[He nods, hesitantly, at that.]

It's been...a long time since I thought about taste. [Does he even still have a sense of taste anymore?] It's hard to remember what anything tastes like, let alone what the result will be...really, I'm not sure how anyone's put up with my attempts for so long.

[He covers his face with his hands, overwhelmed by this surge of inadequacy.]

I'm the worst person to have in the kitchen, you might as well ask a dog to cook instead.