Ninja cooking headcanons!!!
Zane: we all know that he can cook and cook well. He’s even a sushi chef in that one ep where the ninja all get shitty jobs. But to add on, I think he finds cooking super relaxing. It helps him unwind and cope with all the stress of being a ninja, and cooking for other people is part of how he shows much he loves them.
Cole: this is my hot take. He can cook. All the comments about him being a shit cook were the ninja just messing with him and teasing him, like they do to each other all the time. If he was really that awful, they probably would ban him from the kitchen. Also I hc they don’t tease Zane as much because they worry he’ll take it literally/seriously. Cole is no Zane, but he can cook fine. He practices a lot because he wants to improve; him and Zane bond over this.
Kai: unlike Zane or Cole, Kai doesn’t find any joy in cooking but he can do it decently well. He’s not gonna cook anything gourmet, but he can make good, cheap meals and make ‘em fast. He doesn’t like doing it, but he won’t hesitate if Zane or Cole are out of commission.
Jay: he can cook stuff like instant noodles and other meals where most of the work is already done for him. Or he can make very simple recipes. But he should not be trusted for much more than that. He tried to make something fancy for Nya once, and the result was them going out to eat instead.
Lloyd: he canonically managed to burn tea. I think that says enough about his cooking abilities. Idk how he survived when he was on his own in DR. He can prep some cold meals, but once he has to turn on the stove it’s over for him.
Nya: DO NOT PUT HER IN THE KITCHEN. She’s tried to learn, and it has ALWAYS ended in disaster. There is somehow spices on the ceiling. Not a countertop uncovered with mess. Food stuck to the pots/pans so bad they have to soak for 24 hours. Make Lloyd and Jay look like master chefs. She’s a highly skilled and competent woman, just not in the kitchen.