Learn How To Cook For The Beginner
Everyone has to begin cooking somewhere, and when you learn how to cook you will be no different. There may be a couple of disasters but do not be put off by them because everyone has a disaster now and then. Try to learn from what went wrong if you can.
Do not try something too hard at the beginning, start with something simple. When buying your first recipe book go for the ones with the simple recipes in them. Sometimes these can be a little hard to find but checking book stores or the internet might help. Asking older family members like grandmothers or mothers may also help.
If you have not used a stove before and want to get the feel of it, one way may be to boil water in a pot and turn the heat up and down. This is especially important because things can boil over very quickly sometimes on a stove.
These things are important to know because when you get into cooking vegetables and other things then you will have to know when to turn the heat down. It is also important to know how long it will take to cook something.
If you were planning on boiling eggs, soft boiled takes about four to five minutes from the time the pot starts to boil, while a hard boiled egg will need about eight minutes. Vegetables are usually cooked when they are soft this may be anything from fifteen to twenty minutes.
Practice is another thing, the more you practice a recipe the better you will get at it. Knowing a few simple tips can also help like wiping the inside of the frying pan with a little oil so that what is being cooked will not stick to the bottom. This is also needed when cooking a cake or biscuits. When cooking in an oven, preheat it first then your timing should match that of the recipe. There are many simple tips like this which can save a lot of problems.
Remember when you start make it simple, have another go if it turned out a disaster and try to work out whatever it was that went wrong. And practicing will help you to become a good cook. There should be some sites on the internet you can look up so do a little research on those tips and check to see if there are any simple recipes you can start with and try the local book store.
Do not try something too hard at the beginning, start with something simple. When buying your first recipe book go for the ones with the simple recipes in them. Sometimes these can be a little hard to find but checking book stores or the internet might help. Asking older family members like grandmothers or mothers may also help.
If you have not used a stove before and want to get the feel of it, one way may be to boil water in a pot and turn the heat up and down. This is especially important because things can boil over very quickly sometimes on a stove.
These things are important to know because when you get into cooking vegetables and other things then you will have to know when to turn the heat down. It is also important to know how long it will take to cook something.
If you were planning on boiling eggs, soft boiled takes about four to five minutes from the time the pot starts to boil, while a hard boiled egg will need about eight minutes. Vegetables are usually cooked when they are soft this may be anything from fifteen to twenty minutes.
Practice is another thing, the more you practice a recipe the better you will get at it. Knowing a few simple tips can also help like wiping the inside of the frying pan with a little oil so that what is being cooked will not stick to the bottom. This is also needed when cooking a cake or biscuits. When cooking in an oven, preheat it first then your timing should match that of the recipe. There are many simple tips like this which can save a lot of problems.
Remember when you start make it simple, have another go if it turned out a disaster and try to work out whatever it was that went wrong. And practicing will help you to become a good cook. There should be some sites on the internet you can look up so do a little research on those tips and check to see if there are any simple recipes you can start with and try the local book store.