I do not know how to cook

[afuna]

And I have been scared to learn, so I am determined to do so at some point in this next week.

So far, I have:

• cut carrots (it looks easy! I did not realize it was possible to do it horrendously badly! But I did it anyway! (both the cutting and the horrendously badly!) )
  
  
• cut chicken into chunks (across the grain. or the, the, whatever you call the texture. I think I scared people with my knife. BUT. I did it anyway ahaha )
  
  
• mixed chicken in the thing you coat it in before cooking (in this case, dab of rice wine, black pepper, sesame oil, soy paste. Then some corn starch afterwards, to keep it tender, I think (sesame oil on my hands smells so very good) )
  
  
• rejoiced over not yet wrecking dinner \o/
  
  

PS. Have not yet touched the stove.

Comments

[zarhooie]

If you're ever in my neck of the woods, I'll teach you how to do the choppy-in-hand bits properly without slicing your thumb open. Using your thigh is stupid because the skin there is generally really thin (though most major blood vessels are beneath enough fat that you'd be really asking for it if you managed to slice one). Skin on your thumb is thicker and less likely to get sliced open (papercuts be damned.)

<3

[afuna]

Hey, you are really good at soothing the nerves and misconceptions of this newbie cook.

(Which is to say, <3)

[zarhooie]

Which is also to say, "you probably won't die while trying to cook something." :)

Have you managed to make bread yet? I'll teach you the easiest way to do that if you want.

[afuna]

No, I haven't tried yet.

(Hmm, not sure how possible it is, though. We don't have an oven. We have a turbo-broiler and a toaster-oven, but no proper oven)

[zarhooie]

Eh, no bread for you then. You can make toast though!

[afuna]

Aww. I was afraid of that. But I shall be happy with my toast, and experimenting with anything else I can get my hands on.

[sporky_rat]

You can make some breads in a toaster oven - like banana nut bread. You can do quick breads, but not regular yeast breads.