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For many people, home cooking has changed from being an essential chore
to something that is done for pleasure as a creative activity.
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Reasons for home cooking
include sharing a special meal with friends and family, preserving
seasonal products from your garden, producing cakes and pastries that
can be sold to raise money, and much more.
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There
is growing interest in learning about new types of food, food from
different countries and historic periods, and different methods of cooking and
presentation.
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Cookery & Food Association 0208 948 3870
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BBC Good Food
Cake Decoration
Cakes & Sugarcraft
You can also look at many of the general women's and home and garden
magazines.
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Find a local cookery group
or club (see organisations above).
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Take a class or course at your local
adult education
centre.
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Consult books or magazines
on different types of cooking.
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Check in your local library/paper
or education centre for more information.
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Skills and people
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Anyone can cook, whatever their age or sex. It
is easy to learn basic cookery, though there are also high level skills to
be acquired if you want.
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Most cooking is done in the home, for family and friends. But
many people join cookery classes or groups to improve special skills and
to enjoy the stimulus and social contacts.
Equipment or clothing
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There are many kinds of special pans and utensils, but most foods can
be cooked with a fairly basic range of equipment.
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ome kind of
stove, cooking pots and pans, and basic ingredients are essential,
together with recipes of some kind for what you want to make.
A place or facilities
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The main place most people cook is in their kitchen at home.
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Classes or groups may have access to a catering kitchen in school, college
or the like.
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