Cooking advise for a noob!

Gustov · 19 May 2010 at 23:33

Hey guys

I made a thread recently about how to cook steak! Ever since, I've been looking up cooking recipes and such.

I'm 20 and it's about time I learnt how to cook some decent meals.

I was wondering if anyone could

A) Recommend some dishes for a beginner?

B) Give general tips!

djmc0 · 19 May 2010 at 23:35

First bit of advice, tbh is to learn the difference between advice and advise.

SOZ

Felix Da Housecat · 19 May 2010 at 23:37

Meal: Steak and chips

Advice: Dont burn it, get a nice rib eye steak and cook on a griddle pan and serve with a cooked tomato and home made chips.

Perfect.

meghatronic · 19 May 2010 at 23:39

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=16576683&postcount=15

TipTop · 19 May 2010 at 23:39

http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/basics.htm

Gustov · 20 May 2010 at 00:02

djmc0 said:
First bit of advice, tbh is to learn the difference between advice and advise.

SOZ

Hmm, it's unlike me to make vocabulary fails

Thanks for the links.

djmc0 · 20 May 2010 at 00:05

Gustov said:
Hmm, it's unlike me to make vocabulary fails

Thanks for the links.

Hey, this is GD, forget the thread and your intent for it, first I must point out your mistakes and rub your face in it!

On another note, the best advice I can give is to keep your cupboards stocked with spices and herbs, as in my experience you can turn even beans on toast into a feast with the right spices!

Raymond Lin · 20 May 2010 at 00:12

Tips -

make sure you cook white meat properly
salad is all in the dressing
find a nice butcher for your red meat
season well will change a meal

get your portions right too, its easy to over do it and get fat!

Gustov · 20 May 2010 at 00:14

Raymond Lin said:
Tips -

make sure you book white meat properly
salad is all in the dressing
find a nice butcher for your red meat
season well will change a meal

get your portions right too, its easy to over do it and get fat!

I'm not even sure on what the term 'book' means :confused:

Seasoning? Isn't that just salt and pepper

Kethridge · 20 May 2010 at 00:20

Buy a cook book.

Gustov · 20 May 2010 at 00:21

Kethridge said:
Buy a cook book.

Sure thing, any recommendations?

Raymond Lin · 20 May 2010 at 00:21

Gustov said:
I'm not even sure on what the term 'book' means

Seasoning? Isn't that just salt and pepper

i meant cook lol

seasoning is salt and pepper.

mjt · 20 May 2010 at 00:22

Seriously, if you just follow a recipe you can't really go wrong.
Unless it's something stupidly complicated like Gary Rhodes' stuff

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/ is a good place to start.

Cybermyk · 20 May 2010 at 00:23

What kind of food do you want to learn to cook?

Raymond Lin · 20 May 2010 at 00:23

I like Jamie Oliver's cookbooks

Kethridge · 20 May 2010 at 00:26

Gustov said:
Sure thing, any recommendations?

Well to be honest there are hundreds of recipes online, you don't even need to shell out for a book. Always best to print em out, follow the recipe to the letter the first few times and just start to experiment with different ingredients.

Hamster · 20 May 2010 at 00:36

Start with something you enjoy eating. Do you like spaghetti bolognaise with home made garlic bread? It's hard to mess this one up. As said, there are hundreds of recipes on the web. Look for a basic recipe and give it a go. The worst that can happen is that you miss a meal but you will still have gained experience. Nobody cooks perfectly every time (there may be a few here who claim to though!!

).

Gustov · 20 May 2010 at 00:54

Gonna give this a go!

Might go buy all the ingredients tomorrow

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/get_cooking/recipes/003.shtml

tom_e · 20 May 2010 at 00:56

Gustov said:
Gonna give this a go!

Might go buy all the ingredients tomorrow

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/get_cooking/recipes/003.shtml

good choice you really cant go wrong with stew, just bung it all in and cook the bugger. It always comes out edible at least

Gustov · 20 May 2010 at 00:58

tom_e said:
good choice you really cant go wrong with stew, just bung it all in and cook the bugger. It always comes out edible at least

I have a steak left over as well and royally screwed that up last week by doing 3 mins each side so going to reduce it to 2 mins per side and see how that turns out