The ability to cook nobody gives birth: every beginner cook slowly mastering all the intricacies of the art of cooking to one day hear the sincere praise of their creations. The main thing - do not be afraid and listen to the advice of more experienced cooks.

Where to begin?

Do I need to be able to cook today? You can dine in any restaurant or cafe, and buy something home - almost any supermarket, which is a department of ready meals. And if you want home cooking, you can always turn to relatives or to find a partner in life, I love to stand at the stove. Yet the ability to cook, as well as anyone, however, a skill never hurts. Who knows how to change your life? It is possible that sooner or later there is a need to prepare yourself or that dish. And well, if by that time will be mastered at least the basics of culinary art.

Consistent training, careful adherence to the recommendations of professionals and an understanding of the basic principles of the culinary arts necessarily lead to success. And to begin this exciting training should be even with the hike in the kitchen, and on the selection of products.

The secret of the first. Product Selection

The secret culinary arts is that the more high-quality products are used, the easier it should be to cook. With the old, tough, stringy meat is necessary to tinker, to turn it into a tender, melt in your mouth pieces. At the same time high-quality fresh chops you just throw on the pan and remove it from the time that turned out delicious aromatic dishes.

Therefore, the best raw materials, the simpler recipes. For the first culinary experience is better to choose the freshest meat, chicken, to cut the expensive fish, the most flavorful tomatoes and most delicate fruit. Spoil such raw materials is very difficult (if, of course, follow the recipe), so it is perfectly suited for those who are just learning to cook. In the future, when you are self-confidence, you can try to cook more dishes from simple ingredients.

The secret of a second. Choosing recipes

In our time to find a recipe of a dish is easy. In print and on specialized websites, you can find recipes for every taste, equipped with deluxe illustrations. But even thorough follow these recipes do not always guarantee a result - cooked meals have little to do with beautiful pictures, and a taste of their disappointing.

Why is this happening? Firstly, the recipes are published in various editions, are not always tested. Often they simply reprinted from somewhere with minor changes and are accompanied by attractive picture (in most cases - processed in the graphic editor). Secondly, the recipes are usually more or less experienced cooks, so they do not paid attention to the nuances of which are known to most chefs. For example, can not be reported, in what order are put vegetables in soup, or at what point in the dish add salt. Or perhaps indicate, for example, remove the pan from the heat when the dish reaches the "correct" consistency - no explanation, what the texture should be. As a result, beginners often make mistakes, which may affect the taste of the dish.

Good recipes to be found in specialized publications, paying attention not only to the beauty of the illustrations on the details of how. On the Internet, search for better recipes on solid sites with a good reputation, which is appreciated not the quantity but the quality of recipes. In addition, you should pay attention to the comments on the recipes where you can often find important clarification. Very useful for beginners various cooking classes and step by step recipes with pictures. These recipes are very easy to understand and clearly - in short, are indispensable for those who are just learning to cook.

The secret of the third. Choice of instruments

The modern kitchen can be found a number of different tools and devices that it seems that in the presence of chefs has no need for "smart" appliances itself all prepare. But to use all this splendor should be reasonable. For example, do not chase the multifunctionality: various kitchen appliances are used for different purposes.

Thus, in a microwave oven Microwave - irreplaceable assistant modern housewife   good warm up or defrost food ready meals, but to use this machine for cooking inappropriate. Blender only good for soups, purees and sauces, but do not use it to cook the stuffing - it is better to use a meat grinder. Mashed potatoes, chopped a blender, too much inferior cooked by conventional tolkushkoy and mixer.

The secret of the fourth. Understanding the principles of

Sooner or later, everyone begins to cook to experiment in the kitchen. Interestingly, experienced cooks of all results of experiments obtained completely successful. This happens through an understanding of the basic principles of the culinary arts.

Considering the variety of recipes should tirelessly to learn, to allocate those or other techniques to generalize knowledge and to find the secrets of taste. And then we can prepare delicious dishes, even departing from the recipes.

The simplest example - salt. She has the ability to "pull" the water. This means that if a piece of meat with salt before you throw it in the pan, meat juice instantly stand out, and it will get tough and tasteless. And any foods cooked in salted water, are more dense than cooked in water without the addition of salt. In addition, salt increases the boiling point of water, and hence accelerates cooking.

Another example: when cooking nutritious and flavor substances pass from the product broth. Therefore, to obtain a strong meat broth should be put into cold water, and to preserve the richness of the product - in a cool boiled water. Knowing this and other principles of cooking will not make mistakes in the kitchen to cook delicious and always.

Maria Bykov