learning to cook is an easy feat..............
A lot of people think cooking is intimidating for a lot of reasons, that they'll fail, or people won't like what they've made or that cleaning up is a hassle or injuries or that its exhausting and stressful or even the kitchen heat, etc. All these things are bound to happen ,they would happen inevitably to everyone someday. These things even happen to the best of chefs and cooks, its just less likely to happen to them than it is to happen to you. Guess what? the the only differences between you and the best chefs are experience, perseverance, and the willingness to learn again after failing.
The first steps to take is to learn the easiest dishes anyone can make, it can be just a cup of instant coffee, or a bowl of instant noodles, make sure to add your own twist, make it your own signature recipe, for example to the coffee add a splash of vanilla, some cream and any other flavouring of your choice, add some cinnamon and a pinch of salt, you can also add a spray of canned whipped cream. To the instant ramen, cook it with some canned stock and stir fry it with browned garlic and ginger add some soy sauce and sesame oil, be sure to not use all the seasoning that comes with the packet, top with chives and spring onion greens. Make sure your signature dish is beautifully plated and tastes delicious . Taking a very basic and plain recipe and converting it to your own signature dish is the best way to start learning how to cook because first it boosts your confidence and makes you feel very accomplished, this first step will drive you to do more and more in the kitchen till you become almost perfect, you can't be perfect, imperfection is the only perfect in the kitchen lol.