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How do cook?

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 01:04:00 No.2776360 View View Reply Original Report

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I wish to learn to cook.
Well.
I want be able to cook my own meals, mainly breakfasts and dinners (as the middle of the day is me in/at/between class and work). The monetary and health benefits of not being reliant on restaurants and quick-meals are exceedingly significant.

So, what are some good books and/or guides for the beginning cook?
Does /ck/ have any lists? Some links? List of links?

. . . tips?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 01:05:00 No.2776364 Report

Quoted By: >>2776396

The better homes and gardens cookbook is a good starter. Any year.

I usually keep a slow cooker cook book and a rice cooker recipes cook book around as well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 01:18:00 No.2776396 Report

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>>2776364
I' give BH&G a look.

Note: I'm more so interested on books about cooking method; 'techniques.' I understand it's part of the process, but I'm less interested in memorizing recopies; and more so interested in learning how cooking works, in so many words.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 01:25:00 No.2776414 Report

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Find a copy of The Joy of Cooking. Tons of recipes and techniques, including some modern cooks are never likely to need (hello, terrines!). It has the added benefit of being entertaining, at least as far as cookbooks go.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 01:25:00 No.2776417 Report

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>>2776396
you get that with practice from cooking lots and lots of recipes. sorry, no shortcut.

you're not going to read a book and turn into the iron chef overnight. being able to play jazz with your food is the pinnacle of skill, and as with all things worth doing, it comes only with practice.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 01:30:00 No.2776432 Report

Quoted By: >>2776439 >>2776452

>>2776396
There's no real way to learn cooking techniques except through trial and error. Just get yourself some recipes you feel like you can manage, follow them exactly, then when you feel comfortable with those recipes, use what you've learned to cook.

I'll give you a few basics: don't put water into chocolate, dry your meat or it won't brown properly, when it comes to seasoning always start out with less rather than more (you can always add more later), if you fry or sautee something always start out on a low temperature, etc.

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 01:31:00 No.2776439 Report

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>>2776432
> dry your meat
What now?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 01:37:00 No.2776451 Report

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>>2776439
Exactly what I said. When you cut up the meat you're using, pat it dry with a paper towl first.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 01:37:00 No.2776452 Report

Quoted By: >>2776455

>>2776432
>>2776417

At the professional level, sure, but I don't think that's what the OP means. At the informal level, reading and playing around with recipes that sound good is fine.

OP, for the most part memorizing recipes is a waste of your time. Just read a bunch of cookbooks, try whatever recipes sound good, and soon enough you'll learn what goes with what. At that point you can learn to improvise based on what you have handy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 01:39:00 No.2776455 Report

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>>2776452
Oh no, I wasn't suggesting anybody memorize recipes, that'd be ridiculous (unless it was an extremely simple recipe that had less than 5 ingredients). But when you make the same recipe over and over, you get a feel for how to work with the food and how your kitchen works, and you can apply this to other recipes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 01:40:00 No.2776462 Report

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>>2776451
Okay, just physicaly dry it.
I thought you meant like. . . I don't know, "drying it out." Removing the water from the meat.

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