"The mission: to make each one of us a better cook." I'm sure this website will help some people, but definitely not me. When I first started cooking, I wanted

"The mission: to make each one of us a better cook." I'm sure this website will help some people, but definitely not me. When I first started cooking, I wanted to start at step 1. But sites like these simply throw recipes at you without teaching you the techniques first. There's a tips section, but it's not connected to the recipes at all. Luckily, I found Rouxbe.com a couple of years ago. I liked it so much I bought a lifetime membership (no longer offered). If your personality is like mine and you want to know explicitly how and why things should be done, I definitely recommend Rouxbe. For example, when learning how to pan fry, you're first taught how to properly heat a pan, what sounds to listen to when pan frying, how to adjust the temperature, what type and size pan to buy, etc. And of course there's a user forum with professionals to answer any dumb questions you might have.