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Cooking Basics

Cooking basics explained here for you. If you are a beginner cook I have tips for you to cook well in your kitchen and understand the basics of making food. We’ll show you how to measure flour properly and use cornstarch to thicken sauces and more.

Once you have these basic rules for cooking down you will be able to advance when making meals in your kitchen. Easy instructions will allow you to move on to beginner cooking recipes. Easy step by step videos and are included and explanations for all different cooking methods such as pressure cooking, air fry and oven baking.

A hand holds a packaged Pork Picnic Roast, its label clearly displaying the price and weight.

Cooking Basics

How to Cook Pork Picnic Roast

Grilled beef pieces garnished with sesame seeds and chopped parsley share the spotlight on a round ceramic plate, complemented by succulent slices of pork liver.

Pork

How to Cook Pork Liver

A jar filled with pancake mix sits on a surface, surrounded by eggs, as if preparing for something delicious, like Cracker Barrel Pancake Mix. A bottle is partially visible in the background.

Cooking Basics

Copycat Cracker Barrel Pancake Mix Recipe

Butterflied chicken legs with skin partially removed are neatly arranged on a metal baking sheet.

Chicken

Butterflied Chicken Legs in Oven

A measuring cup filled with milk, the first step in how to make buttermilk with lemon juice, stands surrounded by zesty lemon juice and milk carton containers.

Cooking Basics

How to Make Buttermilk with Lemon Juice

A bowl filled with golden Italian panko bread crumbs, with a black spoon resting on top. A small sprig of green herbs is placed on the spoon, providing a hint of color contrast.

Cooking Basics

Homemade Italian Panko Bread Crumbs 

baked-frozen-chicken-wings

Chicken

How to Bake Frozen Chicken Wings

A roasted chicken with crispy, golden-brown skin is placed in a metal baking tray. Seasoned with spices and tied at the legs, it rests in its juices—perfectly cooked after you know how long to cook a whole chicken for that succulent tenderness.

Chicken

How Long to Cook a Whole Chicken per Pound

rotel substitute

Easy Recipes

How to Make Homemade Rotel

salmon dry rub

Cooking Basics

Best Salmon Dry Rub Recipe

A plate of pan-fried beef heart and liver pieces topped with caramelized onions. The dark brown meats boast a crispy texture, while the golden onions glisten invitingly. This savory dish is elegantly presented on a light-colored plate.

Beef

How to Cook Beef Heart

A baking dish with multiple bright orange yolks, reminiscent of no peel hard boiled eggs, arranged in a pattern on a light background.

Cooking Basics

No Peel Hard Boiled Eggs in Oven

A person holds a jar of minced garlic, using a white measuring spoon to scoop it into a large metal pot for their whole chicken brine. A plastic bag with uncooked chicken wings is visible in the background.

Cooking Basics

3 Ingredient Whole Chicken Brine

microwave brussel sprouts

Sides

How to Microwave Brussel Sprouts

Cook Carrots in Microwave

Cooking Basics

How to Cook Carrots in Microwave

Turkey-Thighs

Cooking Basics

How to Cook Turkey Thighs in Air Fryer

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