Bender's love of cooking

Bender's love of cooking is a recurring theme in Futurama, first revealed in. Since then, it has been mentioned multiple times, even appearing as the central plot of an episode.


 * is caught watching Elzar's cooking show. When confronted, he decides to become Planet Express' chef. Bender shows a fundamental lack of culinary skills despite watching cooking shows, feeding the crew a meal that consists of salt water and "10% less than a lethal dose" of salt.


 * , envious of the attention that is getting from the rest of the crew, bakes a cake that reads "Bender is Great" in an attempt to draw some praise from the crew. In contrast to his other attempts at cooking, it's edible, and Nibbler immediately devours it whole.


 * The entirety of the episode focuses on and his desire to become a chef, including him competing in Iron Cook. He wins, though it is revealed he likely only won because the "pure flavor" ingredient he used was actually LSD.


 * prepares a salad while participating in 's euthanasia ceremony. Farnsworth later eats from it while chatting with.


 * participates in a sausage making competition. He comes in third place.