Who's into cooking?

[peterb]

As long as Im not having a bad day there is nothing better to restore my calmer karma korma...

Fixed that for you..

[g8ina]

or even calmer karma keema korma

[g8ina]

www.chefsteps.com have very well produced videos that even the most useless person in the kitchen could follow.

I think sauces are a good "gateway" to being a better cook. People who are using bisto or similar with your roast, be amazed at the difference a few minutes of effort can yield.

I have a first English edition of Escoffier's Larousse Gastronomique, the pages JUST on sauces are many !

Gravy ?? Wossat then ?

[Corky34]

And there was I thinking geeks were meant to survive on caffeine and pizza.

[kalniel]

or even calmer karma keema korma

chameleon?

[outwar6010]

Does frozen food count? If so yeah.

[Moby-Dick]

www.chefsteps.com have very well produced videos that even the most useless person in the kitchen could follow.

I think sauces are a good "gateway" to being a better cook. People who are using bisto or similar with your roast, be amazed at the difference a few minutes of effort can yield.

Agreed - I did "a day of sauces" cookery course earlier in the year. Was fantastic and while I knew the basics of many of the sauces, the subtle differences from the "mother sauce" are great.

[Ttaskmaster]

hey.. you can cook with help.
www.cranble.com

Is that the cool thing that was going to hit...?

And there was I thinking geeks were meant to survive on caffeine and pizza.

They were... but pizza got expensive and we spent all our cash on increasingly higher priced peripherals and components... so we're down to caffeine.

www.chefsteps.com have very well produced videos that even the most useless person in the kitchen could follow.

Jamie Oliver's recipes are simple, especially when he's showing them off... and yet people report having better results off Gordon Ramsey's recipes. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is pretty good, too.
But TBH, there are SOOO many 'anyone can do it' recipe books and videos, it's a wonder we're not all gourmet chefs, nowadays.

[Hoonigan]

Does frozen food count? If so yeah.

Cornettos and Mini Milks don't count.

[Saracen]

Agreed - I did "a day of sauces" cookery course earlier in the year. Was fantastic and while I knew the basics of many of the sauces, the subtle differences from the "mother sauce" are great.

Now I'm officially jealous.

[TheAnimus]

I have a first English edition of Escoffier's Larousse Gastronomique, the pages JUST on sauces are many !

Gravy ?? Wossat then ?

Hehe, the girl friends reaction when I was looking at a rather expensive copper pan, she had the audacity to suggest I don't need it, thanks to Herve's Molecular Gastronomy book I was able to explain precisely why I need it Still didn't buy it thou, need to wait until she isn't looking.

[Saracen]

.... Still didn't buy it thou, need to wait until she isn't looking.

Awk, cluck, cluck, cluck.

Wanna be careful in this thread, Animus .... I've got a great Coq au Vin recipe.

[TheAnimus]

To be fair I can be a chicken, if I give her the wine I'm probably allowed as many pans as I want!

More just when you've not been paid for six months, you shouldn't be buying fancy toys.

[Moby-Dick]

Now I'm officially jealous.

www.inspiredgourmet.co.uk I have become quite a frequent delegate , though I enjoy the technique based days more than the specific cuisine ones. Game cookery was something new to me ( starting off the day with a pheasant & rabbit - skinning / plucking and butchering it down to then create a few dishes based on them. )

[Andy_Niger]

I enjoy eating but definitely not cooking as I have to prepare for everything and the dishes washing is the most annoying part as my dish washer is not working properly now haha.

[Saracen]

www.inspiredgourmet.co.uk I have become quite a frequent delegate , though I enjoy the technique based days more than the specific cuisine ones. Game cookery was something new to me ( starting off the day with a pheasant & rabbit - skinning / plucking and butchering it down to then create a few dishes based on them. )

I've already spotted several courses, about £600 worth, I'd like to do. And that's just taking things I've picked up over the years and finding out how badly I've been getting it wrong .... starting with Knife Skills.

Now all I need is a spare £600.