Jonathan and I cook together most every night. We divide tasks pretty smoothly, though of course we can tag in on almost everything - I don’t touch the wok, or build the wood fires. For parties, he’s Chef and I am sous chef/expeditor and FOH. But I realize we are unusual.
Who, if anyone, cooks in your house besides you?
Most days, I am a one-man gang! Occasionally, friends come over and we cook together–those are good times.
Only me in my house. My wife is capable but not interested. I enjoy it so it works for us.
I’ve never been a baker but am now messing around a little bit. She answers my stupid questions- “Is this a loaf pan?” “Would you consider this toothpick clean?”
Just me except for very occasional offers of cheese on toast or poached egg on toast, or something else (e.g. leftover sausage casserole) … on toast. You can see the theme. A bit of an NZ culinary speciality apparently 
Even less occasionally we’ll cook something together, but it can be tense (it’s stressful for her).
However on one lovely occasion when I got a free Cromer crab from the market, she dismantled (dressed) the crab, and I made some fresh pasta, which then got filled as Ravioli / Tortelloni with the crab (and a few herbs etc.) as the filling, with a very light red pepper, lemon, shallots (all very finely chopped) + other stuff ‘sauce’. So satisfying to put that effort in, and find a way to make it a ‘team’ effort. It tasted very good.
Just me. My wife bakes desserts for kids’ events and holidays and such.
I do the cooking. My wife is the baker. Each plays to different strengths I feel.
Me unless my son is home. We work pretty efficiently together. My daughter is starting to help a little but she is rarely home even when she’s home
Married 37 years and together 42. My wife cooked something for the first time a few weeks ago.
Certainly rare to be so involved the two of you, but it sounds great.
I cook 98% of the time. Mainly because I’m really particular about eating at designated times, while my partner will eat when feeling hungry. Secondarily because I really do enjoy cooking, and cooking for her is very often a highlight of my day.
When I’m not at home I don’t really know what’s going on, but I’ll refer to this Tweet.
I’m chef and my wife is sous chef extraordinaire, cleaner, dishwasher and FOH. She definitely does 3x as much work as me, but I get all the credit.
My wife once tried to boil water, but she forgot to turn the stove on.
I guess that answers the question who cooks in our household 
I’m single so I get to do all of the work myself, which is the primary reason I cook less often than I should, though I’ve intentionally been cooking more frequently. I’ve also cooked at @Steve_McL‘s house, both as a sous chef and when he has extremely generously let me commandeer his kitchen for Thanksgiving prep.
I live in a region where having full time house staff is common; so, our cook cooks, except on the days I feel like cooking (and, even then, she most often does the vegetable/starch sides). My second son also cooks quite well; but, he got married and moved to Melbourne earlier this year. My wife can cook only one dish - a clam broth based paella; but she rarely makes it, maybe a couple of times a year at most, and the cook always assists her. My other two sons know how to cook; but rarely do so as well.
It is interesting how many report a single cook. My wife and I both cook, sometimes together and sometimes alone. It all depends on the meal and what else is happening on that day.
Yes, this very much true of our household.
I always found cooking for 1 is a dreadful experience. All that effort, and I rarely appreciated it. Cooking for others may add a smidgen of stress, but also brings out creativity and more enjoyment. Many years ago, after living in hotels during the week for ~ 2 years, I asked a work colleague (who had a house there) if I could cook for him and a few others one evening. I was really missing the experience of doing that.
Both of us cook (different things as well as cooking styles), and with young kids and with a preference for them to eat well we avoid take away as much as manageable in a hectic period of life.
We prepare different part of the meals, but I wouldn’t say that we cook together like the skilled cooking OP team.
The miss bakes much more than me, while I cook food a bit more often and if we have friends over that’s usually the how we decide the tasks.
After years of training, my wife is now able to do hard boiled eggs. 
On a serious note, it’s just down to interest. She has zero interest in cooking and although can appreciate a well cooked meal, she’d probably prefer a mac and cheese from Denny’s to most things. I on the other hand, lay awake all nights watching YouTube cooking stuff.
Yes, I wonder if that would hold up if the whole board reported.
It’s true in our household, and my knee-jerk reaction is that it might reflect the extreme/obsessive nature of people drawn to a board like this. We’re all obviously pretty far out on the gastronomy geek spectrum, so then that might tend to overshadow more normal people. My wife was a perfectly fine cook when we met. But, my interest and passion for shopping/cooking was more intense, so that ended up being my area in the household division of labor. (And once we had a kid, my personality was more organized for the daily cooking)
Division of labor obviously happens in all couples, but perhaps not to the same extent around cooking?
It’s especially interesting to me since this board by nature means it’s more men reporting being the sole cook. Would we think it’s as interesting if we surveyed a more random group, and heard from a number of women that they are the sole cooks? Or is that still a given in most straight households?
Yes, I think we know that women still tend to do more household work, even when the couples are politically liberal and (supposedly) gender egalitarian. So in a broader sample, I would expect more women sole cooks.
I think this thread is skewed by the skewed gender ratios of the board.
Although, I wonder if there is also a gender dynamic to the obsessive approach to cooking. You used to hear about men being more likely to be interested in cooking as a self-actualizing hobby, while women were more likely to be interested in cooking as a daily responsibility. Not sure if that is still true.
Pre-marriage, we both cooked, but afterwards I became the de-facto home cook. Julia says her cooking skilz have atrophied. I just like to do it more and its a way to share chores. Also, I am too much of a Border collie to give up the grocery shopping; Keeping those hunter-gatherer skills sharp!
Mike is confident in the kitchen on his own and a savvy sous who who know the dance in a crowded space. He travels with a comprehensive knife and tool kit in a roll up chef’s bag. Of course I had to get one, just like Mike!
