You are so correct Mama.... My oldest son once had a girlfriend that could not even boil water...lol.. seriously......she was going to cook Dinner for us one night and I forget what she was cooking but she put a pan on the stove and asked me how long do you boil water and at what temp.......that little episode was a disaster and we ended up ordering pizza...I tried to teach her a few things but she was hopeless in the kitchen....He now has a girlfriend that is a great cook.

Great Topic Ky

Ya think she'll ever learn how not to burn the cornflakes???

>how not to burn the cornflakes<

Easy. Just use a low flame.

I think all new cooks should start out with a saute pan because you start cooking with a small flame and you usually cut up small pieces of stuff onions mushrooms ect... you are using small amounts of different cooking oils. It's a start any way. Cookie

Ok, I always wondered what the official definition was for "sweat" and how it differs from saute..