it never ceases to amaze me the people who won't follow a recipe then complain it is not a good recipe. the number of people whom I led down the road of cooking; this is especially true for techies who seem adverse or even scared to try; is quite long and it came down to one thing.

start with simple recipes. follow exactly.

then work your way to complex items and personal variations but the key to understanding cooking is to follow a recipe and see why it works.

if you want to scare yourself later go play with browning butter, reducing, and for real fun making candies