/ck/ - Food & Cooking

honestly bro, pick up a couple of cookbooks for beginners that explain the basics and look up recipes for food you already enjoy.
try something, and if it goes wrong, figure out why it went wrong so you can do better next time. there's usually a lot of trial and error starting out. when you get a feel for a dish and can make it consistently, start experimenting with it. see what works and what doesn't. eventually you'll build up the number of recipes you have memorized and can improvise with whatever ingredients you happen to have on hand and have it turn out alright.

i loved the book Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat when i was starting out, definitely recommend it. it's essentially 'here's 4 aspects that go into nearly every dish, here's what each one is, here's how to use them' along with some recipes and a fair bit of reference. ranges from something as simple as how to dice an onion, to how to break down a whole chicken, to charts detailing when different fruits/veggies are in season and which spices are associated with each culture's cooking. good stuff.
best of luck m8