Cooking Basics
Below are our 9 articles in the cooking basics' category:

If you're new to cooking you might be a little hesitant about following a recipe and cooking a dish from scratch. Some of the terms might be...

Before you get all excited and arrange to cook a feast for your housemates, you need to get organised. There are lots of basic hints and tips for how...

Having a couple of classic sauce recipes up your sleeve will help tremendously when it comes to livening up bland dishes or creating something...

Most kitchens now have a microwave nestled in them somewhere and while they may not be one of the most attractive appliances, they're certainly one...

It's easy to get organised in the kitchen. There are plenty of clever storage devices on the market that are designed to help you keep clutter at bay...

One of the main pieces of advice about how to be a good cook is that you should enjoy cooking. This sounds obvious but there's no point slogging away...

Forget the trendy utensils and the all-singing, all-dancing gadgets; all you need to be a half-decent cook is a good set of knives. Ask any...

Once you've mastered the art of the oven and microwave you might think that's all there is to cooking a decent meal. However innovations in kitchen...

To be fair, there are probably a million more exciting things to be thinking about during your time at university than the pros and cons of your...
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