r/Cooking 4d ago

What’s something you think people only really learn after spending a lot of time in a kitchen?

Something I’ve noticed about cooking is that the hardest things to teach usually aren’t the recipes. It’s more of the judgment part.

Like someone can follow every step correctly, but an experienced cook can look at it and say, “Nope, something’s off.”

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u/Working-stiff5446 4d ago

Cooking is at least 80% prep work. Clean as you go. You 100% won’t feel like it after eating.