Whether you are an avid home cook, a beginner or the type who likes to follow recipes, these easy and simple cooking tips are a must. As the saying goes, "Anybody can cook''. Cooking(food) is just a basic human need, it's not a woman or man's role and once you've accepted this, getting down and busy in the kitchen can be as easy as one-two-three. These basic cooking rules and cooking tips will not only greatly reduce the time you spend in the kitchen but also avoid unnecessary blow-ups and injuries.it doesn't require measurements or taking of temperatures (unlike Baking) for your food to taste good, just use your imagination and taste buds, here are a few tips:

1) AS you cook, Taste and season your food

Food Pot

Making your food as tasty as possible, salt is your friend. Both sweet and savory recipes need salt, not too much, not too little, just the right amount, trust your taste buds here, taste, taste, taste. Salt brings out the flavor already in the food. If you are working with more than one type of food, every time you add in another, add a pinch, you can put it all at once but this is not recommended. Do the same with spices or seasonings.

2) Sharp Knife and a cutting board

Cutting board and Knife

You can buy a whole set of knives if you want to and make your kitchen pretty but you'll most likely be using one or two, make sure these two are well-taken care of, i.e. washed daily or anytime you want to cut up different ingredients and sharpened, one of which MUST be a Chef's knife. When it comes to cutting boards, use one with a non-skid back, if you don't have one of those, put a wet paper towel underneath to avoid slipping. If you don't have good knife skills, practice, soon enough all your wonderful recipes will come together faster and more perfect than the last. Three is enough, for poultry, meat and another for fruits and vegetables.

3) Fresh herbs at the end, Dry herbs at the beginning

Dry Herbs

For the flavor of dry herbs to develop, it takes some time, so add those at the beginning of your cooking, this way, it has time to be saturated and become one with the flavor of your dish. Add in the fresh herbs at the very end of the cooking process, some take a second to add flavor and aroma to your dish.

4) Clean, I repeat, Clean as you Go

Cooking

A clean kitchen is always a cooking-ready kitchen. The waste, straight to the bin while the dirty dishes and utensils straight to the sink or dishwasher. Wash them, it will make it easier to tidy up when everything is ready and avoid those cross contaminations. The kitchen is the heart of the home, the cleaner it is, the better.

5) Prep the ingredients before you start cooking

Ready to cook

Whether you are following a recipe or have a general idea of what you want to cook, chop and measure all the ingredients you'll need for your dish. Use a cutting board or bowls to separate them and start adding as you go. Do this and your cooking will be flawless, without stopping, chopping and measuring midway through, which can lead to things burning through or not getting cooked properly.

6) Find a perfect food for YOU

Salad Tofu

You're the cook; YOU take the lead. Find 10 recipes with the types of foods you love, and your friend and family enjoy and make these dishes again, again and again. doing this will make it easier and quicker as you get to know what goes where and when, Just off head. This will also allow you to change recipes or twerk them as you see fit, based on what you have in hand and what is in season.

7) Over Crowding the pan is a huge NO NO

Baking Tray

Do not put too much food on the pan, sautéing, pan-frying, or roasting. Perfectly cooked on the inside and brown on the outside, this is what you want to end up with, when you crowd the pan, a lot of steam is produced hence you'll end up with soggy food. Skillet or sheet pan, make sure there is little room, single layer spread-out instead of stacking them up. If you lack enough room, cook in a batch or different pans.

Points To Note

Cooking is an art, cooking is fun and cooking is patience. Truth be told, there are a lot of us who don't know how to cook, that is apart from boiling eggs, cooking a scrambled egg or boiling water, Yikes!!!

Knowing these Essential rules of cooking will make your trip to the kitchen more relaxed and happy, you will not only know how to follow and twerk the recipe or come up with simple and delicious home-cooked meals but also make you learn a lot the more and more your cook. Don't get me wrong following recipes are great but let the ingredients drive your cooking, this way, You'll come up with new ingredients and even adding in your own twists.

For beginners, knowing a few basic and simple cooking rules is a must. Once you get these locked down, all you need to do is follow your taste buds and make that delicious dish.

For safety tips, don't forget these:

  • Wipe up the spills immediately to avoid slipping/falling
  • Get a fire extinguisher for your kitchen,this is very important,don't let those scary flames catch you off guard.
  • Wash your hands before handling food,after handling meat,poultry and vegetable
  • Never cook with dangling clothes or jewelry and keep long hair tied up
  • Easy to reach potholders,use them please
  • Turn pot handles away from the front of the stove

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