/ck/ - Food & Cooking

What advice do you wish you had when first started out cooking? Help a complete and utter newfag out.

I'm finally moving out of my parents' house next month and I've never really cooked before. My parents are both lazy POSs who never taught me. I can make bacon and eggs and that's about it. I won't have much income so I'm going to have to cook basically all my meals if I want to be able to meet my rent and utilities. That said I don't really know what are the essential tools and stuff I'll need. How do you know what spices and flavors will mix well? Do I just go to a grocery store and buy ingredients and throw em together or what?? Sorry for my severe retardation.

Would it even be possible to have a keto friendly gyro?