I have been cooking for years, just wish I could cook as well as my mom. I do much better if I am cooking at home for my family. If I am taking it off somewhere, I will mess it up no matter what. I love to bake just about anything cooking together with family on the holidays. I have finally been able to get chichen and dumplings to turn out right. My daughter said they are almost as good as granny's. Almost! nothing major. Burned a few cakes/cookies and had to start over. Tried to take a cake out of the baking pan too early and only got half of it.