/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>no Joel Robuchon
>no Rene Redzepi

OK /ck/, I've never cooked a day in my life but I want to learn.

>Recommended starter dishes
>How to not poison myself and loved ones
>General cooking tips and advice

I've just bought a turkey breast on sale. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. I rarely use anything but the stove top when cooking.

What do with this thing, /ck/? Help me expand beyond the stove. Slow cooker?

sasonings of course as well

>Volunteer to make family dinner
>See Gordon Ramsey's "Sticky Lemon Chicken" video
>"Hey, that looks good! I'll make that!"
>No written recipe
>Blackened pans
>Barely edible chicken
>Champ is basically wallpaper paste
>Embarrassment

I can't be alone, di/ck/s. Share your kitchen shame stories.

>buy split peas, because broke and hungry
>follow manufacturer's instructions to the letter
>dry, slightly crunchy split peas

Are they supposed to be like this? Did I do something wrong? I was expecting something...less al dente.

What say you, /ck/?

COMING UP SIR

How do you make cereal?

Are you fucking kidding me.I made a cup yesterday in bowl and topped it with peanut butter and marshmallows ;It was fucking awesome.I used cadbury's cocoa and plain flour and rubbed some butter on the sides of the bowl.Remember to use a autobeater and check the shit in 30 sec intervals with a toothpick.What the fuck is wrong with you.

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First thing that came to mind reading your greentext.

Hi /ck/

I will cut out the back story, but circumstance has meant that i will now have to cook for a family of four, however i have never cooked more than basic things, and i have decided that i want to really enhance me cooking skills.

So my question is, what should i start with? I will start by following recipes ima fraid, but wanted to know some balanced nutritional meals that /ck/ would recommend?