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[Discussion] I'm finally learning to cook! (slrpnk.net)
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Well shits to expensive and I'm finally home enough so I'm learning to cook. Turns out when your not being constantly criticized for existing, cooking isn't nearly as terrible! (Trauma made me hate cooking).

So far I've been keeping it very simple. Store bought pasta, store bought sauce, put them together, that kind of thing. I think I'm getting ready to branch out and learn more.

I'd love to hear some things from those of you who know your way around the kitchen. If you have a recipe you love or, a story to tell or, a warning you learned the hard way or, a great website/cookbook/youtube channel or, anything else you feel like sharing.

I'm just here to learn some stuff, hear some stories and get some ideas to try. Thanks for having a fun cooking convo with me!

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[–] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Kind of a meta comment, but I find having a few good, physical cook books helps in several ways:

  1. Gives you ideas about what to try/make
  2. Gives you step by step (which you do not have to follow exactly )
  3. And a really good one will explain why things work the way they do.

There are a lot out there from the OG Pepin's La Technique: https://archive.org/details/latechniquefunda0000pepi_p0v8

To the one I find most helpful for beginners and experts, Kenji's The Food Lab: https://archive.org/details/foodlabbetterhom0000lope

Here's an example of Kenji's voodoo: Ten minute three ingredient Mac & Cheese: https://www.seriouseats.com/ingredient-stovetop-mac-and-cheese-recipe This one scales up or down because you use exactly the same amount by weight of each of the three ingredients. Instant side dish; does not reheat though.

Good luck! Cooking can be a meditative experience if you let it. Healing even.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    The food lab actually was ordered a few days ago and should be here soon so happy to know 2 people have recommended it so far! I'll check out the others. Thank you

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    It's great because it's divided by types of meals according to how you prepare them instead of just the ingredients. Usually the chapters start with a basic version of a recipe using a particular technique then moves to variations on that. Easy to follow and interesting even for advanced (home) cooks.

    You're in for a treat!

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