Cookbook for a complete beginner.

[Jaybeez]

Originally Posted by Camsmummy

Jamie Oliver’s ministry of food is a good starter cookbook

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I second this, my daughter cooks some of these recipes at university.

[BarrettFamily]

I would go with Delia Smith. Covers everything.

[Elisebev]

Could be worth investing in a slow cooker for him. Can make very tasty dinners such as pulled pork/chicken, chilli with very little effort/skill required

[Twin mummy]

Originally Posted by Bianca

Quite often the best beginner's resources are created for kids and young people - they actually let you start with the basics. With that in mind, this looks very good: -

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Some things will be too simple, but there's a lot of good stuff in there, too, . (I had a quick look at the index.) ETA: Also, it's spiral-bound!

Disclaimer : I have the Sam Stern books, but not this one; I just like the look of it, so thought I'd mention it.

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I was going to suggest a version of this. I bought it for my girls when they were fairly young but I still use it as one of my basic cook books. If he wouldn't be put out that it's aimed at children, it's a great starter cook book.

[wanye]

as a dvd box set of "good eats" isnt available (hopefully one day they'll just release the full set), i'd go with the books from the series. they go into detail about *why* things should be cooked a certain way (theres a fair bit of science behind it, but in an easy to follow way, rather than going the heston blumenthal route!)

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[Guest]

Originally Posted by Mo&Chris

Can't beat the classic - Delia Smith

/Mo

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Yep! Delia.

She shows you how to boil the perfect egg. Sounds crass - not at all. Her approach is that once you can handle something to perfection then you can add to your skills as you go along.

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[Angela76]

I would also recommend writing your own recipes into a nice book for him! My eldest DD did that herself before she left home. She got a nice book and decided what family recipes she liked and asked me for the recipe. That way you know there will be things that he likes to eat and that's a great place to start learning to cook.

[Guest]

There's always the internet, never fails.

[Peter H]

Delilah is great for a beginner. If you follow her recipes to the letter you will make what you set out to do.