Cook Takes Best Food Pieces Every Dinner – Reddit Divided

A daily cook admits to consistently serving themselves the better cuts of meat and “best pieces” when plating dinner for their partner. When their partner noticed with a sarcastic “You get the better piece, huh?” the cook wondered if doing all the shopping and cooking justifies taking the premium portions 60% of the time.

The Original Post

I cook dinner every day. Or what you could realistically say every day, except for the occasions where we get takeout or whatever else. I wasn’t directly called an asshole for this, but there was a remark of “You get the ~~bigger~~ better piece, huh?”
**(corrected ‘bigger’ to ‘better’ as people thought it was a big enough difference to leave someone hungry)**
I feel like when I’m the one who figures out what we’re gonna eat, does the grocery shopping, cooks the dinner, then I may have the right to decide who gets who when plating up.. Am I greedy?

I wanna point out that if we get takeout or something like that, I’ll offer up whatever I think they might like, it’s just that when I cooked the meal and such, I feel like I can take the ‘good cut’..

**EDIT**: *To add some info, since the brunt objective stuff isn’t enough;*
I always cook more than enough food, often too much, which is a different problem. It’s not supposed to be a relationship thing, but I cook for my partner and our child (our kid is too young to eat our food, so I make them a separate meal) We’re simply talking MINISCULE levels of bigger piece of meat, or better sear, or whatever else qualifies as “better piece”. I’m way bigger than my partner (practically, *almost* literally twice the size) I don’t ALWAYS take the best piece, but I would say I do it more than I give it. It’s not 50/50, skewed towards me taking it more often than giving it. As I *also* pointed out, if there’s a piece of something I know my partner likes more than I do, I’ll readily give that piece, even if I also like it, if I know it’s their favorite (or really appreciated).

An example is 4 pieces of meat. 3 the same size, 1 a bit smaller. I’d take 2 same-size and give the normal sized and smaller to my partner.

**(((NOBODY LEAVES THE TABLE HUNGRY – THERE’S LEFTOVERS 99% OF THE TIME)))**

**EXTRA EDIT**\*(why is this needed??)\*: The comment was not from a harmful, hateful, angry place. I made one of the dishes we both favor, like top 5 kind of dishes I make, and my partner commented on me having a ‘better’ piece, with a figurative (maybe literal) curl of their lip. This is not a relationship AITA. This is about the act of taking the ‘better piece’ as the cook.

For other clarification I don’t **ALWAYS** take the ‘better piece’ but I will admit I do it a majority of the time, let’s say 60%. Keep in mind there’s a bunch of dishes that don’t have separately cooked pieces, in those cases it’s obviously not possible to take the ‘better piece’.

What Reddit Said

Reddit was surprisingly split on this domestic dilemma. Many users acknowledged that the cook wasn’t technically wrong since they handle all meal planning, shopping, and preparation. However, the responses revealed a deeper divide about relationship values and generosity.

The top comment captured the essence perfectly: the cook isn’t wrong, but they’re still an asshole. Meanwhile, other Redditors shared that they always give their partners the best pieces out of love. In fact, this became a litmus test for how people show care in relationships.

The Verdict

The consensus leaned toward NTA (Not the Asshole) technically, but with heavy moral judgment. While a cook takes best food pieces within their rights, Reddit questioned the underlying generosity. This falls into classic relationship dynamics where being “right” doesn’t mean being kind. Most agreed: you can claim the best pieces, but don’t expect your partner to be thrilled about it.


Original post from r/AmItheAsshole (1,032 upvotes, 1,302 comments)

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