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Cooking Basics for First-Time Cooks
Learn the kit, knife safety, ten core techniques and food safety, then cook a whole meal with confidence.
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By Whole Life HQ10 lessons · 1.5 hVideo · PDF
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Sample pages. The real product has more.
What's inside
- 10 short video lessons
- A kit list and knife safety guide
- Food safety steps in plain words
- A full meal to cook at the end
Course content
10 lessons · about 1.6 hours in total
- 1Your kitchen kit and knife safetyThe few tools you need, the claw grip, and a first five-minute omelette.Free preview10 min
- 2Heat: how to control your stoveLow, medium and high, and how to tell when a pan is ready.9 min
- 3Boiling, simmering and steamingCook pasta, rice and vegetables so they come out right.9 min
- 4Frying and sauteingBrown food without burning it, and how to cook onions and chicken.9 min
- 5Roasting and bakingTray-roast vegetables and a simple chicken dish at the right temperature.9 min
- 6Eggs, three waysBoiled, scrambled and fried, with timings you can trust.8 min
- 7Seasoning and flavorSalt, acid, herbs and spices, and how to taste as you go.9 min
- 8Food safety in the kitchenWashing, storing, cooking temperatures and leftovers, in plain steps.10 min
- 9Reading a recipe and planning a mealTiming several dishes so everything is ready together.9 min
- 10Cook a full meal, start to finishPut it all together: a main, a side and a simple dessert for four.12 min
Downloads included
2 printable pages: see the list
Open and print them from here or from your library once they are yours.
Who it's for
Teenagers, students, new homeowners and anyone who never learned to cook.
How you get it
- Instant accessDownload straight after checkout.
- Any devicePhone, tablet or computer. Print it if you like paper.
- Yours to keepIt stays in your account, and you can come back any time.
