A Minimalist Guide To The Fundamentals of Cooking

Easy and intuitive cooking, without recipes.

Hey, everyone!

If you’ve been following this newsletter for a while you’ll know that last year I created a four-week cohort program focused on teaching people how to cook without recipes. Over the last few months, I’ve taken that curriculum and turned it into a self-paced program that anyone can learn on their own time. Today it’s officially live!

The program is called 80/20 Cooking since it focuses on the few important, high-leverage skills that really make a difference in knowing how to cook. I describe it as a minimalist guide to the fundamentals of cooking because it’s straightforward, approachable, and effective. I don’t dive deep into the science of cooking or the nerdy details— I just focus on the practical and learnable skills that really improve your cooking.

The program is split into two parts:

• First, there are 12 lessons that cover cooking fundamentals and foundational skills— how to stock your kitchen and your pantry, knife skills, using salt and acidity, understanding heat, and a bunch more. These lessons are a mix of written content, photos, and videos, with links to my favorite products and resources.

• Then, there are 18 practice recipes with step-by-step photo instructions. These recipes are designed to be lessons in and of themselves, with detailed notes on key techniques and concepts to apply. The recipes will allow you to learn specific dishes, but they’ll also teach core techniques that you can apply to other similar dishes.

In addition, there are a bunch of exclusive brand discounts included. I’ve partnered with a bunch of my favorite brands, so you can get codes for 25% off Made In Cookware, 20% off Vera Salt and Zimms Organics, 15% off Oliva Dorado, and a bunch more savings on brands like Heritage Steel, Seatopia, Masseria Estate, Masa Chips, and more. I think that if you take advantage of these discounts the course will more than pay for itself.

Finally, I’ve created a built-in custom AI tutor that can answer all of your course and cooking questions, in real time, as you go through the material. You can ask it for recipe edits, ingredient substitutions, suggested dishes based on what you have available, or feedback on what you’ve cooked. There’s also a Telegram group for students of the course if you want to ask me questions directly.

If you’re interested, you can access the program and learn more on the website, or check out a preview of the content below!

Myles