Learning to Cook?

[Ori]

So I wanted to ask, how does one begin to learn to cook? Because I actually wouldn't mind learning to cook,  a little, not become a full blown cheff or anything, but just something more like a hobby or for friends, or for people I like   .  I was thinking I would just go online and find a website full of recipes, but that doesn't exactly teach you what goes well with what, an when to use certain spices, if you know what I mean? Or should I start off by sticking to the book?

Edit: I just realized there's a sticky topic about Recipe Websites ^.^

[Shoon]

you should start with the simple things, like an omlete, maybe cookie's.
a good thing to do i to find a cookbbok (an ACTUAL ONE, physcial cookbooks are always better then digital ones)  prefrebly one suitble for begginers, with difficulty levels.
something good fro training that i personally do is have a meet-up with friends at one of your houses once a month do dinner, and each time do 2-3 diffrent things from a difrent book for a varaity of delcious meals of all types! i have been doing that for years, its also fun returning to good books and doing more diffrent recepies.

[Ori]

Ooh thanks! That'll get me and my friend (Who supposedly wants to be a cook.) to cook

[Shoon]

i am making butter and lemon cookies right now for that infact.
 would reccomand books but they are in hebrew.

[Andy]

I believe it all comes with practice. When you make 100 recipes, you'll notice that some spices are often paired with others in certain recipes, and you'll have your own tastes of what to add. Cinnamon can go with cloves in certain dishes, avacado with garlic, and I really life beef with soy sauce and teriyaki.

[MrRazot]

Hey, I'm actually a Chef and I'd love to help you out!

Best thing is to find a techniques book or recipe book and start anywhere.

Challenge yourself to try something new every day and don't be afraid to experiment with different flavours or techniques.

There are also lots of videos on YouTube that are all about cooking various things and development of techniques.
Look up "FoodTube" on YouTube. It's run by Jamie Oliver.

Cooking websites can be good, but they can also be a bit weird in some recipes. Learn the basics and you'll learn how to cook anything!

Basics:
How to chop an onion
General vegetable knowledge
General meat knowledge
How to make a white sauce
Cooking techniques (frying, braising, roasting, broiling)

Feel free to message me for any help you need!

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[Ori]

Ooh I'll check it out!

[sha-draw]

I invent new dishes all the time, and all I got to say is: don't be afraid to try things. Add a twist, if it comes out bad, try again, and record EVERYTHING. Sounds tedious, I know, but if you do something that works out well or even better then expected, you're gonna want to remember it!
I'm no professional, but this advice should help you along the way. You'll discover t
You're own methods as you go on.

[Ventus Fall]

What personally helped me to learn to cook (and I learned it pretty late, in my opinion), was by first failing several times before doing it right (still following the 'book' or the 'website'). After a while, I started doing things on my own, figuring what would go well with what. And I wouldn't try it on the whole meal, but just a small part. If that makes sense.
If it tasted good, I would try to do it more on the whole meal, if that went well, I would try to do something new to the next part in that same meal (after a week if I would do the same meal again).


Basically, the basics I've been taught is:
-You always, always cook chicken through entirely. So you can have like medium rare in beef and such, right? Not with chicken. Never do that with chicken.
-Try to learn a variety of ways to chop or cut various vegetables. Mostly in order to create less of a mess, as well as being able to do it as fast as possible (but safely).
-When boiling water, or using a pan to fry -for example- meat, always put in a bit of salt in the water or on the meat (e.g. when making spaghetti, you need to boil water, right? Always try to add salt in the water. Salt helps the food taste less faint-y.)


Those are the basics, in my experience. Learning how to make spices, sauces, etc. are all things that come afterwards. To increase your food experience, so to speak. Once you've got some of the basics, you can start to experiment.


Heck, you can even try to see if you make a fancy meal salad, you don't necessarily have to cook/oil anything. Just get yourself a couple of vegetables and other ingredients. What are some of the kind of food you're interested in making or refining?
Perhaps I (or others) could always give some tips ;D

[Ori]

I invent new dishes all the time, and all I got to say is: don't be afraid to try things. Add a twist, if it comes out bad, try again, and record EVERYTHING. Sounds tedious, I know, but if you do something that works out well or even better then expected, you're gonna want to remember it!
I'm no professional, but this advice should help you along the way. You'll discover t
You're own methods as you go on.

Makes sense, I'll keep track of what I do ^.^

What personally helped me to learn to cook (and I learned it pretty late, in my opinion), was by first failing several times before doing it right (still following the 'book' or the 'website'). After a while, I started doing things on my own, figuring what would go well with what. And I wouldn't try it on the whole meal, but just a small part. If that makes sense.
If it tasted good, I would try to do it more on the whole meal, if that went well, I would try to do something new to the next part in that same meal (after a week if I would do the same meal again).


Basically, the basics I've been taught is:
-You always, always cook chicken through entirely. So you can have like medium rare in beef and such, right? Not with chicken. Never do that with chicken.
-Try to learn a variety of ways to chop or cut various vegetables. Mostly in order to create less of a mess, as well as being able to do it as fast as possible (but safely).
-When boiling water, or using a pan to fry -for example- meat, always put in a bit of salt in the water or on the meat (e.g. when making spaghetti, you need to boil water, right? Always try to add salt in the water. Salt helps the food taste less faint-y.)


Those are the basics, in my experience. Learning how to make spices, sauces, etc. are all things that come afterwards. To increase your food experience, so to speak. Once you've got some of the basics, you can start to experiment.


Heck, you can even try to see if you make a fancy meal salad, you don't necessarily have to cook/oil anything. Just get yourself a couple of vegetables and other ingredients. What are some of the kind of food you're interested in making or refining?
Perhaps I (or others) could always give some tips ;D

I might come back to you soon for more of those tips . My mother always made Japanese dishes so I want to make generally Asian food that's not too hard to do.