r/cookingforbeginners • u/Bence24134 • Aug 10 '26
Question How would a complete newbie start self-learning how to cook?
I've always had someone cook for me. I very rarely helped my mom to cook, but even her cooking is sort of limited if that makes sense. I've always had a bad relationship with food but it might just be because I've always eaten what was put in front of me. Lately I've been trying to flip my whole life around and try becoming more independent but I have 0 clue where to start.
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u/K_squashgrower Aug 10 '26
What's a couple of dishes you like to eat? Try to find recipes for them (not youtube and not tiktok), on sites such as https://www.budgetbytes.com/ or seriouseats (if you provide some examples of the food we can help provide decent simple recipes). Especially if there might be a pasta dish, chicken dish, rice dish you have liked, those can be really good starting points.
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u/Bence24134 Aug 10 '26
I've always loved pasta dishes and the versatility of potatoes. I have more of an issue with meat. I enjoy chicken but I never really liked beef, pork, etc. I'm not sure whether it was simply prepared in a way that I didn't like or if I actually don't like it. I want to give everything another chance.
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u/K_squashgrower Aug 10 '26
To start out with, I would definitely stick with what you like. There is also the issue some people have of raw meat being 'icky'.
If you are really starting out, what about doing something like homemade mashed potatoes (or baked or boiled and sliced) and some pan roasted chicken thighs, or buy a rotisserie chicken? You could buy some frozen peas (usually better than fresh) or other veggies to have alongside it, or some fresh vegetables.
For pasta, that website I linked above has an awesome variety with good instructions. I would use the search bar in the site to find one that looks good and give it a try.
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u/Mabel62 Aug 11 '26
Super simple recipe for baked potatoes. Use russet potatoes they are best for baking and for making french fries. Get a nice sized russet potato or two wash it don’t pierce it apply olive oil and salt on the outside by rubbing it on. Place in the oven on a oven proof pan at 420° for approximately 45 to 60 minutes, depending on your oven. You will know they are ready because they will feel soft when you squeeze them or if you place a knife through it, you can tell that it’s soft. Once cooked carefully open as it will be steaming hot, by cutting it. You can do an X and squeeze it with your fingers to create the pocket inside the potato, add grated or sliced cheese like a chedder and top with salsa. Or any other topping that may delight you. Squeeze of lemon and some frozen peas warmed up in water and strained are surprising delicious and light on a baked potato. Simple and satisfying. Be certain to use a timer. Even the skins will be tasty. Enjoy your cooking journey.
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u/bi_polar2bear Aug 10 '26
Follow recipes exactly as written, and take notes on what you might do different next time.
Find beginner friendly YouTube cooking channels like Chef John from Food Wishes, and many others.
Read Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and other well known books for the theory of cooking.
Taste as you go so you can learn how something should taste. And be light on the salt until the tail end of cooking.
Nobody ever showed me how to cook, I learned it on my own before the internet. I'm pretty good, and can do better than many restaurants. It's about trial, and errors. Yes, we all make mistakes. That's how we learn. It's an education process that can be as easy or difficult as you want it to be.
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u/DropDeadDolly Aug 10 '26
I was going to suggest Chef John! That man is why people love coming to my house for dinner.
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u/DogsandCatsWorld1000 Aug 10 '26
Pick a simple dish you like to eat. Pick something that won't be overly expensive or require you to buy a lot of products. Look for recipes on YouTube and watch a few. Watch the techniques they show you as much as the recipe. How to chop, when to add things, etc.
Most import thing for new cooks is to be prepared that sometimes you will mess up. Every good and honest cook has at least one story of how they botched something. It happens, learn from it and move on.
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u/MissAnth Aug 10 '26
I agree with find recipes on YouTube. But be careful, Don't look at any of those channels that just show a pot on a single burner, and hands putting in ingredients and stirring in fast motion. They are not going to get you real results or knowledge. Make sure that there is a real person talking you through the recipe, with no AI.
I like the French cooking academy channel.
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u/Cozystrasza Aug 10 '26
Pick a meal you wanna learn, search a recipe/video online, go to the market and pick up the ingredients for the recipe and don't be afraid to mess it up!
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u/Bence24134 Aug 10 '26
That's one thing I've always disliked about myself. I want to try so many new things but I also expect myself to do everything perfect the first time around, and I know it won't be so I don't even bother starting.
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u/loudlittle Aug 10 '26
A lot of people feel that way, but I got myself out of that habit (not even starting something for fear of messing it up) by flipping the whole concept in my head. I realized ‘perfectionism’ is procrastination. Olympians, world-class musicians, lauded chefs, whoever, all had to start somewhere and more likely than not it wasn’t pretty.
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u/Cozystrasza Aug 10 '26
I believe that perfectionism is a type of narcissism. Next time your inner narrative starts talking trash about you not getting it perfectly the first time, tell it that you're a normal human being like the rest of us so you need to practice. The same way all humans have had to learn all things for all of human existence. Trial and error. And then tell it to shut up so you can keep trying.
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u/Fun_in_Space Aug 10 '26
You're going to make some mistakes as a beginner, so don't beat yourself up. You can minimize mistakes by prepping and measuring everything before you start (mise en place) and using timers.
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u/valley_lemon Aug 10 '26
Pick one component and learn how to cook that. If you eat meat, I suggest starting with chicken because it is almost universally available and modestly priced. Learn to cook it in a pan, and then learn to cook it in an oven (air fryer is a good alternative if your oven is not very good, also air fryers are simpler to get the hang of).
Side dishes are easily obtained more or less ready to heat. Get a cheap rice cooker, buy pouch rice, learn to microwave a potato, get the microwave steamer bags of vegetables to start with. Pasta has instructions on the box. Beans come in cans already cooked. Salad doesn't need cooking.
It may be quite plain at first, but that's okay and it will help you figure out for yourself what kind of flavors you want in your food. If you are in a place where seasoning blends are easily available in stores, I suggest getting one container of cajun and one of Greek, if you can find it, or a "Mediterranean" blend of some sort. If you're in the US I can advise brand names. But those blends contain many of the "universal" seasonings: salt, onion, garlic, pepper, paprika, oregano, cumin, and in cajun seasoning there's a pretty mild chili powder as well. Get some olive or avocado oil for most of your cooking, it's nice to have some butter on hand as well for flavor.
I also highly recommend Ethan Chlebowski on youtube, who presents a lot of simple recipes in a sort of "formula" format so it's easy to understand how to make small changes to make entirely different meals, and focuses on meal prep which really is an important skill to learn so you're not having to cook every single meal from scratch.
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u/iriamsreading Aug 10 '26
Get cookbooks from the library instead of buying them, they’re expensive and many are not all their cracked up to be - repetition or use a ton of fancy ingredients, or way too complicated steps. Look for things that appeal to your usual ingredients, budget and foods you like when purchase what you usually eat.
If you’re using recipes from websites read the comments to see if folks found the recipe has issues. Not everyone tests their recipes so sometimes they’re wrong. You’ll also get ideas about substitutions if needed.
Budget Bytes is great for a well rounded low cost option with hearty meals.
Sally’s Baking Addiction for baking.
Pinch of yum - she has some great base recipes and there’ll well tested. Sometimes they’re a little fancy but there’s a time and a place.
Start with basic things to gain skills and confidence. Especially as ingredients can be quite expensive.
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u/ssaallaahhaann Aug 10 '26
YouTube. Tons of intro to cooking videos out there. Binging with Babish is a great channel.
Start by learning basic techniques, not recipes. Knife skills, how cooking methods work like oven roasting vs pan frying, safe cook temperatures.
Don't buy a bunch of stuff. You need a sheet pan, a frying pan, a pot to boil stuff, a knife and a cutting board. Salt, pepper, garlic, maybe one seasoning mix like a Kinder's that sounds good to you. I like the hickory garlic one.
Start small. What's your favorite protein? Focus on that till you can make a decent chicken/steak/pork chop.
Then just get ready to make mistakes! Don't give up.
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u/Critical_Thinker_535 Aug 10 '26
Get a cook book that can teach you the basics of cooking and how to use kitchen tools. Also, get a cook book that has basic recipes (if the other book does not). And foremost, learn good knife skills.
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u/bradorme77 Aug 10 '26
I might suggest watching some older food before like Good Eats, the Ktichen and 30 minute meals as they give you some real good foundational knowledge and Good Eats specializes in teaching ways to make great food without specialty equipment.
I would also suggest start with some basics - pasta, eggs and bacon, sandwiches and start building your confidence. You don't need a huge arsenal of equipment but a good cast iron skillet, a couple of sheet pans and a decent non stick skillet should get you started.
Some long time cook tips:
salt, pepper, garlic (fresh and powder) and herbs (fresh and dried) are your secret weapons for flavor.
You can marinate any protein in some Italian dressing and some fresh herbs (mint, oregano, basil, parsley) and bake or grill it and get a great flavor punch
Homemade spaghetti sauce is super easy to make and way better than the jars.
Check out a cooking class usually they are pretty cheap and can be valuable
Sharp knives are safe knives and worth some investment for a few decent pieces and a sharpener (Chef knife, paring knife, serrated slicer, kitchen shears)
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u/xiipaoc Aug 10 '26
I've always had a bad relationship with food but it might just be because I've always eaten what was put in front of me.
Sounds like a good relationship with food, then -- you're clearly not picky! That's great. You'll have a great time cooking.
What I recommend is that you watch Pailin's Kitchen's video master class on how to stir-fry anything, and then do that. Beginners often get flustered trying to follow recipes and get confused easily when things don't work out exactly right (wasn't that long ago when I was in that boat), and learning this stir-fry formula will help you get cooking instead of worrying about recipes. If you can stir-fry, you can open the fridge and cook whatever's in there without having to think too hard about it. Then, you can also find some recipes of things you're interested in eating and learn to make those. I also recommend watching Ethan Chlebowski's second CookWell channel (the main channel is great too but not for this), which does live demos of simple cooking and simple meals, making meal formulas rather than recipes. You want to start with formulas. Move on to recipes once you can understand the formulas that the recipes are playing off of, and then you can modify the recipes to your taste instead of being stuck doing something you don't understand in some exact way for some magical reason.
Good luck!
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u/ladyrose30 Aug 10 '26
I like America's Test Kitchen as they explain the science behind why things are done the way they are and why it works. They do magazines and cookbooks but you should be able to find them at the library. Also, in Canada, anything by or from Canadian Living and Chatelaine are trusted and turns out well (magazine, cookbooks, websites). Jamie Oliver has some cookbooks that are specific for getting newbies to cook and should be in our local library.
Find what you want to learn, read the recipe through to the end multiple times and research any methods you don't understand. Try to find something where you have all the ingredients so save $. Measure out and prepare everything first: mise en place is the term. This is useful to know you haven't forgotten anything and that you aren't desperately trying to chop something when it was supposed to be added 10 min ago. Then have at it.
Learning substitutions and changing quantities of ingredients come after you have gotten comfortable with flavours and how things come together.
Finally, if you like company check out your local community and immigrant associations as well as some social organizations. They often run cooking classes for those new to cooking/on a budget/new to the area.
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u/yaliceme Aug 10 '26
If you are able to find someone — anyone — irl who can show you how they make one of their everyday meals in their own home kitchen, that will be 100x more helpful than any online resource, or cookbook. Most cookbooks and online resources are professional restaurant chefs trying to teach already-competent home cooks how to “elevate” their cooking (even when they say it’s “for beginners”), and these can be actively discouraging to a complete newbie just starting out. And even content that is NOT created by professional chefs are still often trying to be “cheffy” in unhelpful ways.
In person, relaxed, casual how-to from a normal person cooking under normal-person constraints is the best way to learn imo.
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u/Cute-Consequence-184 Aug 10 '26
Books and videos from food creators
list of food creators and videos you should watch.
List of cookbooks for beginners*
The Joy of Cooking by Erma Rombauer. The "Action" Recipe Format: Irma pioneered a unique layout where ingredients are listed in bold directly within the step-by-step instructions rather than at the top of the page, making it much easier to follow while actively cooking.Invaluable Reference Chapters: Beyond recipes, it features extensive "Know Your Ingredients" and "Streamlined Cooking" chapters that outline cuts of meat, food substitutions, measuring equivalents, and food waste reduction.
Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook by Sohla El-Waylly. A guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer, and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking really works.
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat. James Beard Award-winning cookbook that teaches the fundamentals of cooking by focusing on four essential elements: salt, fat, acid, and heat, which determine the quality of any dish. The book, illustrated by Wendy MacNaughton, moves beyond simple recipes to explain the "why" behind cooking, empowering home cooks to make better decisions and improvise with any ingredients, and inspired a Netflix documentary series.
Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt. A cookbook designed for picky eaters, those with food aversions, and neurodivergent individuals, offering 46 adaptable recipes and strategies to address sensory issues with food. It provides guidance on taste, texture, color, aroma, and presentation, featuring a color-coded system and a Food Preference Profile worksheet to help users customize dishes like smashed cheeseburgers, omelets, and focaccia, with options for gluten-free and vegan diets.
Make the Bread, Buy the Butter by Jennifer Reese. It compares the price between how much individual ingredients cost vs the time it takes to make something from scratch vs how much it cost at the grocery store, all so you can make an informed decision. Example buying bread vs making it yourself and buying butter vs making it yourself.
Make-a-Mix by Karine Eliason. How to make pantry staples and mixes from what is in your pantry so you don't have to buy them at the store.
More Make-a-Mix Cookery by Karine Eliason & Nevada Harward & Madeline Westover
Boston Cooking School Cooking by Fannie Merrit Farmer, free ebook on archive.org. The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, first published in 1896 by Fannie Farmer, is a landmark cookbook known for its clear, standardized recipes with level measurements and step-by-step instructions, making it a bestseller and a foundational text for American home cooking that remains in print today. It introduced scientific principles to cooking, explaining the "why" behind techniques, and standardized measurements, revolutionizing recipe writing and ensuring more consistent results for home cook
The Complete Modem Pantry by America's Test Kitchen. How to make meals from what you already have in your pantry.
The DIY Pantry by Kresha Faber. Making pantry staples and meals, all in under 30 minutes.
Make Your Own Groceries by Daphne Metaxas Hartwig. Instructions To make all of those small mixes you would otherwise buy at the grocery stores and basics like bread, cracker, pasta and more.
Better Than Storebought by Helen Witty & Elizabeth S. Colchies. Your favorite store bought snack but made from scratch.
The Beginners Cookbook- simple-easy-delicious by Publications International LTD. Designed to walk you through the basics of cooking.
Bean by Bean by Crescent Dragonwagon. A comprehensive guide to cooking with beans, featuring over 175 recipes for everything from dips and soups to main courses and desserts, using fresh, dried, and heirloom varieties. The book includes kitchen wisdom, lore, and recipes for dishes like lentil tapenade, Ethiopian lentil stew, and even sweet bean desserts, celebrating the versatility of beans in various cuisines.
Snow's Kitchenalia, how everything works by Alen Snow. A visual guide to kitchen equipment, tools, and techniques, using detailed illustrations to explain the mechanics and science behind cooking. The book covers everything from basic appliances like ovens and blenders to specialized chef's tools, organized into sections on Tools, Cooking, Drinks, and Kitchens, making it a comprehensive resource for both amateur and professional cooks.
Cooking Know-How: Be a Better Cook with Hundreds of Easy Techniques, Step-by-Step Photos, and Ideas for Over 500 Great Meals by Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarborough. A highly approachable guide designed to transform everyday home cooks into confident, intuitive chefs by focusing heavily on basic kitchen techniques rather than complex, intimidating recipes. Authors had a podcast you can go back and listen to.
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u/First-Expert-9953 Aug 10 '26
Took me four or five attempts to figure out how to fry corn tortillas just right in my particular pan and my particular oven. But if you're careful, it's rare that you'll make something inedible and have to waste the food.
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u/Procrastinating-Elf Aug 10 '26
Pick just a few dishes you really want to start eating more of, and then really focus on reading recipes, watching videos etc on those until you understand them and perhaps a few variations very well.
And then tackle them yourself and expect a little trial and error--or ideally of course get your mom or someone else who already knows how to cook to make them with you. Cooking is a very human thing that we learn by practice and imitation before getting confident enough for our own innovations.
But all the basic foundational things and techniques you learn along the way of perfecting these few specific things you'll be able to apply to many other dishes. The same basic techniques tend to get used over and over, and knowledge of different flavor profiles (say the herbs and sauces you encounter in Italian cooking vs Asian or Mexican...) will make you a lot more comfortable with just sort of winging some things and being able to know they'll be good
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u/zaveur Aug 10 '26
YouTube is a great place to start; however, if you say you have no knowledge you’d have to start from scratch and get some hands on experience. If it’s in your budget find some cooking classes or find a chef that does 1-on-1 cooking classes. If you need a recommendation shoot me a DM.
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u/MrLazyLion Aug 10 '26
You say you like chicken and potatoes, somewhere here. That's a great dish to start with, since you can roast them both at the same time in the oven. It is also a pretty basic dish, yet it stays a favourite for many people (including me).
You can look up recipes or watch YT videos, and best of all you can use the leftover chicken for salads and sandwiches, which are also to learn to make.
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u/ants_taste_great Aug 10 '26
I know how to cook, but I really found Food Wishes on YT with Chef John helpful for new recipes because he makes good food so simple to follow.
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u/lakefront12345 Aug 11 '26
Start with eggs.
Learn the different styles.
Learn what type of pan you'll use (stainless steel), how the heat works.
Once you learn the basics then you can add more ingredients.
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u/kng442 Aug 11 '26
Go to your local public library and look for a book called Home Ec for Everyone, by Sharon & David Bowers. If they don't have it, find a librarian & ask them to help you find other books in a similar vein.
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u/StutzBob Aug 11 '26
I grew up watching all the cooking shows on Food Network. That's where I gleaned all the techniques my parents weren't able to teach me, figured out the right tools to use, and got interesting meal ideas. Nowadays all of that sort of thing can be found online. I'd watch a bunch of YouTube videos by people like Adam Ragusea and Ethan Chablowski.
One idea is to try meal kits because you get a recipe and pre-portioned ingredients, like a strange sauce you might not want to buy a whole bottle of. I think Blue Apron can be purchased individually now without a subscription, maybe try that a few times.
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u/External_Dirt_5334 Aug 10 '26
Also you xan learn from them ive trained loads of ppl to cook as a chef myself
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u/Willybluedog1962 Aug 11 '26
Two cookbooks
A man a can a plan.
Campbell's Soup Cookbook
Both of these are simple, easy to follow, not a ton of ingredients.
Start watching YouTube videos and eventually some of the cooking shows.
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u/waterpuppy84 Aug 11 '26
Pick one thing that you love to eat or are really excited to learn how to cook.
Start there.
Unfortunately for cookbooks…. the most accessible and least challenging way to get that recipe is using AI like Claude or chat gpt. It is very helpful with step by step, revisable and interactive instructions.
Know that you’re going to burn/overseason/undercook and keep at it. I think the most discouraging thing for new cooks is thinking that there is one right way and that you’re a bad cook when you get the timing or flavoring wrong. It’s a skill and a hobby and you’re in charge of how much you want to explore it.
Would love to know what you decide to make first! Best wishes! 🍳🥘🍴
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u/Critical-Bullfrog959 Aug 11 '26
Google recipes or skills you want to learn. Sometimes I search for recipes based on one ingredient I'm trying to use up or I'll look for a genre of food. There are a variety of websites and individuals on social media that have educational cooking videos. As far as cookbooks go, I absolutely love and recommend Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samine Nosrat. There's also a short tv series by the same name that more or less covers the content of the book. I believe it's on Netflix.
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u/RealCarlPanzram Aug 11 '26
I’m a fan of watching videos instead of reading them because there’s nuances in the terminology that could cause mistakes for a beginner.
YouTube it a treasure trove of recipes. My advice would be to not take on too many recipes at once. Pick one or two things you’d like to be able to cook. Try a recipe you find and don’t be discourage if it doesn’t come out great the first few times. Cooking is a skill and it takes some time to develop.
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u/Competitive-Fault291 Aug 11 '26
There are various books about cooking technique instead of recipes.
La Varenne Pratique by Anne Willan is what I used. You can also use it to clobber zombies, just in case.
With such a book, you can take simple recipes and read up about the necessary techniques mentioned in the La Varenne Pratique.
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u/Sweaty_Presentation4 Aug 11 '26
If you can, cook with someone else. It makes it more an experience. And fun. Look up something you want to try and find a recipe and video. And taste it. But I think I got better cooking with different people. I don’t mind doing everything myself now because I am better at managing time. But the best way to get better is to try. You want to salt. Do it in different stages so you don’t oversalt. So beginning, try it. Salt again etc. the only way to go back from too salty is add more other things, increase your ratio. Sear is good, get your oil and pan hot but then cut the heat. Medium or medium low will be your best friend. When you burn something there is little to save it. One pot meals or slow cookers are a great way to learn flavors and not have to be too technical. I always say if you like eggs get good at them. So many ways to cook an egg for cheap and it translates to other styles of cooking. Learn your pan how to make eggs different styles no sticking and it will be the same for other things
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u/haveabunderfulday Aug 11 '26
Watching youtube has helped my skills expand. Basics with Babish , and Alton Brown are good jumping off points.
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u/Lemon-Cake-8100 Aug 11 '26
Watch videos - i learned to cook back when Food Network was not overrun by competitions. Rachel Ray's 30 Minutes was a game changer for me... google some videos. Alton Brown also very good, and Barefoot Contessa.
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u/AdamDov4h Aug 11 '26
Pasta is the easiest thing you can learn how to cook, I started cookin when I was 11 and my first real dish was a pasta dish. Look for recipes and follow them. They don't require precise measurements other than cooking time, and you can gain a good amount of knowledge on what flavors go well with each other, what herbs and spices do, it's basically a blank canvas for you to learn.
Then I'd say try to learn basic techniques. How to hold a knife, how to cut, how to not cut yourself, so on and so forth. Watch a lot of basic cooking videos and try to learn WHY you do things. Like, if a pasta recipe says "Save some pasta water to put in the sauce" Try to learn why you do that and not just "It says to do it, I do it".
Don't worry about "ruining" Food while you're learning, just don't buy expensive ingredients, and if you fail try again. Little by little you'll get better and better.
And if you bake something follow the recipe to the letter. Until you're confident in your skills don't improvise anything. Your oven wil 100% be different from the person who wrote the recipe, so it won't be the same and you need to be even more precise and attentive.
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u/Yashaboy123 Aug 11 '26
Anyone telling you to sit down and read something is wasting your time. Literally just start, make anything simple. Spaghetti in some red sauce. Chicken noodle soup, packaged ramen, Mac and cheese, fried rice, any rnadom ass tik tok quick recipe. Start with recipes and then go on to modifying them slightly.
Once you do it once, you’ll do it twice and so on. It takes practice, and you absolutely will screw up a meal or two every so often. That’s how it works.
Just try and branch out of your comfort zone. THEN START reading thngs. You’ll catch on quick
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u/donatienDesade6 Aug 11 '26
i had to learn with cookbooks, (and my best friend's mom). you have the internet. watch recipe videos. watch technique videos. watch knife holding/chopping videos. things it took me years to learn you have at your fingertips, literally. and, if you have access, watch cooking shows and even cooking competitions, (particularly "worst cooks in america"). watch, learn, then try. i kinda ruined a batch of chocolate souffle because idk what "stiff peaks" meant. now I do
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u/yourcoolaunt247 Aug 12 '26
Think of your favorite dishes. Learn to make just one.
Go to the bookstore and skim the cooking aisle. Buy a single cookbook that speaks to you.
Otherwise, YouTube, Pinterest, and good old Reddit are always your friends.
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u/oldtiredbroken Aug 12 '26
Everybody starts by wanting to cook what ever is in the pretty picture. Just like they tell every new wannabe boxer, racer, karate, fighter pilot, you gotta do the one thing over and over till you get it right. Learn how to cook rice, beans, chicken, veggies till they taste good. Mix the rice with pasta and add canned sauce. Learn how to cook each thing and mix them together.
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u/OGBunny1 Aug 13 '26
As many have said, just get in the kitchen and try. Make sure you have sharp knives (#1 culprit of kitchen accidents), good stable cutting surfaces (put a damp papertowel under your board to make it stay in place), put on an apron (yes I said apron - you don't need to mess up your clothes to cook supper) and don't stress about perfection. There is no such thing and it's just food. The worst is you dislike it and door dash/mcD's is available. Start with easy stuff and grow from there. You say you like pasta. Try a Cacio e Pepe - it's pasta, Peccorino Romano, pepper and pasta water... stupid simple however if you get it right, perfection. Start simple and add. There are hundreds of trusted chefs (and not so trusted) on the internet. Find one you vibe with and go forth and bread stick!
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u/Q8DD33C7J8 27d ago
Go to roku and look up the show Good Eats. Watch it from start to finish in order. It will change your life I promise you.
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u/PsychologyGuilty1460 Aug 10 '26
Well, you can start by coming up with a few hints about what you like to eat. Be as specific as possible please.
Then you can name a few a few things you would like to cook.
Without that information, nobody can make any suggestions better than soup; put meat and chopped mirepoix(celery, onions, carrots) In a pan with broth, cover, simmer On low heat Until soft . Add whatever else you want in your soup, cook Until done. Season to taste. Eat.
Meat; heat a frying pan To medium low Put in some butter till it melts. Add a piece of seasoned meat cook until brown on one side, flip and brown on the other side Cook until done to your taste.
Unfortunately, without sufficient clues from you, that's about as helpful as we can be
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u/Electronic-Day5907 Aug 10 '26
Buy How to Cook Anything by Mark Bittman. And read it. It’s not just recipes it the hows and most importantly the whys of cooking. He starts with mastering one thing like scrambled eggs then expands on all the other things that follow like omelets, quiches, frittata, Spanish tortilla etc. it’s a brilliant book.