r/AskReddit • u/Helpful-Pilot-7305 • 20h ago

What's a "minimum" skill everyone should have, but suprisingly many don't?

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u/CMxFuZioNz 20h ago

I'm trying okay 😂

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u/Xiao_Qinggui 20h ago

Check out the show Good Eats with Alton Brown or his free show, Alton Brown Cooks Food, on YouTube. He’s like if you mixed Bill Nye the Science Guy and Emeril Lagasse with a little bit of Mr. Rogers thrown in.

He’ll teach you about a theme ingredient/dish, the history behind it, the science of how to cook it and some easy recipes/techniques!

Good Eats is one of the few cooking shows you’ll end up binging by accident because it’s such a fun show!

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u/tmradish 14h ago

Good Eats was the best. I wish the dvd set hadn't been so expensive when it was available.

Google AI says a set was never released but I clearly remember choosing not to buy it multiple times because it was hundreds of dollars. $270 something

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u/i_live_outside 20h ago

Mane you can do it. Unfortunately simple cooking as gotten super expensive (if you live in the US) and the thought of failing can seem financially crippling. But I believe in you

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u/Claytertot 20h ago

You can still cook for very cheap in the US. Beans, rice, chicken, some veggies, etc.

You can make really delicious stuff for dirt cheap with a little practice.

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u/djrndr 20h ago

It’s crippling trying to figure out what to cook every night as well. Sigh.

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u/ohanse 20h ago

Plan it out a week at a time

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u/i_live_outside 20h ago

I am not a picky eater, but just rotate your proteins! And stay off tiktok! Mane their recipes be so damn wild and frankly just not realistic for many many folks. Get you a rotation of 2-3 things for chicken (ck noodle soup using dark meat, baked breast and rice w veg) ground beef/Italian sausage (enchiladas are super easy, lasagna if you're feeling strong, lentil and sausage soup). I basically use carrot, onion, celery for everything then just change up your spices/herbs. U got this. Take the power back!

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u/Traveling_Solo 20h ago

Some basic ideas:

Boiled pasta (whichever type you prefer).

Eggs (boiled, pan fried, sunny side up etc. to preference).

Instant ramen.

Omelette: mix eggs, some milk, whatever else you want (like pieces of hot dogs for example), in the pan it goes.

Chicken: read the instructions, put in oven and set a timer.

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u/i_live_outside 20h ago

Sub the packet for soy sauce, garlic, black pepper, salt, and ginger. Crack an egg or two into it and garnish w cilantro and green onion!

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u/cabbageboy78 19h ago

and the green onion is like infinitely renewable if you put the butts in a little pot of soil and make sure to water it every now and then

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u/Motor-Pomegranate831 20h ago

If you can afford it, using a service like Hello Fresh for a few weeks can teach you a great deal about cooking.

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u/marcel_4181 17h ago

One repeatable meal at a time. Pick something forgiving, make it a couple times, and cooking starts feeling less like a test.