I bought literally dozens and dozens of cookbooks- basics and caribbean and cookiing for dummies. ( I am overwhelmed). No more space on my bookshelf! I need to learn how to cook from scratch. I live with my parents. My dad is a good cook - my mom cooks okay also. However , I want a different flavour and taste from what I have been tasting for years. I love to eat . I especially would love to learn how to cook carribbean meals from scratch. I am tired of buying lunch everyday at work. i realize : It is also cleaner and healthier to eat homemade cooked meals.
2007-11-09 06:14:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Practice, Practice, Practice, and make sure you develop your palate so you know what tastes right and what doesn't.
2007-11-09 06:35:05 · answer #1 · answered by dedgrimm 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Watch food network. Some of the shows are very informative. But what you really have to do is get in there and find a recipe and cook it. Search thru and find ones that are not that difficult and just cook. You will surprise yourself. I did it way back when I was 12. My mother worked late 2 or 3 nights a week during tax time and my father was not a sandwich kind of guy. So she wrote down instructions for me and it was the same as following recipes. You can do it.!!!!
2007-11-09 14:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by Sweet V 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get in that kitchen and start cooking. You can't learn a thing standing around watching other people cook for you. Cookbooks won't do you any good sitting on the shelf anyways. If you mess it up that is alright because that is part of learning. My 4 children are all active in the kitchen. My three year old is becoming the best chef though. He is even starting to cut the veggies pretty well. Get messy, make mistakes, have fun.
2007-11-09 14:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by MJ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What Kind Of Cook Do You Want to be??
Get a Job Washing Dishes And work your way Up. Go to the Big City near you look in the Yellow Pages open to R For Restaurants find the nicest looking add and Go to the address ask for an application fill it out. POSITION APPLYING FOR- Dishwasher/Prep Guy/Deep Fry Technician
if your not ambitious don't bother
If you get the job tell the Chef to Mold you to his image
Best Of Luck To Ya Kid
2007-11-09 14:36:56 · answer #4 · answered by divo318 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trial & error like someone else said. I remember when I made my husband "City Chicken" when we first got married. (I lived with my grandma and she cooked everything for me). Well my husband told me never to make it again. He called it Shi*%y Chicken. Now I'm a pretty good cook. I try and keep things simple and healthy. The most you'll do is have to order out if you ruin a meal. But you'll never learn until you try. A website I love is allrecipes.com They have hundreds of recipes and are all rated. Also watch Food Network for some help. Hope this helps & enjoy cooking!!
2007-11-09 14:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by momof3greatkidsandadog 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You learn to cook by.....cooking. Take some cooking classes. But experience is the best teacher.
I am considered a very good cook but did not start out that way.. The first time i made gravy it was like thick wall paper paste!!
But i kept trying new recipes, asking questions and watching other people cook.
The fact that you want to learn to cook means you will be a good cook.
2007-11-09 14:26:12 · answer #6 · answered by patwhite101 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Practice makes perfect.
One thing about cooking. To me it is an expression of love and so I want to make the best taste, the most pleasant presentation and consistency, and the right amount!
I say, "get outside the box". Some of my best culinary discoveries have been by doing what others may not.
My best is stuffed Strawberries....
Good Luck and Bon Appetite
2007-11-09 14:53:31 · answer #7 · answered by Wood Smoke ~ Free2Bme! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The more you cook with the books, the more confident you'll grow and you'll start experimenting more and more without the books. My advice would be to buy a window box of fresh herbs, all different and start using them in basic dishes and really develop your basic dishes and also experimenting with more adventurous dishes. This time of year when it's cold i'd recommend hard herbs such as rosemary and thyme.
Good luck!
2007-11-09 16:01:36 · answer #8 · answered by AMY S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all you have to do is follow the directions for every recipe carefully even if you have to read it over and over again... start off with easy stuff and practice cooking
2007-11-09 14:27:46 · answer #9 · answered by Jenelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your on the right track, keep watching cooking shows, take as many classes as you can, and practice practice practice
2007-11-09 14:21:39 · answer #10 · answered by Hi-D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋