Mageiricophobia

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Mageirocophobia (pronunciation: /ˌmædʒaɪrɪkəfoʊbiə/)^[1] is the fear of cooking. It is spectral and can take on several forms, although it is not considered severe enough for treatment unless a person is severely afraid or impacted.^[2] Most frequently, it is a common social anxiety disorder caused by negative reactions to common culinary mishaps, post-traumatic stress episodes from cooking^[3] or the fear of others' cooking for the phobic person that either prevents them from eating, eating only pre-prepared foods and snacks, or causes them to eat food from eateries (there or as takeout) that can result in unhealthy diets associated with hypertension, obesity, and diabetes.