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Do you prefer learning to cook from online videos or from a real person?

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Both have their place. Videos are great for picking up a specific technique whenever it suits you. But learning from a real person means you can ask questions on the spot, and you absorb all the little habits that recipes never mention.

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  • bottle something — to capture or preserve something intangible so you can keep it“If only you could bottle that feeling.”
  • doing it all wrong — doing something in completely the wrong way“Turns out I'd been doing it all wrong for years.”

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