| If you're new to cooking, then you'll probably be | | | | some ideas if you're stuck. |
| watching all the cookery programmes you can, asking | | | | 5. It's a good idea to get to know your cooker well. |
| others for advice and trying to learn more about how | | | | Some recipes will make allowances for fan assisted |
| you can get better. If you're more experienced, then | | | | ovens, or for gas ovens. You'll need to learn whether |
| perhaps you're stuck in a rut, cooking the same things | | | | your cooker is actually at the temperature it says it's |
| all the time. Here's how you can progress and be a | | | | at. |
| better cook. | | | | 6. It's not the end of the world if your dishes don't turn |
| Here are some tips. | | | | out quite as you'd hoped. At least you tried. You might |
| 1. It's important that you use good quality fresh | | | | be able to salvage the meal, or maybe you'll make |
| ingredients. Whatever you cook, will taste better if you | | | | something else instead. |
| use nice fresh ingredients. Why not get your fruit form | | | | 7. If things don't go according to plan, you'll want to be |
| a greengrocers, and your meat from a butcher? It | | | | able to learn from your mistakes. Perhaps your oven |
| might be a bit more expensive, but it'll definitely be | | | | wasn't at the right temperature. Perhaps one part was |
| worth it and you'll learn which vegetables, and which | | | | ready too soon, or maybe you forgot to put the oven |
| cuts of meat will be best for the dish you're cooking. | | | | on. Whatever went wrong, as long as you can learn |
| 2. Good cookware is a worthwhile investment. You'll | | | | from it, it's not wasted. |
| soon notice that your food cooks more evenly, cooks | | | | 8. You might want to learn from others. Perhaps you'll |
| quicker and tastes better too. It will last for many | | | | ask friends and relatives about their favourite recipes, |
| years and be easy to clean. Remember, that if it's | | | | or what size pans they use. You'll be able to use their |
| good enough to be used by a world famous chef in | | | | experience to help you become a better cook. |
| their kitchen, it's probably good enough for your kitchen! | | | | 9. If you're stuck for ideas, why not as other people to |
| 3. Try not to get too ambitious too quickly. You'll want | | | | help you? Ask your family what they'd like to eat, or |
| to be able to cook the basics first, before you try and | | | | what they'd like you to be able to cook, and see if you |
| create delicate masterpieces, or 5 course meals for a | | | | can do it. |
| dinner party | | | | 10. Above all, cooking should be fun. If you're not |
| 4. Constantly be on the look out for recipes that you | | | | enjoying it, then why not take a break, and see if you |
| might like. As well as recipe books, why not see if | | | | can get some inspiration from somewhere else, or ask |
| there are any in your daily newspaper, monthly | | | | someone else to do the cooking for a change? |
| magazines or on the websites you visit. You're also | | | | Now you know how you can be a better cook, what's |
| likely to find dedicated recipe sites which can give you | | | | stopping you from putting on your apron? |