Teach a breh how to cook

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Get one of these, you can make anything on it

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1) Don't take advice from anybody who tells you to wash your meat, (pause). That's a sign that they are self taught. They don't teach that in culinary school and no real Chef does that. The internal temp guide and a thermometer is what you use for killing bacteria. splashing water all over just causes comtaination and will get a restaurant closed down quick if reported to the health department.

2) the key to becoming a good cooking isn't about memorizing recipes, you go on youtube or find a cookbook for that. The key is mastering the cooking methods. ie) pan frying, grilling, saute etc. Master those things and you'll be able to cook pretty much anything. Anybody can sprinkle seasoning on a dish, that's not the secret.

3) When you can, also use higher quality ingrediants. A recipe might ask for water, why not use some broth? A recipe might ask for some milk, maybe some half and half will make it creamier? Always look for ways to upgrade if it makes sense, don't be afraid to experiment. Determine the reason why a particular ingredient is used and you will figure out better alternatives that accomplish the same purpose even more effectively.

4) Taste your food, this is very important and people always seem to skip this to end and then get disappointed. Taste frequently to make sure you seasoned it properly. When i was in culinary school, we literally had a bowl of tiny disposable one use tasting spoons, that we used to sample our sauces and such to make sure everything was right. Never wait till it's on your plate to find out it needs a little salt.
 

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I agree with all of the above except the part about washing your meat. Even if you brine it please do something to clean your meat. Chicken especially is soooooo slimy with bacteria, remove all items from the dish drainer and sink area, fill a bowl with salt water and vinegar and dip your chicken in that. Only a dummy allows the chicken water to splash all over the place.
 

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Also go out to eat and see if you can identify the ingredients in foods. Look at how the meal is broken down technique wise and go home and try to recreate it.
 

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I'm 28 I've never cooked shyt in my life.....but I can boil the shyt out of water though :loldiddy:..




I want to start wit some fried chicken....I need some good tips from the coli chefs:mjsmurk:
Buy a cookbook and follow the instrucions.
 

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I agree with all of the above except the part about washing your meat. Even if you brine it please do something to clean your meat. Chicken especially is soooooo slimy with bacteria, remove all items from the dish drainer and sink area, fill a bowl with salt water and vinegar and dip your chicken in that. Only a dummy allows the chicken water to splash all over the place.
Your washing with heat, much more effective at killing bacteria then room temp water. Its science not that hard to understand. The only reason we use soap and water on our bodies is because fire would kill us. Using it on food is unessaray and can cause comtanimation it is literally against the law for a restaurant serving to public to do that
 

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Getting rid of all bacteria is never the goal when washing meat. Heat is the second stage,of a two step process of making meat safe for consumption.
 
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