How to learn cooking?

gods_bones · 2018-06-24T12:43:33+00:00

Cooking is so fucking easy.

You don't even need to do anything anymore if you have the right technology.

Instead of wasting time looking up recipes, invest in these things:

1) Convection Oven: cook frozen meat to perfection without doing anything. Best part is this drips away all the fat and oil from the meat without adding any extra.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_2VASaMB2w

2) Air Fryer - instead of drowning everything in oil, use just a smidgen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyT1vvSNoIU

3) Steamer - Best way to cook your vegetables (and certain meats like salmon).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijBR2QqK_yE

4) Slow Cooker - Wake up, put food in cooker, add water & seasoning, shower, get dressed, go to work, come home, eat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN13IrMs_S4

I started using these products when I lived on my own and lost weight like crazy. When I moved back with my mother for a year, I gained weight nonstop. All because she cooked everything in oil & other additives.

Webweasel_priyom · 2018-06-24T12:47:24+00:00

Been a single dad for 15 years now, so I certainly know how to cook ;-)

The most useful tips I can give you:

1) get a timer of some kind. Knowing that the potatoes in the over take 35 mins, but then the veg takes 10 mins, etc.

2) For now, prep all your ingredients before you start cooking. Have everything chopped and ready to go. As you learn, you will work out what you need to start with and chop the rest as you go.

3) Don't go full blast on the heat. Get the pan warm, then turn it down to medium. Having everything high will just burn your food. However, when cooking meat, so slightly higher or full blast. I.e. chicken. Brown both sides of the breast, then turn the heat down. This keeps the moisture in the meat, so it comes out succulent and not dry.

As for a quick and easy recipe, I'd suggest Yaki Udon. (All of these will be in your supermarket, look in the Chinese/Japanese section) 250g Udon noodles 2 tsp sesame oil 1 White onion 1/4 Head white cabbage. 10 shiitake mushrooms 4 spring onions. 4 tbsp Mirin (Japanese rice whine concentrate) 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Boil the noodles 5-6, Drain and leave in the colander.

Heat 1tbsp of oil (Ideally ground nut or sunflower) in a deep frying pan or wok.

Add the onion and cabbage, saute for about 5 mins. Medium heat.

Add the rest of the ingredients above. Cook for another min or so.

Poor the noodles in and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle some spring onion on top. Serve.

Easy, you can add chicken if you like. Really really healthy.

My Second quick and easy dish is spaghetti carbonara.

Spaghetti Pancetta or bacon cutoffs (Bacon cutoffs are super cheap) Mushrooms Eggs (4) Parmesan 1 clove garlic (Or look for very lazy garlic in the spice area. Its chopped and stored in vinegar, just spoon in the right amount)

Set the pasta to boil (Takes 10 mins) Fry the pancetta/bacon until golden crisp. Add garlic, fry for 1 min. Separate 3 of the eggs. (Pour the egg over a spoon into the dish. Keep the yolk, chuck the white) Mix the 3 egg yolks with the 4th egg and the Parmesan. Drain the pasta then return it to the saucepan. Pour the pancetta mix into the pasta. Pour the eggs and cheese into the pasta. Don't worry the pasta will cook the eggs gently. Stir it all. Serve and sprinkle a generous amount of grated Parmesan on top.

Both of those are ultra cheap, really easy to cook and a great way to learn! Hit me up for more recipes if you enjoy these ones.

lefusie · 2018-06-24T12:55:45+00:00

Youtube is great here, look up Food Wishes makes good stuff from simple to pretty complicated just choose what you want you can see him make it and have a go yourself, just realise it will take about 2 times as long as any chef says and at the beginning longer still. Persevere as practice really does make perfect.

Once you get a bit of confidence it will all seem so easy!

Always remember to season properly - salt and pepper can make or break a dish!

Good luck!

Starter recipe: https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2010/09/penne-pasta-with-spicy-sausage-ragu-if.html?m=1

You can then take it further and make your sauce from scratch next time!

GlitchyBlasphemer · 2018-06-24T12:27:43+00:00

Find the book, “A man, a can, and a plan”

Marmoset54 · 2018-06-24T13:20:33+00:00

Single guy here.

This is my daily diet.

Breakfast: protein shake and 2% milk, 3 eggs.

Lunch: Chicken Breast, minute rice

Dinner: Chicken Breast

Snack: okinos yogurt (2 cups)

Quest bar for snack.

Chicken breasts are so easy. I buy the family packs at the store, cut the fat off and cut in half. Let soak in various marinade for 24 hours and then bake for 40 minutes. Meals for L and D for the week at only $20.

Roughly 1600-1800 diet with 50p 30c 20f.

RopeADope111 · 2018-06-24T13:25:31+00:00

YouTube is a great place for cooking tutorials! I followed this old lady who did depression era cooking and it was badass. I learned a ton. Then I started looking for simple cooking lesson videos, and now I’m pretty good. I made custom candies for everyone at Christmas - I’m talking toffees, fudge, sugar art, you name it. Easter I made a classic risotto verde and a slow cook roast, plus salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette.

Cooking is a lot of fun. It’s art you can eat

Luther-Burnett · 2018-06-24T13:26:39+00:00

I never cooked until a few years ago, and now I like doing it, it's much cheaper & healthier. Most of the food I fix is simple and I tend to eat the same things frequently, but taking advantage of available fresh produce. I also don't have specialized equipment, just a regular gas stove with oven & a microwave. Often at night I just have a baked potato with a veg, and cook a large potato in a plastic shopping bag in the microwave for 8 minutes on level 8 of 10. I cook breakfast everyday, usually old fashion oatmeal (not quick), grits and or scrambled eggs or omelette. I keep boiled eggs in the frig for snacks or salads, usually cook 6 or 8 at a time. They're also good dog treats cut into 1/4's. Find a simple method to cook rice & boiled potatoes and follow instructions on pasta packages. Many things you can cook faster than going out for food; for me it became a necessity when I moved to a small town with only 2 cafes in addition to sonic & subway. Also cooking led me to gardening, so I use a lot of my own veg, and honey from my bee hives.

GMOWFISHING · 2018-06-24T14:20:20+00:00

Start with easy items. Learn how to bake/pan fry a pork chop, chicken breast or a steak. How to steam vegetables. Bake or mash potato's. When you want to try things more different/difficult start with something like casseroles. They are pretty easy. I googled easy one dish meals and these came up. https://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&type=C211US91116D20151120&p=easy+one+dish+meals You might find something in there. Lasagna is not to complicated. If I make a big pan, I will cut up the leftover into meal size pieces, wrap in saran wrap and freeze them. I thaw a piece in the fridge and reheat in the oven. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/218091/classic-and-simple-meat-lasagna/?internalSource=streams&referringId=16806&referringContentType=recipe%20hub&clickId=st_trending_b. The nice thing about all recipes is if you find a recipe you would like to try and it says it will make 12 servings you can change the serving size down to a smaller amount and it will adjust the ingredient amount down for you. Someone mentioned a timer. If your oven doesn't have a timer get a good reliable one, Nothing worse than putting something in to bake for 1.5 hrs and getting distracted and you forgot what time you put it in and the food is either under cooked or burned. It is also handy when you have a side dish to cook that doesn't take as long and you know to start that when their is X amount of time left on the timer.

contraterrene · 2018-06-24T21:17:06+00:00

The most complete way and the extreme way...

Become a kitchen porter. If you have half a brain you should be promoted to prep cook in a few weeks and then after a month commis. Saying that, it takes time and it's a float or die affair.

Eidolon3436 · 2018-06-25T18:13:58+00:00

There is an excellent book called Cucina Fresca you should grab a copy of. It's all this cool Italian cafe food meant to be prepped or cooked but then served cold or room temp (so it's great single guy stuff etc). Enjoy the adventure..cooking is one of the most MGTOW things ever.

EveryMetaIsCancer · 2018-06-25T23:20:17+00:00

Cookbooks are all around the Internet. Other than that, improvise. Literally play with your food.

Title	How to learn cooking?
Author	mechz21
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Date	June 24, 2018 12:18 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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