A collection of links to help because ‘No better cook did dreaming alone make :)’ Thank me later
Becoming a good cook is a cross between the creative and practical, with health & safety as the overarching theme.
I’ve found a few resources which you might find useful:
Culinary Arts Basics
Everything you need to know, from the ground up – from food safety to how to use a knife!
Free Cooking School by The Kitchn
The Kitchn’s Cooking School is FREE. 20 lessons in 20 days. Even if you’re a good cook, there are tips and tricks to become better. Check it out.
Sign up here: The Kitchn’s Cooking School
25 Skills Every Cook Should Know
Don’t take the basics for granted. Learn how to chop and onion, boil an egg, make stock and a host of other skills that will make you a kitchen ninja
25 Skills Every Cook Should Know
Food 52’s ‘Not Recipes’ series and other ‘guides’
This series is a great way to build confidence in the kitchen – understanding the purpose of a dish, one can create everything without strict measures.
And
Epicurious’ No Recipe Required
Bon Appetit’s Cooking Without Recipes
The New York Times’ similar beat, and one of their latest newsletters, headlined: “No-Recipe Recipes for Tomato Season”
The 25 Greatest Kitchen Hacks Every Cook Should Know
Cooking Light shares their 25 greatest hacks and I love them! Kitchen hacks can increase your efficiency – afterall, it’s easy…when you know how!
Please let me know if you find this helpful. I’m working on one for ‘Cooking Nigerian’.
Peace, love and wooden spoons xxx
Yay! I did The Kitchn ‘s cooking and baking school last year
It looks really good too! Even for old cooks