Cooking Tips for Dummies

There are plenty of cooking tips for dummies online. You can learn to cook (and become a better one) just by being resourceful on the net. Sure, you’ll also have a library of things to reference, from cookbooks, your family, friends, your favorite things to eat at a local restaurant, etc. Keep working at your craft, and in no time, you’ll go from zero to hero in no time. Before you know it, you’ll have more confidence in your kitchen skills and a collection from which to create something delicious.

I started by experimenting in the kitchen, which might not be the smartest way to get started, but it technically is an artform of sorts (but edible). To level up on a basic understanding of cooking, here are a few selected resources with an assortment of cooking tips that have contributed to what I know now.

Watching various cooking competitions, such as on Food Network or Cooking Channel, can always help. To think about how contestants combine ingredients, flavors, etc. can serve you well in the long run. Salt and pepper are mere building blocks, and you can do better than that!

Masterchef
Worst Cooks in America
Iron Chef America
Chopped
Guy’s Grocery Games

Food exploration and documentary-style shows are always interesting. Although some of these may not go through recipes in detail, it’s worth noting what is being used to make dishes from different restaurants to ethnic cuisines. Don’t ignore YouTube as a resource; it is amazing to go down that rabbit hole and find channels or hidden gems.

Diners Drive-Ins and Dives
Restaurant: Impossible
Bizarre Foods
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Migrationology
Best Ever Food Review Show

Cooking Tips for Dummies

General

Italian

Mexican

Learn to Cook Chinese Food

Learn to Cook Filipino Food

Thai

Korean

Vietnamese

Barbecue