While there are many different types of things that you can learn from books and television, sometimes you need a little more than what older technology could offer in terms of teaching technique. Learning to cook by using online resources can be a great way to become better at cooking quickly. Books are a good way to learn a lot about cooking - they can contain a lot of recipes in a small amount of space, as well as information about ingredients, how to store and care for specific kitchen equipment and more. But most cookbooks are not illustrated, and leave much to the imagination.
For pictures, we can always turn to TV. TV shows about cooking often show just how to pull together a recipe, and how to use certain types of kitchen equipment as well. But you can't print a recipe on TV, and TV can't give you the detailed amounts needed to really complete a recipe like a book can. The Internet, and the numerous food and cooking related websites on it, has the best combination of the two of these. These websites can have video files, showing the techniques and skills, with lengths as short as 10 seconds or as long as an hour or more.
They can be just as high quality as television, too. There's also plenty of text shown on websites, which were primarily text in the beginning. This is great, because it allows there to be complicated recipes posted right next to videos of people cooking those recipes.
As much text as is in a cookbook or even more can be displayed on just one webpage. Online cooking sites are also searchable, making them perfect for cooks who know what sort of recipe they want - they can just search the site for the name of the recipe without having to flip through several cookbooks looking for a specific page. This is particularly useful with obscure recipes. There are even whole websites devoted to novice cooks - with scaled down recipes and videos that go step by step, showing the recipe and each step in video form for cooks who really need help learning how to cook.
These are resources that aren't found anywhere else but online. You have many different choices when learning how to cook, and online resources should definitely be a part of your learning to cook experience, no matter how else you learn your cooking skills. Combining online sites with classes or books will make sure you learn to cook well.
Aazdak Alisimo writes for BasicCookingTips.com - where you can get cooking tips and recipes for just about anything you are making.
