How to Be a Great Cook
Release time：2023-07-09 11:46:09 oRead0
Method 1
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Part 2: Testing your cooking
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Don't wait. Get started today. It doesn't matter if it doesn't work, you're learning and you'll learn faster by doing than by thinking about it. Expect to make mistakes and some stuff that doesn't taste so great. And for now, don't worry how it looks––work on how it tastes to begin with. Indeed, some people never get beyond how it tastes, and that is just fine because everyone loves good tasting food!
- A word of advice: Don't try anything that requires expensive ingredients, has a very long list of steps, or is notoriously difficult at first. Give yourself a chance!
- 2 Begin with affordable ingredients. That way, the errors aren't so costly and you can repeat until you get it right. And have fun in the process!
- 3 Choose simple recipes for your cheap ingredients. That way, you won't get frustrated and you won't be stuck at a hot stove or cranky mixing bowl for more than a few minutes at a time.
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Keep reading and keep experimenting with your cooking. Taste the food you make, then practice how to make it taste better. A great cook can tell by mere taste what else needs to be added to improve a bland or strange tasting dish and most of this comes from sheer practice and innate decisions. On your side is the fact that you care enough about food to give this a go, so you'll get the hang of flavoring food in no time.
- It really helps know what kinds of flavors you like and try to get them in your dish.
- 5 Fix your errors. There are basic techniques for repairing mistakes, such as thickening or thinning a food, lessening saltiness and turning a failure into a completely different dish (with nobody the wiser). That said, some mistakes can't be fixed, such as burnt food (the taste goes all the way through). Learn when to simply throw out something and try again and when you can completely transform an error.
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Be confident. In order to be a great cook, you need to be confident. Sometimes, being nervous can spoil your dish. Fake it until you make it (or bake it) and something good is bound to come out!
- Some people truly believe that emotions get cooked into food. Hence, it would be advisable not to cook when you're angry if you follow this belief.
- 7 Find a brave friend or family member to taste test your new creations. Ask this person to give you honest feedback and to make suggestions for changes. Be prepared to accept constructive feedback; you can't improve your skills without this.