Don't touch me, I'm cooking
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How mfs who can't cook feel after putting frozen chicken tenders in the air fryer:
Overview
This meme displays a professional Black chef in a standard white chef's uniform and hat, looking focused and satisfied as he sprinkles seasoning into a pan of food on a stovetop. Overlaid text on the image reads 'How mfs who can't cook feel after putting frozen chicken tenders in the air fryer:'. The joke pokes fun at people with minimal cooking skill who feel extremely accomplished and act as if they are highly skilled professional chefs after completing the extremely low-effort task of heating pre-made frozen chicken tenders in an air fryer.
Origin notes
This meme originates from the Reddit:Meme RSS feed, originally shared with the title 'Don't touch me, I'm cooking'. It combines a widely used stock photo of a professional chef with relatable, sarcastic text about the overconfidence many people feel when doing basic, low-effort food preparation with popular modern kitchen appliances like air fryers, a common relatable humor topic on social media.