how do I get into cooking. I'm basically retarded and the

Line a bread pan with foil. Put a few pieces of raw meat in it. Cover with sauce or something. Wrap pan closed with more foil. Bake at 375 for like... an hour. Buy some rolls.

>>9392525
https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Cooking-Irma-S-Rombauer/dp/0743246268

So what is your goal, getting good at cooking or getting good at making healthy balanced meals?

>>9392529
Won't 375 fucking char it

Unless you're talking fahrenheit pls forgive a metric fag

>>9392533
A little of column A and B. I realise probably have to get good at cooking before making balanced healthy meals though.

>>9392534
You know what the fuck unit he's talking about, your oven doesn't go to 375c nimwit.

>>9392525
>how do I get into cooking.

Find recipes online (or in a book) and copy them. This will teach you the fundamentals.

>>9392525
Just follow recipes to the letter.
Identify the basics of cooking, this amount of heat does X to Y and it tastes like Z.
Understand under and overcooking.
Find something you like and think about the balance of flavors.

Apply that to shit when you cook.
It's that easy.

>>9392536
You can do both at the same time by first learning about basic ingredients and how they are used in dishes.

For example, onions and garlic (both very healthy) are base flavors for many western dishes but they can be cut differently and sauteed/fried at different degrees depending on the recipe. You'll taste the difference between two recipes that use onion and garlic differently. Then you can apply the knowledge you've gained to other recipes.
so:
>technique A was great in dish X, maybe it'll work for dish Y I made the other day

You learn by cooking/ eating.
When you eat something at a restaurant try to ask yourself how they prepared the meal/ what ingredients/ spices they must have used. Then experiment.

So get your basic healthy ingredients and just start cooking is my advice

>>9392561
Thanks mang and everyone else in the thread. Big consensus seems to be following recipes and later using my knowledge of ingredients etc to learn how to create my own dishes. I'll go buy a recipe book tomorrow when I have the chance, thanks again everyone! :)

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>>9392565
Before you go, what is your opinion on the humble McChicken sandwich?

>>9392568
Bit too sugary

>>9392525
get a cookbook, follow the directions.

>>9392525
>I'm basically retarded

I'm leaving now