Cooking skills

Max, if you feel lost, here are some great links to YouTube videos explaining and showing basic cooking skills. There are a lot of different videos out there but I somehow prefer Jamie Oliver’s. I hope you will find them useful.

Remember what Jamie says: “Regardless of how quick I go it makes no difference to what I do. The reason I don’t cut myself is because at all times, forever, my fingers are no way near the blade”.

Your kitchen

This is a list of items you must have in your kitchen if you cook at home regularly. Utensils

• Large nonstick frying pan
• Set of thick-bottomed saucepans (large, medium, small)
• Nest of mixing bowls
• Knives (chef’s knife, serrated carving knife, small paring knife)
• Can opener
• Speed (vegetable) peeler
• Measuring cups
• Box grater
• Wooden spoons
• Plastic spatula
• Thick, sturdy wooden chopping board and a small plastic chopping board
• Food processor

Cupboard

• Sea salt
• Sugar
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar
• All purpose flour
• Dried pasta
• Canned tuna
• Basmati rice
• Chicken, vegetable and beef broth stock cubes
• Soy sauce
• Fish sauce
• Oyster sauce
• Dry east
• Baking powder

Spices rack

• Black pepper
• Chile powder
• Dried oregano
• Ground cumin
• Ground coriander
• Curry powder
• Paprika

Fridge

• Eggs
• Onion
• Garlic
• Milk
• Unsalted butter
• Mayonnaise

Freezer

• Garden peas
• Green beans
• Sweet corn
• Fruits and berries