How do I get over fear of cooking?
How do I get over fear of cooking?
I don't know if anyone here has been through this.. but I eat a lot of fast food because I have a fear of using anything to cook, if it's for me to make something like bread and butter, that's fine, it's just a fork that I need, but when it comes to using a furnace or those kind of things, I just have a fear I might mess up somehow and start a fire or something.. I know it sounds stupid but it's a nightmare I have in my head for some reason =/, I thought I'd try getting over it so I could cook my own meals and get more healthy but thar's a barrier stopping me.. can anyone who has been through this give me any advice on it?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQBUu3J2USA
Kitchen fires are scarier than they are difficult to deal with, if you are prepared and remain calm. You can see in this video how quickly and easily you can contain and extinguish the fire with just a baking sheet or a metal pot lid or just another pan. The real trouble happens when people panic or respond to the fire improperly, like splashing water onto it. It's also smart to keep a small fire extinguisher in your kitchen, just in case.
There is also a lot of food that you can cook that will have little to no risk of causing a fire (soup, curry, rice, pasta, braised meats, steamed vegetables, pretty much anything that is wet or contains a lot of water or is cooked with water/steam), although if you keep your kitchen clean and tidy, and use your stove burners on appropriate levels, there should be little risk of a fire anyway.