Really bad kitchen habits you need to stop now
Jessica Morris
20 March 2024
Cooking clangers
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Not reading the recipe in advance
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Opening the oven door halfway through cooking
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Cooking in a cold pan
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Overfilling a frying pan
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Guessing baking quantities
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Underestimating how slowly a slow cooker cooks
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Using boiling water for coffee and tea
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Under-seasoning during cooking
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Barbecuing when the flames are still kicking up
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Forgetting to wash vegetables and salads
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Washing chicken and other raw meats
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Throwing perfectly good food away
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Not tasting a dish as you cook it
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Licking the spoon you're using to cook
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Using old herbs and spices
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Cooking the same dishes time and again
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Using metal utensils on non-stick pans
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Using extra virgin olive oil for frying
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Serving meat too soon
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Using blunt knives
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Over-stirring the pan as you cook
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Cooking meat straight from the fridge
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Leaving butter uncovered
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Pre-cooking lasagne sheets
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Using the same chopping board or knife for raw meat and vegetables
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Letting your pets near food
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Not wiping surfaces after cooking
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Mixing meaty and vegetarian foods
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Putting non-stick pans in the dishwasher
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Using the wrong knife
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