{"id":4585,"date":"2010-04-05T14:53:42","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T18:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/?p=4585"},"modified":"2016-03-10T02:34:38","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T07:34:38","slug":"the-harsh-realities-of-inconsistent-cooking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/the-harsh-realities-of-inconsistent-cooking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Harsh Realities of Inconsistent Cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object data=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/flowplayer-3.1.5.swf\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/releases.flowplayer.org\/swf\/flowplayer-3.1.5.swf\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"config={&quot;clip&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/mini-ecourse.s3.amazonaws.com\/Inconsistent1.flv&quot;,&quot;autoPlay&quot;: false,&quot;autoBuffering&quot;: true},&quot;playlist&quot;:[{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/mini-ecourse.s3.amazonaws.com\/Inconsistent1.flv&quot;}]}\" \/><\/object><br \/>\n<strong>I know I&#8217;ve been asking you a lot of questions lately and I want you to know that it&#8217;s with good reason.<\/strong> To cook like a chef at home, you have to break old habits and old habits can&#8217;t be broken if you aren&#8217;t aware of them. It&#8217;s important to me to make sure that you understand the science of cooking as well as the cooking techniques that are going to make you feel more comfortable and confident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of you have been grateful for the extra questions and answers.<\/strong> Others of you have been upset that I haven&#8217;t actually been cooking more. Well, I&#8217;ve been listening and have come up with what I think is going to be a great solution for everyone. I&#8217;m going to have my first Free Live Video WebCast coming soon. In fact, you&#8217;ll be able to tell me what to cook and interact with me live while I cook. I&#8217;ll have more details for you soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the meantime&#8230;have you ever thought this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> <em>\u201cI can cook things, am considered a good cook by my family, <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>but I don\u2019t understand why my cooking is inconsistent.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This statement is perhaps the number one comment I get from students in <a title=\"Web Cooking Classes\" href=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/\" target=\"_self\">WebCookingClasses.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most people I talk to like to cook or love to cook, <\/strong>but suffer from not being able to duplicate their results each time. They\u2019re missing an internalization of the science of cooking, the internalization of basic cooking techniques. It&#8217;s impossible to cook like a chef if you can&#8217;t maintain consistency from meal to meal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Being able to duplicate excellence is what makes people outstanding!<\/strong> Think about it&#8230;an athlete can duplicate their motions exactly each time by using muscle memory.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What if Tiger Woods swung his club in a different direction each time?<\/li>\n<li>What if basketball player shot fouls differently each time?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Consistent excellent results is the definition of greatness<\/strong>. As a result, as a professional chef, cooking consistently is absolutely imperative to me. It stands to reason that in order for you to cook like a chef, you need to be able to repeat methods for consistent results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, I don&#8217;t think that consistent flavors are as important to you as a home cook,<\/strong> because I believe each of your meals should be a new inspiration. But, to cook like a chef at home, you do have to duplicate methods, regardless of the final flavoring or seasoning for your meal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, let&#8217;s bring in the harsh realities of practicing inconsistent cooking:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Undependable results\n<ul>\n<li>Sometimes things look appetizing, sometimes not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Variations in doneness\n<ul>\n<li>Of two items in the same pan, one is cooked, one is not.<\/li>\n<li>You don\u2019t really know which hamburger is \u201cmedium\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Varied portion sizes\n<ul>\n<li>Your cookies are all different shapes and sizes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Purchasing foods for convenience rather than flavor\n<ul>\n<li>You\u2019re buying sauces in a jar or dry packet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eliminating these harsh realities of inconsistent cooking with a few standard cooking techniques <\/strong>will also eliminate much of the stress and fear of cooking. (You see, it all ties together!) Stay tuned and you&#8217;ll learn more about the science of cooking and cook like a chef in no time.<\/p>\n<p>Next time, I\u2019ll give you my 7 step chef test to becoming <strong>a more consistent cook at home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cook like a chef at home in 16 weeks, guaranteed with my <a href=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\">online cooking classes<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/logo-01.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium\" title=\"logo-01\" src=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/logo-01.png\" alt=\"Web Cooking Classes\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\"><br \/>\nGet a FREE 14 day trial in WebCookingClasses.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FREE Live Video Webcast coming soon! \u201cI can cook things, am considered a good cook by my family, but I don\u2019t understand why my cooking is inconsistent\u201d. Sound familiar? 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