If you use them in everything get good ones if you can! Also owning one good knife has changed the game for me.
Good ingredients to invest in:
- sea salt (maldon is my fave)
- butter (get the most luxurious delicious butter you can and put it on and in everything)
- Olive oil (the good ones taste so much better and you don't use as much cos they actually have flavour so last equally as long)
My other fave cooking tips:
- salt your sautéed mushrooms late on, not straight away to avoid rubbery texture
- roast your cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, kale) with a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon for ten minutes on 180 for the best time of your life
- spices and dried herbs last ages. I always have: cumin, tumeric, garlic powder, smoked paprika, chilli flakes, basil, parsley.
- bouillon is great for adding flavour (throw in the water with orzo or pastina, add a cup to soup or curry etc)