Basics

I'm going to spend the next few posts talking about some basic skills and equipment that you'll need to cook well at home.

I realise that I should of probably done this at the outset but I'm not the most organised chap and wanted to dive in at the deep end with my Italian recipes (I'll get back to Italy soon but my blog just looks like an Italian cookbook at the moment so I'm trying to diversify).

It really is worth taking the time to perfect things like culinary knife cuts; and also worth investing a little money on some half-decent equipment. It will make your dinner parties seem much more "restauranty" and you may even save a bit of money (more on that later).