Monday, May 12, 2008

Common Cooking Mistakes

Posted by Josh in Basic Tips, Cooking, Real Simple

Real Simple has a list of 5 common cooling mistakes. I thought the first tip was the best and the one that has most often sent me ordering take-out.

The Mistake: You didn’t read the recipe all the way through before you started cooking.

“Reading a recipe is like looking at a map before going on a trip. It’s the best way to make sure your meal is successful,” says Linda Carucci, author of Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks (Chronicle, $23, www.amazon.com). Most cooking mishaps happen when a crucial detail is overlooked. …

What to Do Next Time: Before picking up a spoon, take a minute to focus on the details.

Though that is the best tip, the one I am probably guiltiest of is not heating the pan enough when I am trying to cook, which apparently leads to every problem short of dysentery. All of the tips are worth checking out. See the full article here.

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