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Cooking has increased in popularity over the past few years.
There is a plethora of TV chefs who have made it cool to cook. They have published books crammed full of recipes and ideas to bring food to life and to tickle your taste buds.
There is even one chef who has taken food to a whole new level; namely Heston Blumenthal. Some of the things Heston Blumenthal does with food will make you step back in absolute amazement.
But what about Joe Public? Can he cook? Of course.
All you need is a half decent kitchen, a few recipes, pots, pans, knives and a big blob of enthusiasm to get you on your way. If cooking is completely new to you it is best to start with something fairly simple such as Chilli Chicken Stir Fry.
Stir fries are very quick to make. They are also very healthy as they mostly consist of vegetables and meat and use very little oil. A wok is the best pan to use when preparing a stir fry, but if you do not have one to hand, a frying pan will do just as well.
One of the most important aspects of cooking is timing as it is important for all of the ingredients to be ready at the same time. If the dish you are creating is made up of several ingredients which are being prepared in different pans, and you have something else in the oven, you need to know how to control and adjust the temperature of each to ensure that everything is cooked correctly at the same time.
In the early days you may have a few mishaps and burn the odd egg, but don't let it get to you. If you learn from your mistakes you will eventually learn to love to cook.
Once you become more confident in the kitchen and understand how food combinations work, you will be able to create your own recipes - and this is when the real fun begins. If you can open up your cupboard and pick out a range of ingredients and come up with something wonderful, you know you can cook!
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