I am so excited to share today's post with y'all! It's about food, which we all know is my favorite topic. I'm pretty positive 90% of my thoughts are about what I want to cook! So read, enjoy what Bridget wrote, and leave her some comment love!!
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Did
you dream of becoming a famous chef when you were a child? Or did you just
watch your mom cooking delicious meals for your family with envy, wishing you
could become as good a cook as she was? Even if you didn't go to culinary
school because you decided to pursue an alternative career path, there is still
hope for you to become an amazing chef. You may not be a top chef at a
restaurant in Paris, but you can still become the star of your own kitchen.
Here
are a few tips for how you can learn to be a great cook without going to
culinary school:
Go To a Weekend Cooking
Retreat
You
can get a taste of culinary school by attending a weekend cooking retreat.
There are renowned cooking programs all around the world that offer you
intensive training in only a weekend or a short period like a few days or a few
weeks. You can learn from top chefs while also enjoying a fabulous vacation.
There
are weekend cooking programs to suit whatever your needs may be -- with
different styles of cooking emphasized, designed for different levels of cooks,
and for different price points to meet different budgets.
Use the Internet to Your
Advantage
The
Internet has become the great equalizer. If you want to learn it, you can find
the information on the Internet. You can find recipes, information about
cooking techniques and concepts, and video tutorials. You can get everything
that you would get in a hands-on class online except the feel of your
instructor's hands on yours to guide your knife technique.
Most
information that you will need is free, but you can choose to pay for premium
content to suit your needs. Otherwise, you have a virtual encyclopedia in
blogs, recipe websites, YouTube, Pinterest and more.
Don't Be Afraid to Take
Risks
To
make an omelet, you have to break a few eggs, and to learn how to do great
things in the kitchen, you have to take a lot of risks -- and make a lot of
mistakes. By taking risks and experimenting in the kitchen, you will learn the
fundamentals and discover new techniques. You may even create new recipes that
your family will love. The key is to have fun and to put yourself out there.
You may make mistakes, but you'll also learn from them.
Practice, Practice,
Practice
The
best cooks all had to learn how to boil an egg at one point. They didn't get to
where they were without practice, and neither will you. Spend as much time as
you can practicing. Cook for yourself and your family every night. Invite
friends over and cook for them. Create
delicious dishes to bring in to work, to bring to parties, or to bring to your
children's school. Take advantage of every opportunity you have to cook,
experiment and have fun and you'll find that you become an amazing cook in no
time.
Culinary
school is a great way to learn how to become a great chef fast. But if you
didn't get a chance to go to culinary school, you don't have to give up on your
dream of becoming a great cook for yourself and for your family. Use these tips
to help you learn how to be the best you can be in the kitchen.
How
did you learn to cook? Do you consider yourself to be a great cook? Share your
experiences in the comments!
About
the Author:
Bridget
Sandorford is a freelance food and culinary writer, where recently she’s been
researching culinary arts schools in Louisiana. In her spare time, she
enjoys biking, painting and working on her first cookbook.
