The best way to feel at ease in the kitchen is to learn at someone's knee.
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The wisest advice I ever received regarding the kitchen came from my mother: 'Do the dishes while you're cooking.'
I think a lot of people have a misconception of what the kitchen is about, but you know the grueling part of it is also the pleasure of it. That's why I think you have to have a certain mentality to understand what that is and be able to handle it.
If people are made to feel uncomfortable in the kitchen, they won't go in there. That's why I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing.
I'm pretty handy in the kitchen. But my wife's the real genius.
I think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell.
If you desire ease, forsake learning.
Sitting down for dinner not only helps you learn, but also teaches you how to listen - which I feel is the most important skill to have. I remember as a kid going around the table listening to everyone's day. It was hard to have the manners not to interrupt back then.
I've been my mom's kitchen helper since I was a little kid.
I know intuitively when the work is right, no training can teach you this, it is simply a matter of feeling.
I learned how to handle myself in the kitchen - where to stand and how to be out of people's way and how to function like a machine.