/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.12665328]

Teach me how to cook please, I beg you

[Anonymous No.12665342]

>>12665328
I expect some sort of reward for my efforts

[Anonymous No.12665348]

follow recipes you find online. Modify them to your liking. keep a recipe book in your kitchen with your favorite shit written in it.

[Anonymous No.12665350]

>>12665328
Just turn the oven on and climb in.

[Anonymous No.12665449]

>>12665328
>get a notebook or good memory
>find the best recipe for X and memorize or note i
>find the best recipe for Y and memorize or note it
>continue until you can cook

[Anonymous No.12665465]

>>12665328
>learning how to cook
>from /ck/
hahahahahahaahahhahahahahaahh

[Anonymous No.12665540]

>>12665328
watch the 20 episode long guide from gordon ramsay while you replicate what he does
buy a good knife so you feel compelled to keep going, even if you dont get results
also cut lots of onions for dem knife skills, very important

at the cooking school i went to they started out with knowledge about the food, simple recipes like the club sandwich, glazed carrots, the millions of different applications for potatoes and so on

the most important thing is to set yourself a goal you can feasibly reach and go from there, try learning how to cook pasta instead of learning how to just cook

[Anonymous No.12665660]

>>12665328
It's not that difficult. Just do what it says on the back of the box. Never failed me yet. The general pattern seems to be:
>Set oven to 350
>Place food in oven
>Wait until finished cooking

[Anonymous No.12665777]

STOP.

POSTING.

ANIME.

[Anonymous No.12665783]

>>12665777
based & checked

[Anonymous No.12665818]

Cooking is all about following directions. You never have to learn the science behind it or why you are doing something a certain way but you have to follow the directions. Don't substitute things you don't know how they would differ. Don't skip steps if you don't know why or how to.

I learned how to cook when I was young because I wanted to make waffles because I love waffles. Find a recipe for something you like and make it. It might not turn out perfectly the first time but you know what it should taste like so you know what mistakes not to make next time.

[Anonymous No.12665832]

>>12665777

[Anonymous No.12665861]

Cooking is just about doing it.

Following recipes is a good one first option. But that's not fully learning how to cook in my opinion. It's trying to cook, adjusting simple recipes, coming up with ingredients that work together. You learn the most by eating and tasting to be honest. You have to cook something, eat it and think about what can make it better for in the future.

You'll find tons of recipes online that just suck. That means that following them will make your food suck, and then you didn't learn shit. Find out why it sucks. How to make it better. Compare recipes, get ideas, etc.

Cooking is a direct reward game. Effort and good experiments reward you with delicious food. If it goes wrong, you'll have bad food.

[Anonymous No.12665890]

>>12665777

[Anonymous No.12665892]

>>12665328

start simple and work your way up anon. Do stews, soups, and other things where the most complex thing you'll do is prep work (chopping up vegetables, etc) and the rest of the work is done by heat slowly over time. You CAN cook you just need to build your confidence up.

[Anonymous No.12665894]

>>12665777

I bet you can't cook.

[Anonymous No.12665901]

I wouldn't expect the dumbass fucks from 4chan to know.

[Anonymous No.12665929]

>>12665777
cringe and dilatepilled

[Anonymous No.12665934]

>>12665777

[Osaka, Japan No.12666720]

>>12665328
We could learn together!

[Anonymous No.12666798]

>>12665328
Buy this book, or find a PDF online.

Read it. I'm serious, it has a shit load of great information in it.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Cook-Everything-Basics-Food/dp/0470528060

[Anonymous No.12668516]

>>12665901
You think that little of us?

[Anonymous No.12669101]

>>12665777
Are anime women making you feel insecure roastie?

[Anonymous No.12669129]

>>12665777
Touhou is not anime.

[Anonymous No.12671068]

>>12665892
This. The key to anything is first believing in yourself so you don’t psyche yourself out.

[Anonymous No.12672022]

>>12665342
How bout the food we cook?

[Anonymous No.12672166]

>>12665328
take a bag of bread, pull 1 slice out, and eat it

[Anonymous No.12672198]

>>12665328
Where are your skills at the moment? Post some stuff so we can tear you apart. Only then will you be able to pick and choose legitimate criticism out of the cacophony of shitposts, anime tranny. Seriously, though, I do not place any hope in anime girl posters being able to learn anything other than a few tricks here and there. If you are stubborn enough to learn from that while filtering through a bunch of shitposts (my own included), you just might stand a chance at learning how to cook. Beyond that, following recipes and stumbling upon a few that work for your autism is your best hope.

[Anonymous No.12672223]

>>12665777
>>12665783
When the fuck will you cybernigger tourists go back?

[Anonymous No.12672240]

>>12665540
I second that. Watching youtibe videos of people who know what they are doing works 100x better than following any reccipes in abook. Recipes cant teach you about technique, like knife skills or searing in a stainless steel pan. Watch Gordon Ramsay, Foodwishes with Chef John or Laura in the Kitchen with Laura Vitale.

[Anonymous No.12673361]

>>12665348
This sounds really simple. How would anyone ever become a great chef if this was all they did?

[Anonymous No.12674469]

>>12665777

[Anonymous No.12675294]

>>12665777
As long as it’s good anime who gives a fat fuck

[Anonymous No.12676167]

>>12665328
Julia Childs "the way we cook" or something like that is on YouTube. Great stuff and simple for beginners, I think the format is better than any show or YouTube shit out there.

Paul Prudhomme has some videos that are good too.

Other faves of mine are Alton Brown and Jacques Pepin. I don't really learn anything from Ramsay and John Oliver etc types myself.

[Anonymous No.12676203]

>>12665328
Ainsley

[Anonymous No.12676344]

>>12676167
It's "The Way TO Cook" and "Chef Paul Prudhommes Cajun and Creole Classics"

[Anonymous No.12676470]

>>12672223
Go back where?

[Anonymous No.12676551]

>>12673361
Go to culinary school if you want to be a chef. If you just want to be a competent home cook, just start by reading some basic instructions.

[Anonymous No.12676876]

>>12676551
I don’t think they just let anyone into culinary school. Couldn’t I just teach myself to sautés, filet, boil, broil, season, and marinate on my own?

[Anonymous No.12676889]

>>12665777
Touhou is my second favorite anime, my favorite is dodonpachi.

[Anonymous No.12676909]

>>12665328
This is a fast food board. Go work at McDonald's.

[Anonymous No.12676972]

>>12673361
That's all it takes, but for someone to become an extraordinary chef, they need to practice far more often than 1 to 3 meals per day. If you think about it, breakfast in a typical household is not hugely varied, so unless you really go out of your way to learn and consistently practice tons of different and higher skill level dishes, making breakfast doesn't really help you develop new skill. Lunch is usually something low to medium skill, simple, and packed for work or just bought daily. Dinner is the one meal that a regular person, who is not going out of their way to fast-track their cooking skills and knowledge, to work on their cooking craft. Due to all of this, many people never elevate themselves beyond acceptable cooking. Some grannies perfected their very narrow craft of the few excellent meals they know how to make. But there are also amatuer home cooks out there, including literal children aged 8-13 (Master Chef Jr. for example) who spend a huge amount of their time finding a recipe, trying the recipe, and perfecting the recipe for several recipes/meals & snacks every single day.

About 6 years ago, my best cooking knowledge was how to reheat something into a shitty stir fry, make (authentic) enchiladas, make shitty chili, poach eggs, and make sandwiches. Desperate for a non-office job that didn't suck my soul away and leave me as a sad shell of a human being, I found a job taking care of a single mother's special needs children. The job included cooking breakfast and dinner and packing lunch, so I figured out how to make very simple but tasty meals of pan seared chicken and green beans with salt, pepper, olive oil, and garlic powder and other similar meals. Over time though, I found I LOVED cooking as a hobby. I often go very much out of my way to make new and interesting things, try new techniques, and practice others.

Pic related is my first ever attempt at French Onion Soup a month or two ago. It was incredible.

[Anonymous No.12677012]

>>12665818
>Cooking is all about following directions
This is so true and what I always tell people. Yes you can tweek things to your preference, but at the very least, cooking is just following directions *correctly*. How is it even possible for someone to claim they cannot cook and even burn pasta and toast, heh, when all you have to do is follow a very simple set of directions? The only thing you need to do to have a fresh and decently delicious meal every time is to salt and pepper your protein and pan sear it in oil and either the same for your vegetables or coat in salt, pepper, and olive oil and bake. Sometimes the meals that my family and friends enjoy the most are literally that simple! Who wouldn't enjoy a properly pan seared chicken breast/thigh or lamb chop (not dry!) along with some pan seared brussel sprouts with bacon or asparagus baked with garlic and parmesan? You have to be literally severely mentally retarded to not be able to pull those things off.

[Anonymous No.12677036]

>>12676876
>Couldn’t I just teach myself to sautés, filet, boil, broil, season, and marinate on my own
You wouldn't get any tangible qualifications to show for it which might impact your chance of getting a job which actually uses those skills right off the bat, but I guess they might help you get started on the dishes or on the line.
There's absolutely no reason you can't learn that shit in your own time, though. We live in an age where you can get almost all the information you'll ever need from the internet, you can sure as hell find instructions on how to roast a chicken.

[Anonymous No.12677050]

>>12665861
>You'll find tons of recipes online that just suck. That means that following them will make your food suck, and then you didn't learn shit. Find out why it sucks. How to make it better. Compare recipes, get ideas, etc.
This is true, but I also haven't blindly made many recipes that actually suck. Although one comes to mind in which the recipe claimed that the BEST ever penne vodka recipe was made with all tomato paste from a can/metal tube. It was one of the most disgusting things I've ever made, and I was experienced enough to have thought that one through. But other than that I can't think of many times that a recipe came out truly bad. Maybe it didn't come out as well I would have wanted or to my liking, but it almost always comes out as passably tasty if not great. The key issue here is being able to actually follow directions while understanding those directions (which may mean research at times). Typically these recipes also have hundreds of reviews that can help you figure out how to tweak the recipe to be better, so you're never truly on your own to make it better.

[Anonymous No.12677221]

>>12676876
If you want to cook don't go to school.

[Anonymous No.12677648]

>>12676470
Facebook, Reddit, pick your choose.

[Anonymous No.12677656]

>>12665328
I love Satori-chan!

[Anonymous No.12677710]

>>12677656
please don't talk about my wife like that

[Anonymous No.12677844]

>>12665777
trips of truth

[Anonymous No.12678393]

>>12677648
What’s wrong with being on both?
Facebook is actually more toxic when it comes to certain ideas.

[Anonymous No.12679486]

>>12677221
Why is that? I imagine you spend a lot time conceptualizing before you can be trusted with an actual stove, but would it be that long?

[Anonymous No.12679494]

>>12665328
Just watch some videos from food wishes. Chef John makes things easy to understand and keeps the focus on the food

[Anonymous No.12679509]

>>12672240
I want Chef John to sprinkle some a pinch of paprika onto me, if you know what I mean :3

[Anonymous No.12679714]

>>12679509
Do you want him to give you the ol' tappa tappa?

[Anonymous No.12679873]

>>12665350

[Anonymous No.12679895]

Youtube is where I learnt most of my recipes, just type what you fancy and see what comes up.

[Anonymous No.12679898]

>>12677710
A big fat nigger busted a load inside your wife

[Anonymous No.12680232]

>>12677036
Precisely why I haven’t done it yet. I have so many skills that I’m teaching myself or have already taught myself, but I know you struggle getting a job unless you’ve got someone else who can vouch for that just because it is risky. It makes it feel like teaching yourself anything is pointless, but I’ve seen “self taught” people who get jobs and make money so there must be a way.

[Anonymous No.12681376]

>>12676972
Oh for sure. I would start my career by launching into crazy different breakfasts. While still doing the normal stuff (maybe adding to them here and there), but definitely like doing things like the big table layout that’s typical in tv. I’ll probably never be Wolfgang Puck good but I could get good enough to work in some Podunk restaurant

[Anonymous No.12681606]

>>12669129
It has a zun approved anime

[Anonymous No.12681671]

>>12665328
>heat pan, wait until pan hot
>put in chopped garlic or onions or whatever
>stir them around until you can smell them when your back is completely straight
>put in whetever chopped vegetables/meat you can find, plus salt and pepper
>stir them around some more
>turn off heat and done
Easiest meal

[Anonymous No.12681683]

>>12665777
Where do you think we are right now?

[Anonymous No.12681701]

>>12665328

[Anonymous No.12681907]

>>12665777
Based.

[Anonymous No.12682316]

>>12681683
Not Anime R Us?

[Anonymous No.12682698]

>>12681671
What if I want to add filet Mignon or some shit?

[Anonymous No.12682776]

>>12680232
>It makes it feel like teaching yourself anything is pointless, but I’ve seen “self taught” people who get jobs and make money so there must be a way.
The way is pretty much as you described it, and like you said, it is a struggle. I self-studied myself and got hired into a decent, technically-involved starter IT role without any real qualifications beyond my own skills, so I may have some useful advice.

The main aspect is convincing the gatekeepers (those in charge of screening/hiring) that you are not only fit for the position, but the most appropriate of a fit out of all the potential applicants. Of the top of my head, the main thing hirers were looking for is a combination of:
>Hard Skills
Do you already demonstrably meet all the requirements they are looking for?
The key is to understand what your interviewer believes they needs and want out of you in this position, and to verify your competency as clearly and succinctly for them as possible.
While demonstrating more advanced skills is not a replacement for required skills, it may be useful to show your ability to self-improve.
>Soft Skills
Can you be a people person?
It's always a bonus to some degree, as everyone want as little BS in their lives as possible, and the way in which you treat people can resolve or escalate BS drastically.
>Stereotyping
Do you meet the cultural expectations of your role?
People have prejudice, which can be used to your advantage as well as disadvantage. Determine the image they have of the ideal candidate (should be discernible from their introduction/descriptions), and align your actual hard skills and soft skills to that stereotype. You may feel the urge to lie, but it generally works out worse in the long run.

[Anonymous No.12683662]

>>12682776
Good advice. Let’s try putting that into practice.

For hard skills as a culinary employee, couldn’t I just serve them a dish demonstrating my ability to sear properly and filet a fish or whatever? How do I tell them I’m good at cooking when showing them would be easier?

What I’m having difficulty with is being able to present my skills. It’s difficult to convince someone you’re capable when everything is in the abstract.

[Anonymous No.12683677]

>>12665777

[Anonymous No.12683688]

Just watch food wishes on YouTube

[Anonymous No.12685510]

>>12681671
when is pan hot, and how long should I stir the vegetables/meat?

[Anonymous No.12685646]

>>12679895
I typed “mutton”; I’m getting nothing but roadkill videos

[Anonymous No.12685819]

>>12665328
Are you stupid?

[Anonymous No.12685830]

>>12665777
why? its the easiest way to see if an opinion is to be discarded or not