IS SO BACK BABY

[@fillr]

i love you sm

[@wilted-daisy68]

thank you for this comment :)

[@jude4581]

I am Eddy to enter the Tone-Zone

[@PaulaRuizGuillen]

omg

[@PonSealRove]

I love you for that

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

The issue with the eggs was that eggs still cook after you take them out of the skillet, which means the trick isn't to take them out when you know they're done, but when you think they're *ABOUT* to be done.

[@MustyMouse]

They also apparently didn't drain the crab meat

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

​@@MustyMouseThey partially drained it. All over the table.

[@_bibi_s]

​@@MustyMouse wait how did they. how in the world did they not drain the crab meat. have they never used canned anything

[@carysbebard3690]

​@@_bibi_s not everything in a can needs to be drained. Soup, for example.

[@firelordoregano5632]

@@carysbebard3690 you know what. fuck you. *drains your soup, leaving you with cubes of squishy vegetables and unseasoned chicken.*

[@guiltyghost6737]

as a kid I had a crush on cooking mama and to learn she is married has just broken my heart. Don't think I'll ever recover

[@LexifromZargon]

NGL the Fact that you guys actually dont know allot about cooking makes this even better and a more realistic experiment!!!

[@ninakatz7916]

Cooking mama 2 dinner with friends is my childhood. “Don’t worry, mama will fix this.” Flames burning in her eyes. I’m sorry mamma.

[@jasperjazzie]

i loved these games as a kid and yet i was terrified of the fire eyes for some reason lmao. if anything it put the fear of god into me to do better, so i guess it worked. i respect her strategy.

[@RobotScarlet]

Cooking Mama 2 was my introduction to the games, even though my sister and I had asked for the "3rd one". Our mom got us the second one and even still, it was great. Just wish you could skip the bonuses, they're so loud and I don't want them lmao

[@Meebeedeep]

@@ninakatz7916 I started with the Wii version as a 10 year old and would kick my older and little brothers butts at it allll of the time! It was such a fun game. Cooking Mama 2 Dinner With Friends for my DS was such a blast also. I had such fear but so much fun.

[@tamkumi.180]

Honestly the fire eyes didn't scare me much, just made me confused like "Why does she have fire in her eyes? Doesn't that hurt?". If anything I was more scared of the Mama dragon that pops up if you get a perfect on any step in Cooking Mama Cookoff lol

[@nbarber20]

Lol, i worked on cooking mama cookstar. You got the story pretty much right - except it was the publishers, not the developers that released it. The developers (the team i was on) had zero say and were basically just told "ship it now." It was wild. Im very sorry about the motion controls.

[@doritostrawberries]

Deadass?

[@nbarber20]

@@doritostrawberries Ya, im being real. Im in the credits under Nick. I dont really have many juicy details though. Working on that game helped me get out of a terrible apartment and into a better gig.

[@DrUSB]

What are your thoughts on the fact that the game was so poorly optimized that people thought it was mining bitcoin?

[@nbarber20]

@DrUSB I think it's pretty funny. We obv had little time to optimize, + it was Unity3d game engine. Using nintendo switches to mine bitcoin is a hilarious concept. I'm kinda glad a mystery like that got attached to this game, because the real story is always less interesting.

[@thetruebadevil]

@@nbarber20 even though it wasn’t true for this game, what are the chances that a well known Nintendo game like cooking mama could have cryptocurrency mining snuck into it, if at all possible? Are there any precautions that go into preventing that sorta thing? I assume it’d be the same as however devs make sure no one snuck a virus into the code or smth.

[@SilliNikki]

As a manager of a kitchen, I greatly appreciate the ending. It’s hard to succeed in a kitchen environment if you are afraid of failure.

[@aliien2057]

Seeing gardening mama sent me into absolute nostalgic shock, I remembered playing some kind of mama game as a kid but seeing those seeds blow away unlocked a core memory or something

[@Virtual__Diva]

I learned to cook simple dishes from a young age by binge playing cooking mama on my pink DS. It even gave me some advice that stuck with me until today! I love cooking and Mama was a great inspiration lol

[@wendyoyo]

Feeling so validated hearing someone talk about how unreasonable that egg cracking minigame is 😭😭

[@AloeSodaa]

i never realized i had motherly instinct until eddy failed to use a can opener. my desire to teach these grown men how to feed themselves properly is so overwhelming

[@heruhcanedean]

Check out "smooth touch" can openers, they are awesome. Also the use of can opener is what bothered you? Leaving the liquid in the canned crab meat is what got to me.

[@AloeSodaa]

@@heruhcanedean THAT TOO they didn't drain the water ohhhhhh it made me cringe so hard. I wanna cooking-mama these guys so bad and I'm in my early 20's 😭

[@BronzedBeast]

​@@AloeSodaa it's wild. I was at a gas station one time and this lady around my age came up to me and told me she never pumped gas before and asked if I could teach her. I was around 20 at the time (23 now) still the craziest moment for me.

[@crelgen1588]

​@BronzedBeast I have severe social anxiety and am only now able to get my driver's license in my mid-20s. You never know what people are going through.

[@bruderdasisteinschwerermangel]

And I thought I was bad with cooking... Though in all fairness I never had crab meat. That being said, it's Saturday I should cook something instead of getting take out

[@mythicalmim]

I was the demographic for this and I played all the OG games. Do I love cooking now? YES 😌 I also love gardening and crafting so I think they succeeded in making me a well rounded adult lol

[@Zyodl]

so you're saying cooking mama carried society? very correct

[@emericcson123]

I loved the crafting one! I actually used to play that or Cooking Mama 2 whenever I had a mental breakdown doing schoolwork in the middle of the night for years after lol. It probably did help me gain my masters of science tbh. Thanks, Mama

[@MimiksYou]

thank you cooking mama for creating a generation of master chefs i still want that squid ink spaghetti

[@jewelsb4926]

So true I have crafting mama gardening mama and most of the cooking mamas 😂🤣

[@Financiallyfreeauthor]

Those are all my loves too. I’m sad I missed these games!

[@heyna.]

24:29 I was dead at Tony randomly pulling out the baby again

[@kararakun]

I played SO MUCH Cooking Mama on DS it's like...insane. I wanted to have all the coins, all the clothes, all the recipes, and honestly, it's part of what drove me to take a cooking course. I intended to make it my career but working in a commercial kitchen is an absolute nightmare. BUT taking the class and graduating was never lost, I cook a lot at home and my partner also does and we have a great time making amazing food. Cooking Mama truly was an awakening to the world of food and I love it for doing that.

[@jasperjazzie]

in cooking mama 3's defense, my shopping experiences also generally consist of avoiding eye contact with people, so in that regard it's not too unrealistic.

[@vasman5324]

Mama getting mad at you in the kitchen really adds a layer of realism to the game. You can get sad over your fake mom yelling at you in the kitchen

[@In_Spite]

tbh, cooking mama was nicer then my real mom in the kitchen lol

[@StarryBear22]

Lol I am not usually to get mad, but mama getting mad, would make me mad. 😅

[@joshua.h]

Eddie not knowing how to use a can opener was not something I was expecting...

[@annaxin2104]

ikr... i was unprepared for the level of "not knowing how to cook". how tf do you not know how to use a can opener at that age bruh 😭

[@joecollas9942]

It was everything I was expecting 😂

[@althechicken9597]

Mama hadn't taught him that yet.

[@Eval999]

​@@annaxin2104 upper middle class shit

[@sydneyharp1989]

He was actually using it correctly you can’t reclose a can so with an automatic can opener (most modern ones) they are basically designed to chop the entire top off to prevent you from having to risk cutting your hands the other way from prying it open But I understand if it’s an uno “thanks for the cards we’ll take it from here” i think I learned it from hank green or generally the internet

[@nihaoheather]

don't ask me why i'm crying--- it's just so nice to see siblings conquer cooking together

[@jvever4904]

I loved the Cooking Mama games a lot! Even did a cosplay of her for a local anime con this summer. Long live Mama.

[@kingjoriy]

When I was a kid, my first (and only) interaction with Cooking Mama was the PETA parody horror game. I spent my whole childhood thinking that was actually how all the games were

[@backupuno8234]

Yes! I thought I was going crazy when people were obsessing over Cooking Mama and called it wholesome when the horror version was the only one I’ve tried 😅

[@michaelceraweed]

im so glad this is a shared experience

[@BronzedBeast]

The worst part is I liked the horror version so much. It didn't scare me like Peta assumed. Cause I knew the difference between actual food preparation and silly cartoon gore.

[@vasaqno4172]

same! LMAO

[@phuongle6670]

Is this how I find out the horror version wasn't official 😭

[@squirrel.fingers]

"dont shake the baby" has been a joke in my house for so many years i was obsessed with babysitting mama when i was little

[@Arials]

god it's so great to be the same age as another creator so that every niche video they make is something I have also been interested in my whole life

[@Alxndrw]

The ad for this video was for the mobile game Cooking mama: let’s cook and I sat through it way longer than I should have thinking it was part of the main video

[@lazekozuya]

learning how to cook together as brothers is so wholesome wtf, so happy for u both to learn how to cook different things together

[@chinguililla]

Holy guacamole I was not ready for the actual lack of cooking skills they had lol. You guys should ask an IRL cooking mama to coach you. That would be funny to watch

[@aff77141]

Eddy burback martha stewart cross over

[@SadvMoney]

Cooking Mama did make me better at cooking personally! Bc even tho there’s no like traditional recipes, getting to understand what went into a meal at a young age was pretty cool

[@WiiConsole2009]

It's wild that y'all don't consider those aggressive grocery store employees as enemies

[@Ollig999]

Anything that gets you cooking makes you a much better cook! It’s a really rewarding skill to work on, and there’s always more to learn even for experts

[@nashwaf9]

10:30 THAT'S PAPA ?????? NOOOOOOOOO 😭😭 i had a huge crush on him as a kid, mama, i swear i'm not a homewrecker

[@Hendrick588]

I always love how they both talk about the most fun parts of whatever they're doing is getting to do it together. It's so wholesome.

[@waywardmind]

There is no Drew Gooden. Drew Gooden can't hurt you.

[@honeysoobs]

i played babysitting mama so much that ‘no no no! pls don’t shake the baby!’ is still a running joke in my family

[@imills954]

okay but like. as a lover of cooking mama and also a teacher (tutor). from an educational standpoint it's such a good way of teaching kids how to follow instructions and some fine motor skills?! like that went completely over my head as a kid

[@KaiLucasZachary]

You're not learning "fine motor skills" from tapping a screen any more than any other DS game teaches you fine motor skills.

[@imills954]

@@KaiLucasZachary I more meant in the case of the different chopping and stirring bits, and the game is aimed at fairly young kids who probably are learning from it. Just because it's a game doesn't mean it can't be other things.

[@SnowDropSteph]

you should do the Papa's series (Papa's Pizzaria/ Papa's Tacomia). for some reason he always deserts his restaurants and leaves us in charge

[@saffron1996]

lmao the shopping minigame really is just a social anxiety while shopping simulator 😂

[@madfox9862]

I remember when I was like 9 or 10 yrs old I played "cooking mama kills animals". A cooking mama game made by PETA I think? I stumbled on that game on a website called Y8, and I think the intent with this game is to disgust you of eating turkey (and any other animals I guess). Turns out it only made me fascinated with horror movie and anything gore in fiction

[@karaaspenc]

oh my god you just unlocked a memory I forgot about that

[@kingjoriy]

same my fixation on horror started young

[@sleepyote]

I remember that and Y8. Rip flash games...

[@olasdorosdiliusimilius2174]

​@@sleepyoteYou can still play them on Flashpoint and websites use emulators so those also work.

[@BronzedBeast]

I can't remember where I played it. I think it was on FRIV if yall ever played that. It was the only game site at my school that wasn't blocked and we played the games on there all the time. There was this cursed game that was a Sakura dating simulator and if you failed to get any of the boys attention a freaking cutscene played here she gave Shikamaru a BJ and literally nothing was censored. This happened at school and the worst is he shot a lil bit out onto her cheek and she gave a smile. 😭 Like bruh those are kids in that game and we were kids. We didn't need to be seeing that!

[@kakoytazabar]

Congrats on learning how to cook. It can be embarrassing to start cooking at an old age, but it's really nice to see your dishes and build up your cooking book.

[@clairebraganza5181]

I did not know that this Burback is the same as the guy who went to every margareitaville and now I am so glad I have more content to watch lol

[@peachyringo]

babe wake up the funny brothers uploaded!

[@revilno]

Funny brothers is the best name for them

[@Patrick-Healy]

Funny brothers is trademarked by THE Matt and Ryan from Oscar Nominated KZbin Channel SuoerMega

[@peachyringo]

@@Patrick-Healy SuoerMega? sorry, i only know SuperMega. get outta here with this phony crap!

[@viscountrainbows2857]

(Spag)Eddy and (Riga)Tony. -stolen from another video comment

[@joecollas9942]

I will watch it when I wake up 🛌

[@Daveko35]

If you salted your egg mix that explains why it became wet. The salt draws the moisture out of the eggs. The more you cook it, the more liquid comes out. Season at the end instead to avoid this. Theres a chance that the crab meat may be salted, eg if its preserved in brine. That salt may have done this. Cooking Mama likely used fresh crab meat in her recipe.

[@plaguedoctorraccoon]

They didnt drain the crab it was all the crab juice 😭 they're killing me over here

[@TwoPairSA]

As someone else who's trying to learn how to cook after years of my only "recipes" being burritos, omelettes, fried rice, and "order doordash", it's heartening to see 2 other dudes also trying to learn. Though granted, a little odder of a teacher.

[@makinganegg-tempt1986]

for the scrambled eggs, the rule of thumb is the have the oil in the pan be hot enough so the egg instantly cook when it makes contact into the oil! With a layer of cooked egg at the bottom you can then twist it, stir it, whatever, so the liquid spills out over the cooked layer and gets cooked as well! You'd get some really fluffy eggs from it

[@creamofthecrop4339]

Me and my sisters still say “better than mama!” whenever we cook lmao

[@zvezdoblyat]

Lmao that's hilarious

[@99ToGo]

it's actually really sweet to see them cooking together at the end of the video

[@MoochieMary]

Opening the can the wrong way is so relatable. My parents had one of those electric can openers for years. I was one of the few ppl in the house that could get the old thing to work. When I moved out I immediately did this my first time using a manual can opener after years, so embarrassing

[@drakdragon]

24:07 honestly I wasn't prepared for this. This hits really close to home for me and this really helped me out a lot. Thank you.

[@animeartist888]

I've long said that I legitimately learned some cooking skills from completing Cooking Mama 1-3 as a teen. It's nice to see someone backing me up that you can actually learn practical skills from playing these games.

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Damn - cooking, baking, pastry-making, gardening, crafting, camping, babysitting... Is there anything Mama CAN'T do? Truly a girlboss (Papa, on the other hand, is a boy... What's the reverse of boss here? Boyunemployed?)

[@loverrlee]

She can’t find a 9-5 that will pay her because she spent so many years living the trad lifestyle 😭

[@SpecialInterestShow]

@@loverrlee not the trad wife allegation 😂 😂 😂

[@Stevonicus]

Hey, she eventually opened that bakery

[@SpecialInterestShow]

@@Stevonicus bakery going on the list, as well as patisserie for the sweet shop and camping

[@secondman]

BOYFAILURE PAPA!!!

[@executionerstyle]

this upload feels so refreshing I feel like it’s been nothing but drama flooded on KZbin at the last couple months lol thanks bro goat

[@FishPlinko]

7:29 i gasped with glee when I saw tiny Eddy with the snail. That was super cool

[@t.j.vellinga6225]

"Always knowing that Mama would help us" hit harder than it should.

[@HyperfixatationInc]

I genuinely didn't think anyone could fuck up scrambled eggs. Like they're what I make when I fuck up more than one dish in a row to remind myself how easy cooking is

[@averilpops1156]

this video made me feel like the Chef Boyardee commercial where the soup can follows you home

[@nickfra]

And fortunately those cans have tabs so Eddy won’t need to struggle with the can opener.

[@theycallmekid6917]

eddy physically embodying the game sound effects at 18:49, mama truly had his soul there

[@malenixius]

The whole Babysitting Mama game feels like it was funded to be a PSA about shaken baby syndrome

[@483SGT]

The "don't shake the baby" stuff has probably saved at least one real life lol

[@iang.9904]

6:48 “we decided to do something a little harder than popcorn” **accidentally cooks eggs so long they look like popcorn**

[@gundampilot1736]

as someone who used to garden and lives in Oklahoma, gardening mama is real

[@ivydignity6894]

The way I was hoping you would review all the mama games when I learned about babysitting mama a few months ago. I love that you guys bought the baby

[@l33machine]

Might wanna strain the juice from the crab meat next time, fellas. Most canned meat you'll wanna do that. Good on you for developing a new skill though.

[@zentabligan7042]

The eggs were extra wet in the pan BECAUSE they were over cooked! I sat here watching in horror as he said he KEPT COOKING THEM LMAO

[@stevenrivero4532]

this was actually really wholesome, thank you Mr.Burback

[@pokerfacenino]

Cooking Mama was so popular in Asia that my cellphone in Korea in 2010 came with a bootleg version.

[@DomMarzano]

i cut my onions just like cooking mama taught me in 2006 :') it worked for 18 years but having my first line cooking job taught me a new fun way i love! learning is so fun every step of the way, this video made me happy and nostalgic, im excited to send it to me sister

[@althechicken9597]

You guys are legends for the ad read progress bar. Im glad this is a trend thats gaining traction.

[@mohaa556]

Funny how you guys pretty much came to the same conclusion I did when I started living alone and had to learn how not to live off of store bought or ordered food. Cooking isn't easy but honestly the hardest part is starting to learn. The two main things I learned are: 1) Start with easy dishes (I found that cream soups are a great start as they are not too difficult to make, you can make one from almost any vegetable and it can still land you with a nice dish) 2) Come to terms with the fact that for a while your foods probably won't be great. Cooking is a skill and it takes time to develop it, the stuff you make at first will likely be okay at best, but in time it will start to get better you just have to keep at it.

[@chrisjfinlay]

Only started watching this, but I want to say that Cooking Mama taught me how to properly dice an onion, so no matter what it has that going for it

[@Swishy_Blue]

Cooking Mama on the Wii got me through some dark days, man. Dark days.

[@bigjedimullet]

The Wii version genuinely helped me get more confident with my knife skills.

[@colleencraige3030]

as someone who worked on cooking mama: cookstar I was so excited for u to get to it and shit on the gameplay but you DIDN'T PLAY IT!!