Why Recipes are holding you back from learning how to cook

Ethan Chlebowski • September 5, 2024

Ethan Chlebowski

About

I'm Ethan, it's my philosophy that once you learn the how AND why behind cooking, you become a much better cook. Why is salt the most important seasoning for cooking? How is gluten actually developed in bread making? Why does a smash burger generate more flavor compounds through browning than a grilled burger? Once I learn, I want to share that information with you, so we can all become better cooks together.

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Video Description

If you want to stop wasting food and start cooking smarter, the Cook Well app is for you: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cookwell/cook-well-app Are you tired of spending so much energy on your grocery shopping or do you feel like life is busy and there is never enough time to cook? If so, this video might be for you. How to Grocery Shop without a List: https://www.cookwell.com/education/video-companion/grocery-shopping-without-a-list ⏯ Second YouTube Channel ➡ https://youtube.com/@CookWellCo?si=qIRvLX31zSGCzTxw 🍔 The Mouthful Newsletter (free) ➡ https://www.cookwell.com/newsletter 🍳 All the Kitchen Gear I use (& why) ➡ https://www.cookwell.com/shop 📸 Instagram ➔ https://www.instagram.com/echleb/ 🎚 TikTok ➔ https://www.tiktok.com/@ethanchlebowski 🐣 Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/EthanChleb ⏱ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:35 Recipes vs Food based cooking 2:37 How were recipes created? 5:12 The problem with modern day cooking approach 7:58 Food based cooking 11:58 How to grocery shop without a list 14:31 How to figure out what to make with random ingredients 17:35 Outro + a couple of updates! 🎵 Music by Epidemic Sound (free 30-day trial - Affiliate): http://share.epidemicsound.com/33cnNZ MISC. DETAILS Filmed on: Sony FX3 & Sony A7C Voice recorded on Shure MV7 Edited in: Premiere Pro Affiliate Disclosure: Ethan is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to [Amazon.com](http://amazon.com/) and affiliated sites.