I assume black bear country, in which case trying to keep your food away from the bear is usually pretty easy. And you can often drive the bear away, if noise does not work, throwing rocks or pieces of wood at them can drive them away.

But, once a bear has your food in its paws, it could be dangerous to try to extract it.

But if in brown bear country, things are more dangerous.

Cook away from your tent, you do not want your tent to have food scent.