how do you use a cook book good?

Question

hey

Answer 1

If you want to fully utilize any cook book you should start on page 1 and keep reading everything until you get to the end. Then you can go back & familiarize yourself with specific area of interest. The best reason for reading everything is that if you need information & you know you have read it somewhere you can start with your own book/s. As you collect books it's not a bad idea to get them on specific subjects/cuisines/techniques and build a library that way.

Answer 2

To get a feel for the cook book, try a couple of recipes that you think you'd like. Don't cheat, but MAKE THE RECIPE JUST EXACTLY THE WAY THE BOOK SAYS. Then you can start to change things to suit your taste better. You'll find some cook books make better reading than cooking, and vice versa. Soon you'll have a handful of cook books you rely on and you'll have a sense of what to change -- or not change -- and you'll be using the cook book well. Read introductions and stuff if you like, but if the cook book says it's for cooking meat -- or whatever -- that's usually enough unless you're curious.

Answer 3

Every time I use a recipe from a cookbook, I take a pencil and jot down any changes that I may have made. I also when I am finished and I have tasted it I write down how much I like the recipe.

Answer 4

My favorite trick is post-it notes. I use them as a bookmark if the recipe turned out well. I put them upside down so they stick out of the book. And that way I can also jot my notes. Most of them say "Use more garlic".

Answer 5

you use the cookbook well.