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Originally Posted by ScottON  Hi folks,
Well I'm new here, it looks like there's a lot of information to digest - I swear no pun intended.
Anyway my experience is very little(i'm a 1st year student living at home) - I make a lot of scrambled eggs with various fillings, have made chilli by following a recipe to the dime but thats about it.
I want to learn to cook a variety of dishes as I'm planning on moving out with my girlfriend next year.
Anyway as I know very little where would you advise I start. I was hoping for a online lesson plan I could follow or a list of basics I should learn first.
My summer holidays start in a few days so i'll have time to experiment.
Many Thanks |
Well, lots of good advice here and just to add my 2 cents worth....
With the reference to [I]summer holidays[I] I'd guess you are in UK as well. If that's the case you may not have access to Julia Child or Jaques Pepin and some of the other US references. But you do have Delia as Ishbel says and that's good. Get one of her books and start with the simple stuff till you get a bit more comfortable.
Be patient. you are not going to be a master chef in 6 weeks. Just being proficient can take years and especially if you are cooking only evenings and weekends. But the journey is worth every culinary step so stick with it.
You will start out with some basic tools, like a frying pan and a pot or two, a chef's knife, a spatula, etc. You will add to these over time with more peices you will buy one at a time so it doesn't break the bank. If you buy quality stuff it will last a long time and before too long you will have quite a collection.
But, the main thing is not to be discouraged by meals that don't turn out quite as you expect them to. Flops are part of the learning process so you should try and learn from them.
Good luck.