Thread: Learning to cook

Originally Posted by WTE

King, I find cooking to be relaxing and theraputic. That's why I'm such a swell and easy going guy.

works for me !

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Let's start easy, King. Get two pieces of bread and piece of cheese. Place skillet on burner. Turn burner knob to medium heat. Put butter on one side of one of the pieces of bread and place the bread butter-side down in the skillet. Place cheese on bread in skillet. Butter one side of other piece of bread, place on top of cheese, butter side up.

Let cook for a few minutes, then flip til golden brown on both sides.

You're welcome.

thank you Mo. I think I will try it. what is that a recipe for?

Originally Posted by bronconut

thank you Mo. I think I will try it. what is that a recipe for?

Beef Wellington

King, start here:

zam's got a pretty good, if not great chili recipe.

Originally Posted by Thnikkaman

King, start here:

this is excellent. covers just about every important aspect of food preparation for the at home preparer. Very well presented, kept my attention 10 of 10

Originally Posted by Thnikkaman

King, start here:

alton Brown is the man! put in the na,me of anything you think you might want to cook and follow it with alton brown on a google sarch.
better than a cook book!
you can SEE it done start to finish, and then do it yourself.
alton brown holds the key to YOUR culinary future.

Originally Posted by Chef Zambini

alton Brown is the man! put in the na,me of anything you think you might want to cook and follow it with alton brown on a google sarch.
better than a cook book!
you can SEE it done start to finish, and then do it yourself.
alton brown holds the key to YOUR culinary future.

first time I ever saw this fellow. I'm not big on watching cooking networks. I was truly impressed

Originally Posted by bronconut

zam's got a pretty good, if not great chili recipe.

I didn't like it. He said don't add salt until the very end. Terrible advice. How are you supposed to check for proper flavoring without salt?

Originally Posted by WTE

I didn't like it. He said don't add salt until the very end. Terrible advice. How are you supposed to check for proper flavoring without salt?

I didn't notice that, but sounds like you didn't even try it. iirc, there were other seasonings added well before the final stages. plus it's one of those recipes taht you probalbly need to tweek arouind with for you own preferences. I got a lot of compliments from the batch I prepared from it for a ski trip last season.

salt intensifies during cooking.
it is ALWAYS best to season with salt at the END of the process!
taste at the END to adjust salt and seasoning, this TOP for any chef worthy of the title !
salt can always be added, it can never be removed.

Originally Posted by Chef Zambini

salt intensifies during cooking.
it is ALWAYS best to season with salt at the END of the process!
taste at the END to adjust salt and seasoning, this TOP for any chef worthy of the title !
salt can always be added, it can never be removed.

I remember now. and I was wondering about the chemical change in salt during heating, if any. dont' think there are any. what do you mean by "intensifies"

Zam is full of it. You can never have too much salt.

Originally Posted by Chef Zambini

salt intensifies during cooking.
it is ALWAYS best to season with salt at the END of the process!
taste at the END to adjust salt and seasoning, this TOP for any chef worthy of the title !
salt can always be added, it can never be removed.

Well I guess we can agree to disagree.

(Actually I hate that expression. In a prior job the audit dept. gave one of my employees an error that was wrong. I was arguing with her back and forth and she finally said, "I guess we can agree to disagree."

I replied with, "I didn't agree to anything." I thought it was a great comeback.

Shortly thereafter she forwarded an inappropriate e-mail to her staff and I was instructed to fire her on the spot b/c her boss was on vacation.

I enjoyed that very much.)

Originally Posted by WTE

Well I guess we can agree to disagree.

(Actually I hate that expression. In a prior job the audit dept. gave one of my employees an error that was wrong. I was arguing with her back and forth and she finally said, "I guess we can agree to disagree."

I replied with, "I didn't agree to anything." I thought it was a great comeback.

Shortly thereafter she forwarded an inappropriate e-mail to her staff and I was instructed to fire her on the spot b/c her boss was on vacation.

I enjoyed that very much.)

really, wow. I never fired someone. How does one go about doing that? was this in your bikeshop business ?


to me agree to disagree means to quit arguing abouit a matter which is perfectly fine for me.