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u/BigwigAndTheGeneral · 6 pointsr/cookingforbeginners

Buy a (very) basic cookbook and have at it. One of those "how to cook pretty much everything in one or two simple ways" collections. I'm a big fan of "The New Best Recipe" which would be pricey new but can be had for cheap secondhand. "The Betty Crocker Cookbook" is another one that gets a lot of love too.

Read it the important bits. There's stuff in there about types of pans, about the difference between cumin and cardamom and cinnamon and cayenne, about how to hold a knife without cutting your fingers off and how to boil water without setting the stove on fire.

When you have read the important stuff and have begun to get a feel for what you need to do, select a simple recipe and make it. Start small. A pasta sauce maybe, a casserole.

Here's a piece of advice, too: Take notes. Write in the margins or get a notebook but keep track of whether you substituted oil for butter or if you needed less cooking time. It can save you some tears in the future, help you replicate happy accidents.

u/TwattyMcTwatterson · 9 pointsr/cookingforbeginners

This book was given to me by my uncle when I first started working in kitchens when I was a kid. It has great pictures and instructions on knife work and techniques. It is a very valuable part of my collection almost 20 years later. This book, The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook is just a whole lot of fun.

Edit: I forgot two.

The Prudhomme Family Cookbook: Old-Time Louisiana Recipes by the Eleven Prudhomme Brothers and Sisters and Chef Paul Prudhomme another fun one.

If you have a place like Half Priced Books go and look though the Culinary section. You will find all sorts of books from textbooks to mom and pop recipe books printed by the local rotary club. Start simple and work your way up. Good luck.





u/I_burned_my_arm · 2 pointsr/cookingforbeginners

OK, this isn't meant to be condescending, but I was looking for a learn to cook book to help teach my daughter and picked up a second hand copy of Usborne's "Beginners Cookbook", which I have found to be really, really good. It does presume you're a small person, so the supplies list won't be much use for a good chef's knife, but it really is an easy to follow guide which presumes no cooking knowledge.

u/Somerandomlog · 1 pointr/cookingforbeginners

I personally would get the following way sooner if I was building my kitchen all over again.

Also if there is a place you can get bulk spices near by I would go there for your spices, because if you havent already noticed spices are pricey at your local megamart.

Lavatools Thermowand - Same form factor as the much more expensive thermopen but at 1/3 the price.

Lodge cast iron skillet - great for searing meats or as a good starting pan.

OXO Bench Scraper - Makes prep work much easier and safer as you don't use your knife to scrape your food off the cutting board.

Immersion Blenders - When you dont want to use your big blender or want to blend something in your pot or pan.

Stainless Steel Cookware - Has a little bit of a learning curve but is great after the fact.

Aeropress - Life is too short to make shitty coffee.

Edit: added a thermometer/spelling


u/ThoughtlessUphill · 1 pointr/cookingforbeginners

I have never used a real cookbook, but I watched this mini series on Netflix called Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and it was fantastic. Highly recommend it. I just looked up some cookbooks on amazon for you and saw the book there with stellar reviews. It has 100 recipes and also teaches you some fundamentals of cooking and how the ingredients work together. Sorry I don’t know any other books to recommend, I grew up on the internet!

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476753830/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_65lyCbDD3YSJB

u/kxley · 3 pointsr/cookingforbeginners

This book looks amazing--I'm about to purchase it myself!

I'd also recommend the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book. My mom gave me her old copy when I moved into my own apartment and it's saved me from disaster on more than one occasion. It covers just about every basic dish you could dream of and makes sure to outline every step. There are lots of nifty charts and resources (to name just a few: the back cover has a list of emergency substitutions, there's a section on selecting fresh fruits and vegetables, and the back of the meat chapter has an extensive list of cooking times!).

Also, if your future husband has the time and doesn't know how to cook much either, mayb try cooking some meals together! It could be a fun at-home date night and you'll both learn some things. :)

u/fesnying · 11 pointsr/cookingforbeginners

Someone I know is a really good cook and an avid baker, so when I was lamenting my inability to cook (without recipes), he recommend three books: Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking,
The Laws of Cooking: And How to Break Them, and especially Craig Claiborne's Kitchen Primer. :) I only have the last one thus far, but it's great, and I'm hoping to get the others soon.

u/ChefM53 · 1 pointr/cookingforbeginners

you can use a potato masher but it will take a bit longer. have you looked at the stick blenders? they work great and don't take up much space and they are not overly expensive. I have this one

https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CSB-75BC-Blender-Brushed-Chrome/dp/B00ARQVM5O/ref=sr_1_3?

This actually does a better job sometimes than my large ($200) Ninja.

u/jdprime · 2 pointsr/cookingforbeginners

A great cook book I found for beginners and those on a budget is called cooking light, a dinner time survival guide.

This book uses common ingredients that you should already have on hand.

Here is the amazon link.

Cooking Light, Dinnertime Survival Guide

The book is about 15 dollars and even covers topics such as kitchen tools and appliances and even shopping and budgets. All the recipes are nutritious, tasty and easy to make in a short time.

u/trooper843 · 1 pointr/cookingforbeginners

This is one guy all you beginners should check out and follow. The man literally wrote the book http://www.amazon.com/La-Methode-Illustrated-Fundamental-Techniques/dp/0812908368 but I'm not telling you to buy it from Amazon, I was a little surprised at those prices myself. I'm sure you can find it cheaper but every cook should have these books in their library. He's a master and a very good teacher.

u/AllYouNeedIsJoy · 12 pointsr/cookingforbeginners

My advice - follow a reliable cookbook(like this one, my favourite), not recipes online. Once you get better, you can easily determine if an online recipe will actually work.
When I first started baking, I relied on online recipes and they never worked out. Which, I learned how to bake from my grandmothers so it wasn't like I was diving in without experience.
Then someone gave me an old-school copy of the book I linked above and it was a life-changer. Every baked good from that book has turned out perfectly including a Pumpkin Pie from scratch.


Another thing I learned is that people leave out the salt and other ingredients that seemingly don't have a place in baked goods. Don't skip out on those 'weird ingredients' - they are in the recipe for a reason.

u/LYKWYD_Books · 1 pointr/cookingforbeginners

Hey all! I wrote a book! It's designed to be a very short introduction to baking, with an emphasis on why recipes call for specific ingredients, what various techniques actually do to the dough, and how to tweak a recipe to fit your needs, while not taking itself too seriously. I'd really appreciate your feedback and support!

Flour, Water, and Everything Else

u/CookWithEyt · 19 pointsr/cookingforbeginners

Awesome. Check out the book 5 Spice, 50 dishes. It's all about using 5 spices to make all sorts of indian dishes. I think it's around $10. Well worth it IMO.

u/zombiheiler · 1 pointr/cookingforbeginners

Buy this book it has all the basics, including how to stock your kitchen, as well as teaching you how to cook, as opposed to just giving you recipes, which it also has a ton of.

Edit: typo

u/bethmac121 · 2 pointsr/cookingforbeginners

Baked potatoes with cheese and broccoli. Rice and beans. Pasta with garlic sauté in some olive oil, with Parmesan cheese. Edit: This may have a lot of good ideas too. http://www.amazon.com/Starving-Students-Cookbook-Dede-Hall/dp/0446679615

u/pmhayes7 · 2 pointsr/cookingforbeginners

Found these for you. I have the second one but admittedly haven't made anything out of it yet.

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5 Ingredient Recipes

6 Ingredient Recipe Book