Make 2023 the year you learn to cook at home.
Master this skill to dramatically improve your health, finances, social life, creative life, and much more.
Here are some resources to help you get started.
Master this skill to dramatically improve your health, finances, social life, creative life, and much more.
Here are some resources to help you get started.
Here's the plan:
- get some basic cookware
- stock your pantry
- pick up some resources to learn the fundamentals
- master some basic everyday recipes
- experiment with some more complex/aspirational recipes
- most importantly, cook *regularly*
- get some basic cookware
- stock your pantry
- pick up some resources to learn the fundamentals
- master some basic everyday recipes
- experiment with some more complex/aspirational recipes
- most importantly, cook *regularly*
Start by picking up one of these books.
I recommend Food Lab or SFAH as the best place to begin.
Read those for an introduction to the basics behind good cooking. These explain the theory and science that will help you no matter what you cook.
I recommend Food Lab or SFAH as the best place to begin.
Read those for an introduction to the basics behind good cooking. These explain the theory and science that will help you no matter what you cook.
Get yourself the basic equipment.
Here's the minimum viable setup I'd go with:
Here's the minimum viable setup I'd go with:
If you want a full list of products I like, I put that together here:
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Next, get your pantry stocked.
Having a good pantry will help you to easily whip up flavorful meals with whatever meats and veg you have on hand.
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Having a good pantry will help you to easily whip up flavorful meals with whatever meats and veg you have on hand.
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Make it a goal to cook at home several times a week throughout the year.
Start by picking a few basic recipes you'd like to master. Dishes you love and want as part of your regular repertoire.
Things like steak, soup, a few egg dishes, etc.
Start by picking a few basic recipes you'd like to master. Dishes you love and want as part of your regular repertoire.
Things like steak, soup, a few egg dishes, etc.
Find great recipes for these and follow those. (I've listed some good recipe resources at the end).
Cook these dishes many times over.
Get to the point where you can cook them without a recipe.
Cook these dishes many times over.
Get to the point where you can cook them without a recipe.
Then buy one aspirational cookbook and cook one recipe from there every week. This will push your boundaries and help you learn.
Some favorites of mine:
- Gjelina
- Six Seasons
- anything by Ottolenghi
- Brock / South
- Mission Chinese Food Cookbook
- Momofuku
Some favorites of mine:
- Gjelina
- Six Seasons
- anything by Ottolenghi
- Brock / South
- Mission Chinese Food Cookbook
- Momofuku
The most important thing to do is cook regularly.
Get those reps in!
Learn these concepts and integrate them into your cooking:
Get those reps in!
Learn these concepts and integrate them into your cooking:
A few resources I think are reliable for basic recipes:
- Cooks Illustrated
- Bon Appetit
- Food & Wine
- Jamie Oliver
- Binging with Babish
- Cooks Illustrated
- Bon Appetit
- Food & Wine
- Jamie Oliver
- Binging with Babish
Finally, subscribe to my newsletter.
It's a weekly newsletter designed to make you a better home cook. I share recipes with step-by-step photos, techniques, product recs, and a bunch more.
And if you've got questions, my DMs are open.
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It's a weekly newsletter designed to make you a better home cook. I share recipes with step-by-step photos, techniques, product recs, and a bunch more.
And if you've got questions, my DMs are open.
mtcookingclub.substack.com
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