When you first learn how to cook you will probably have a disaster or two but remember everyone has to start somewhere and even those who have been doing it for a long time have their occasional disaster. Never let this put you off cooking, always have another go and whatever went wrong, work it out and learn from it.

The simple things are better to start with till you can get a good understanding of how recipes work. To find those simple recipes you may have to try your local book store, or there may be some on the internet. You could even try borrowing from Mum, Grandma or some of your friends.

Start with boiling water if you have never cooked before. Turn the heat up and down and this will give you a feel of how the stove works and how things which are cooking can boil over very quickly when they are not watched

These things are important to know because when you get into cooking vegetables and other things then you will have to know when to turn the heat down. It is also important to know how long it will take to cook something.

Many things take different times when being cooked. Eggs can take around eight minutes before they are hard and less when they are wanted soft. Vegetables will take much longer and they are ready when a knife, fork or something with a point will go through them.

Practicing is another important step to learning how to cook, and the more you do the better you will become at it. There are tips which can help as well. These can be from putting a little oil in a frying pan to stop things sticking which also applies to cakes and biscuits, to preheating the oven so the timing of a recipe will match yours. These are just a few of the tips and there are many more.

There are just a few things to remember when cooking to begin with, try to keep the recipes as simple as you can, if you have a disaster try to work out why it went wrong if you can, and when you get another chance, have another try at it. Keep practicing as this will help to make you a good cook. Check on the internet and in a local book shop as you may be able to find some of those simple recipes and do some research on some of those good tips.

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