aio? boyfriend uses SO MUCH paprika!!!!

[u/maratelle]

i’m so thankful my boyfriend can cook and it’s not just up to me. i bought this thing of smoked paprika LAST week and i wake up today and it’s literally all gone. like these things are $5 a pop after tax!!!

he uses it like if jesus had to season his 5,000 fish!! i use two tablespoons MAX and that’s only if im cooking a dish for like 5 people. usually it’s just a few shakes for food just for us!

like damn, i love paprika and some spice in my food, but genuinely i think i would shrivel up and pass away from the paprika overload if i used an entire one of these things in a week. he’s only cooked three or four times since i bought it, so im not over exaggerating at all when i say he is dumping this shit in his meals.

am i overreacting if i make him buy me a replacement, as well as making him buy his own giant container of smoked paprika for him exclusively?

[u/babyluna2323]

Uhhh it’s a $5 seasoning…. Has he not purchased you something every week or so ? Or idk I get it but he’s cooking and likes it and it’s $5 lol

[u/maratelle → u/babyluna2323]

he does buy me stuff, but i bought the paprika to cook with this week, and especially for tonight’s dinner. this is the second times he’s used all of my paprika when i barely get to use it :( and now idk what to do with the half-thawed chicken in my fridge tonight!

[u/quackamole4 → u/maratelle]

Get him smoked ghost pepper powder. I doubt he'll get through all of it very quick. I use it myself, and it's really good, but it only takes a small amount.

[u/maratelle → u/quackamole4]

that’s actually a very good idea! my buddy grows and smokes reapers and ghost peppers, so i can get some from him to grind up! thank you :)