The cooking process is very easy for some, while others believe that this is a real art, and it is available only to a select few. In principle, everyone can learn how to cook, the main thing is to know the little tricks of experienced chefs.
Instructions
Step 1
Start learning to cook by preparing simple meals. Prepare salads, simple side dishes, omelets, and assorted desserts. But put off cooking meat, fish, soups and other similar dishes for now. In the process of preparing salads and other simple dishes, you will learn how to quickly cut products, learn how to mix ingredients, and also determine the degree of readiness of products.
Learn to use kitchen utensils: shovels, food processors, blenders, steamers, piping bags, curly knives and all kinds of molds.
Step 2
Make different preparations: boil a steep broth, freeze it and store it in the refrigerator. This way you will always have a basis for your first courses. Chop cooked or fresh vegetables and store them in the freezer as well. Do the same with mushrooms, herbs, fruits.
Use recipes for cooking. Be sure to follow the advice given in the cookbooks.
Step 3
When starting to prepare any dish, first check that you have all the food and tools available.
Try to cook the same dish until you learn how to cook it correctly and tasty. In this case, you will remember the sequence of all actions, the composition of the products and their quantity, and you will bring the cooking process of this dish to automatism.
Step 4
If you like spicy or salty food, you can deviate from the recipe a little and prepare the dish to your liking. But do this only after you have mastered the cooking a little, so as not to spoil the dish. Perhaps in the process of cooking you will end up with a completely different, new dish.
Watch how real chefs cook. This will teach you quick ways to cut food, new baking, frying and boiling techniques. Watch TV shows on relevant topics, search the Internet for step-by-step photo recipes, as well as cooking video courses.
If you show perseverance and perseverance, you will definitely learn how to cook quickly and tasty. Perhaps some dishes will turn out better for you, and some worse. Gradually, you will define your niche in culinary, and understand what dishes you will have "signature".
