The chefs from the ‘Life Pro Tips’ online community shared some of their best pieces of advice for home cooking that include brilliant ways to up your gastronomic game. Scroll down for their best insights and a reminder to never give up on doing your best in the kitchen.
Bored Panda got in touch with the author of the viral thread, u/samgarita, and they were happy to share their thoughts on cooking with us. You’ll find our full interview with the OP as you read on.
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The OP told us that they’re currently 33 years old and that they feel like a few years ago, before the rise of YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok food videos, cooking wasn’t very popular in their age group.
“But having just graduated from college, eating out at a restaurant or ordering got pretty pricey fast, at least in the US,” the redditor told us. “One day, a friend taught me the proper way to cut an onion, and that was kind of an ‘aha!’ moment for me.”
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“Once you learn some tips and tricks, cooking becomes even more fun.”
Though the OP doesn’t consider themselves an expert in the kitchen, they still had a very practical piece of advice for new chefs. In their opinion, one mistake that many people make is not cleaning as they go.
“‘Cooking is fun, but the cleaning after—ugh!’ is probably what I hear the most,” the redditor told Bored Panda. “Cleaning as you go makes a huge difference.”
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“I never knew it was going to blow up the way it did, but it definitely made me really happy that there’s so much passion for cooking, and I loved the ideas.”
If you want to start your home cooking ‘career’ on the right foot, you need to be willing to follow instructions. When you’re first starting out, everything can seem overwhelming. It’s best to start slow and cook a handful of incredibly simple dishes to get a feel for your tools, the ingredients, and the techniques.
What’s important here is that you follow the recipe instructions as given. At least at first! Then, when you think you’ve got a handle on things, you can start experimenting a bit. It’s often said that cooking is an art, but baking is a science. So keep that in mind and allow yourself more flexibility or attentiveness as needed.
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Before you gain all of that gastronomic wisdom and unshakable confidence, you need to prepare yourself for years of ups and downs. That means developing a growth mindset where you believe that you can develop all of your skills with enough hard work and perseverance.
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How you react to things not going your way, then, becomes vital. There’s a massive difference between becoming disheartened and breaking down when you burn your dinner and laughing at the fact while making a mental note to use the appropriate amount of heat next time. Failure isn’t bad. It’s an opportunity to develop our skills. We could all be kinder to ourselves and not take our mistakes so personally.
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