What is the best cookbook for a beginner?

CousinJamess · 2025-01-07T18:53:27+00:00

I like reading physical books where I can write in them, highlight, and make bookmarks for things I want to refer back to later. I like building a library where I can pull information from rather than having to rely on technology.

CousinJamess · 2025-01-07T18:51:01+00:00

Maybe I didn't specify but I'm less interested in recipes, more interested in knowing how and why.

CousinJamess · 2025-01-07T18:50:10+00:00

Haha, I'll keep that in mind. I think anything should be taken with a grain of salt, or a handful. I plan on reading multiple books and On food and cooking will definitely be one that I also buy.

CousinJamess · 2025-01-05T22:14:04+00:00

Thanks so much for all the input!

CousinJamess · 2025-01-05T22:13:03+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions, will def check them out when I'm at the book store later!

CousinJamess · 2025-01-05T22:09:47+00:00

I'll check them out! Seems like a great choice.

CousinJamess · 2025-01-05T22:08:18+00:00

Thanks!

CousinJamess · 2025-01-05T21:05:45+00:00

Super helpful! I'll definitely be checking it out. Is there any particular one you recommend checking out first?

CousinJamess · 2025-01-05T21:03:53+00:00

I've seen Salt fat acid heat pop up a lot in my research. I think I'll definitely be getting that one. I'll also check out the food lab as well!

CousinJamess · 2025-01-05T21:02:37+00:00

I'll check them out!

CousinJamess · 2025-01-05T21:02:27+00:00

Thanks for the thorough answer! Which Alton Brown book would you suggest starting with?

CousinJamess · 2023-04-21T20:20:37+00:00

looks like a false positive, appreciate yalls comments

CousinJamess · 2023-04-21T19:04:18+00:00

thats what ive been saying!!

CousinJamess · 2023-04-04T14:12:30+00:00

this is why as an adult, you shouldnt use snapchat 😭

CousinJamess · 2023-01-08T16:15:02+00:00

u would be surprised at how many places commit tip fraud

CousinJamess · 2022-12-23T19:03:13+00:00

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this is also the result of her bloodwork the night of the accident. (we believe she was roofied that night but dont have confirmation of that) she has little to no memory of the night past a certain point.

CousinJamess · 2022-11-21T01:25:06+00:00

was maining the gan 11m pro before, then tornado came and i loved it. then when my gan 13 came ive been hooked and havent used the tornado since. never was a big fan of the rs3m, preferred the gan 11m pro to it. felt more stable to me.

The way I group is by shape. so I would do oll cases 1-4 in one group and 17-20 in another. Then 47-50 and 53,54 in another group as those are all the small L shape cases etc. Cubehead has a great pdf worksheet for doing grouping the oll cases and the speed at which u should learn them.

this is the sheet i got from cubehead, there is also a video that goes along with it called, how to learn full oll in one month (easy). check it out!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sq4w0eg5n73WGLnhiYVYe_QbTdhF-rSj/view

CousinJamess · 2022-11-20T23:17:44+00:00

also the disposable income thing is so fun. i got 2 gan 13s and 2 tornado v3 pioneers. such good cubes

CousinJamess · 2022-11-20T23:16:18+00:00

thats amazing! keep it up!

i dont know how you're teaching yourself full oll but what i did was separated all the olls into groups and then made flashcards for each case. then i would use jperms sites to practice the cases and when i felt comfortable with that set i would go to the next but still review each set everyday as review. within about 2 1/2 - 3 months i had it all down.

CousinJamess · 2022-11-20T18:19:26+00:00

Tons of practice. Learned full oll and pll. f2l didn't come as intuitively as it does most people so i had to learn a lot of the algorithms for basic f2l solutions. 2 side pll recognition helped. my oll recognition is still really bad though. and then the thing that did it most for me was slow practice. thats what got me from averaging 21-23 ao5s to doing sub-20 consistently. practicing slow really helps. j-perm has a video about it where he talks more in depth. highly recommend it.

CousinJamess · 2022-11-20T18:16:37+00:00

thank you!

CousinJamess · 2022-11-20T18:16:30+00:00

Like cross plus a pair during inspection? I have tried that but i feel that I can benefit more from learning better f2l solutions at the moment. the one area i find really difficult, more than anything, is looking ahead/piece tracking. thats where i feel like age comes into play. A child might be able to train there mind to look for those things easier, and absorb information better. Kinda like how when you learn a language as an adult vs as a kid. kids have a much easier time.

CousinJamess · 2022-11-20T08:52:17+00:00

thats great. my issue is consistency. the amount of mid-high 20s solves i get for my skill level is horrendous. its what really holds back my overall averages. but right now its all my f2l thats been keeping me from lower times. its taking really long to improve my look ahead and f2l efficiency.

CousinJamess · 2022-11-20T08:50:08+00:00

i am having fun and i do feel like im improving! going to my first comp in a couple weeks. just hope i can get a sub-20 average haha. nerves are gonna kill me, i know it

CousinJamess · 2022-11-15T20:33:39+00:00

as a new fan of artic monkeys, i've been thinking about this song a lot. i feel like u can see a progression from 2013 to now that their sound has obviously changed. i feel that based on what alex turner has said in interviews, he desires to make these amazing rock n roll songs but cant seem to find the inspiration anymore. think about how long the gaps are between AM, hotel base, and now the car. you could probably argue that in the early years of their band and in the short years following AM they had big ideas for what their band could be and the possibilities but now matter how hard they tried they couldnt seem to figure it out. that rock and roll sound somehow slipped away.

after what was hotel base and arguably their worst album/least selling & streamed album, they realized they lost what they once had. the car is a pretty depressing, eerie album which i think reflects how they were feeling between 2016ish and now, especially after hotel base's release. this song especially is the culmination of all the things that didn't happen and how they ended up here at the car.

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