I know it’s a meme but since I’m proud of my collection, Behold!
What if you had to recommend just one book out of the collection, which one would it be? Can be German too
Escoffier, Le Guide Culinaire, arichive.org has the complete English translation (account to lend is free). Kochkunstführer in German.
Note that that’s a recipe book. No pictures, no hand-holding, no nothing, but lots and lots of starting points. If you’ve ever asked yourself a question ranging from “How to make a proper Bechamel” to “What in the everloving fuck am I supposed to do with quail eggs”, Escoffier has you covered. As to German stuff the founding bible of modern German cooking is “Was Männern so gut schmeckt”. The title is from a different age which is a shame means it’s not in print any more and used paperbacks easily go for 20 bucks. Library might have it, also, your parents.
As to bread, anything from here.
As far as Youtube is concerned: Alex and Adam. Both focus on technique and understanding, taking a dish and figuring out how to perfect it.
Oh, that’s a hard one. It really depends on what you want to learn. While I can recommend each and every of the smaller Teubner books, they can be quite pricey since the new edition is not as good as the older ones (on the upper shelve). However, the big Teubner “Deutsche Küche” and "Küchenpraxis (lowest shelve) are wonderful too, and you can get them relatively inexpensive on eBay. If I had to choose just one, I’d go with “Küchenpraxis” since it’s the most comprehensive for Wares, Produce, Procedures and an assortment of recipes.
That’s not going to help the OP. Wifi is out so no Google translate.
But … You can just use mobile data?
My girl (not that I have one atm) could slap some ramen together and i would be happy. Doesn’t take much.
This is why I download the recipes I want
“Who wants hot dogs?”
I gotta ask as I’ve seen these kind of memes too often, is not cooking an American thing? I’ve never met someone in Norway who doesn’t know how to cook normal meals from raw ingredients.
From my experiences, I think most people know how to cook a few dishes. But many people only cook on holidays or special occasions. Otherwise, it’s mostly boxed dinners, meal kits, frozen food, take-out, or drive-thru. A lot of people feel they don’t have time to cook and clean afterwards. I really only started cooking when I became vegan.
I love cooking! I am too busy most days. I don’t think Americans, in general, are opposed to cooking, though.
Good and Cheap is a free cookbook with a broad collection of recipes that can be made from stuff that’s available when you have a grocery store or something around. It has a bunch of useful tools like an overview of what kitchen equipment to buy, a growing season chart for cheap veggies and a breakdown of cost for each recipe.
The whole thing was written to fit the us food stamp budget and if you get tired of the pdf and want physical copy, the publisher will donate one to a family on food stamps when you buy one for yourself.
The recipes are all pretty generalized and can be applied to lots of different ingredients.
