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Need cooking tips. I got hired as a cook and I dont know how to cook?

I applied at Boston market as a cook. I did small prep work where I use to work like cutting things and help make salads, and deserts. But I just learned that what the consider as a prep cook is actually cooking. They said they will teach. But I’ll would like some tips so I’ll become a better cook.
I dont know how to cook. and I’m 18 so I dont have a family.

First of all, practice at home as you can. Get a recipe book like the red and white checked one from Better Homes and Garden or Fannie Farmer is good too.

Pay attn when you are being instructed. I don’t know if it is practical to suggest taking notes but if it would not make you look stupid you might consider that or a pocket recorder.

Most ‘new’ cooks tend to over spice and over season things. So beware of that.

Next time you ask a question, too, try to pick one thing – Like how do I roast a turkey, make a pie crust or some such like that. This is such a general question it is hard to know what to answer. Good LUCK!

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I have a cooking question, where is the COOKING category?

Dining Out, & Food & Drink, really don’t deal with cooking, only eating. OK YAHOO, get with it please & put a cooking catogory up here.
So for my cooking question, I am soaking lima/butter beans and the skins are pealing off & they look like crap. I have not even cooked them How do I cook dried beans and have them turn out like the ones in the can with the skins still on and not falling apart?

You are in the correct category. This is FOOD&DRINK then it breaks down in smaller categories after that. Many of us have specialties in the cooking and food area so we are watching for questions we can answer . You need to start out with “how do you cook lima/butter beans and someone good in that category will come to your aid.

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