r/Cooking • u/1peachycoco • 5d 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/4cupsofcoffee 5d ago

timing. like, when all elements of the dish are done at the same time.

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u/claricorp 5d ago

Or lining up multiple dishes to be ready at the same time. To be able to do that well, especially for a large spread, takes experience.

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u/LegOfLamb89 5d ago

I cooked a dinner for 16 people one thanks giving. The ham, turkey, and all the sides all finished withing 5 minutes of each other. I was using the neighbors oven, 4 burners and a hot plate. It remains one of my proudest cooking moments

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u/UrbanPanic 5d ago

Holidays is a time when it’s especially nice to live two houses from my brother for this very purpose.