Why is BASIC COOKING Sometimes Better Than Complicated?

A cook sauteed onions and peppers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cooking is an essential skill for everyone to have whether you’re male, female, old or young. Obviously, if you don’t have minimal cooking skills you would end up eating out all the time or having to hire someone to do the cooking for you. As essential as cooking is of course not everyone has a knack for it and not everyone enjoys doing it. There are some that like more complicated meals because it’s a change to their everyday meals, while others enjoy something quick and simple. Below are a few reasons why keeping it simple might be better than going all out in the kitchen. 

Ingredients Are Typically in Your Pantry

Basic cooking typically does not require a lot of ingredients, and if it does they are basic staples that most people have available. When cooking gourmet meals or more complex recipes in most instances you will have to go to a grocery store or two in order to find everything that you need.

It Saves You Time

Basic cooking is generally not going to be a long drawn out process. It is really cut and dry and to the point. You get your ingredients, you prep, and you cook. Complicated recipes can sometimes be a long process. Sometimes you have to let things sit for hours, marinate overnight, and everything in between in order for it to taste good. If you don’t have room in your schedule, complex recipes can be a real pain as opposed to a basic cooking recipe which would be done in an instant without all the hassle.

Essential Tool for Any Age

Not everyone needs to know how to make soufflé in order to survive, BUT if you don’t know the basics of cooking you’re doomed to take out which can become really unhealthy over time. Basic cooking is an essential tool for people of all ages and genders.

Less Stress 

Trying to make sure that a gourmet meal comes out just right can be a lot of stress. There are certain techniques you must learn, different tools you will need, and the entire process can be draining, to say the least. However, when you cook something really basic you’re not as stressed on how it will come out or if you have enough skill to master it to perfection.

Basic cooking is just all around better for the average Joe of cooking, for the master chefs it might be a bit boring though. You can typically find recipes easy, the ingredients are simple, the prep time is less, and more importantly, you won’t be stressed out about it. Basic cooking is a staple that everyone should know for minimal survival which is why in this case it is much better than complicated cooking. The good news, however, is that once you’ve gotten your basics down packed you can always add a flare of your own to the recipe to make it a bit more complicated than before.

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