Cooking is a lot of things, forget how to julienne some carrots, there are fundamental basic things one should do and learn
Important things
1 – Always be tasting. Add some salt, taste it. Add some soy sauce, taste it.
It is easy to add more, very hard to remove
2 – Remember heat works from outside in (lets not talk about microwave), so picture how the heat transfers through food and how the level of char you like out the outside vs in. Logic dictates slower heat will mean more evenly cooked.
3 – Learn texture and colour changes in food. Watch and remember what certain food looks like when it is cooked.
4 – Right tool for the job, sharp knife, right size pan etc, can you work around it? Sure, but right tool always helps. Don’t be afraid to get some gadgets to help, like a meat thermometer to check the inside temp. Sous vide machine to ensure perfect temp before charring.
5 – Keep an eye on it, don’t walk away!
(assuming you are not baking or roasting for point 1 and 5, in which you can’t taste raw bread or much point watching an oven, perhaps don’t leave the house)
