Compare your cooking ability with someone else in your life. I'll go first.

ME vs. 'ER INDOORS

Tough one. She knows way more recipes, is much better at looking at a fridge full of ingredients and putting a meal together, and is definitely the better baker (admittedly because I'm shite). Also much better at ingredient prep.

However... not so strong on the actually cooking stuff. Can't do rice. Quite inconsistent with cooking times, planning, using correct temperatures etc. No intuition for adjusting flavours on the fly. Lots of little things that add up.

As for me, I've got a very limited repertoire but strong fundamentals. Good attention to detail. Consistent. If I put the effort in, I could be a contender. But I don't. And I can't really bake.

CONCLUSION: dunno