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Hey /ck/, im pretty young fag and actually want to learn how to make decent meals instead of buying take out. But I honestly have no idea how to even oil a pan or take care of knives, or what all the tools are and how to use them. Is there a resource somewhere I can read to get me started? Culinary schools have like text books and stuff right?
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>>9265441
>think of dish you want to make
>google "how to make X"
>wa la
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>>9265441
Oiling a pan is easy, you just pour a little bit of oil into the pan when it's hot. Or even before it's hot, it doesn't matter ebough that doing that would fuck anything up. Cooking is for the most part dead simple, get yourself a cook book and see where it takes you.
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>>9265441
www.google.com
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>>9265441
Find a PDF of it.
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>>9265441
come back with a proper question or shut the fuck up
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>>9265441
It wouldn't hurt to go through most of these:
bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/25-skills-every-cook-should-know
There are also plenty of recipes there.
You can find videos on youtube for nearly every common "how to prepare [ingredient]" and "how to cook [ingredient]" query, so that's a reasonable first step when you want to make something new. foodwishes is a good channel in that he generally makes it clear where recipes can be variable.
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>>9265634
>measuring jugs/cups are autism
Nice meme.
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If you can get hold of Katherine Whitehorn's Cooking in a Bedsitter you'll learn all that you need to know. I was given this book when I moved into my own place and after having made most of the recipes I realised that I'd learned the basic principles of cooking. The great thing is that none of her recipes require you to buy an expensive piece of kitchenware that you'll use only once. Or expensive and difficult to find ingredients. An invaluable book for the novice.
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>>9265441
So... what do you want to eat? Learn how to boil water. After you can do that you can make pasta or steamed vegetables or whatever. How about salad? Get a salad spinner, makes prep work easy and fast.
Learn to make scrambled eggs. Not too much heat, use a spatula to push the curds back and forth and be patient.
You own a toaster?
Watch some Good Eats episodes, they're amusing and informative.
You own a grill?
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