People Basically you're saying" I don't have the ability to follow simple instructions"
sharebecause the majority of people who have difficulty cooking aren't patient enough to stay over by the stove while something is on the range.
shareTrue. People who don't know how to cook and just try to wing it usually end up making a mess of it. But as you say it's just a matter of following instructions, whether from a cook book or a Youtube video.
I find cooking quite simple really, but I really enjoy doing it so that helps I suppose. I usually only need to follow a recipe once or twice then I commit it to memory and add my own modifications.
Cooking is fun for me. I probably would have made a decent chef but then it would be work and probably nowhere near as enjoyable.
There's basic cooking and then there's art.
shareI find it simple but then I enjoy it. Some people don't enjoy it.
shareSome types of cooking are difficult, if you're aiming for a specific result rather than merely an edible result. Furthermore, there aren't always accurate instructions available. Suppose you want to make fried chicken that tastes exactly like what you get at Kentucky Fried Chicken, or better yet, exactly what you got there in 1980 or earlier.
First you'll need a pressure fryer. If you want to live a little dangerously you can use an ordinary stovetop pressure cooker, but a real pressure fryer from a reputable manufacturer will cost you thousands of dollars. Then you'll need some hydrogenated cottonseed oil, and good luck finding that at the grocery store these days. In the past you could just buy Crisco shortening, but real Crisco no longer exists. Today's Crisco is just a blend of soybean and palm oil. Then the real fun part is figuring out the recipe for the breading (none of the "copycat" recipes online are even close in my experience).
Next up, try to make a pizza at home that tastes like one from, e.g., Pat's Pizza in Orono, Maine, or Grimaldi's Pizzeria in NYC, or even one from any given Pizza Hut, for that matter.