Welcome to Cook's Reality
I'm Michael G. I've been cooking since I was a teenager — 20 years in the Navy feeding 125 to 1,000 sailors at a time, then pubs, restaurants, and now every night for my family. I'm sick of cooking, but I know what works.
This isn't a food blog with pretty pictures and 2,000 words about my grandmother's kitchen. This is straight talk about kitchen gear from someone who's used it for five decades.
Latest Article
Posted July 2026
I've used every kind of cutting board there is — from Navy galley slabs to the one sitting on my counter right now. Here's the honest truth about which ones last, which ones are safe, and which ones are a waste of money...
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