Hungry Janey: Some Info From Cooking Light

Here's an article from Cooking Light for you.

Confession: I think that I'm often guilty of #3, #4, #6, and #9. I added excuses for my mistakes in red because, well, that's how I roll. :)

The 25 Most Common Cooking Mistakes

Learn how to avoid these common mistakes for success every time.

1. You don’t taste as you go.
2. You don’t read the entire recipe before you start cooking.
3. You make unwise substitutions in baking. (Often because I am trying to make the recipe more healthy, but I should just learn that wheat bran and apple sauce are only good in so many things.)
4. You boil when you should simmer. (I tend to ignore pots and then accidentally boil. Sue me.)
5. You overheat chocolate.
6. You over-soften butter. (Generally because of poor planning, I have to soften my butter in the microwave, and I tend to overdo it.)
7. You overheat low-fat milk products.
8. You don’t know your oven’s quirks and idiosyncrasies.
9. You’re too casual about measuring ingredients. (I wouldn't call it casual. I'd call it liberal. Or lazy. Okay, fine - I'm lazy)
10. You overcrowd the pan.
11. You mishandle egg whites.
12. You turn the food too often.
13. You don’t get the pan hot enough before you add the food.
14. You slice meat with―instead of against―the grain.
15. You underbake cakes and breads.
16. You don’t use a meat thermometer.
17. Meat gets no chance to rest after cooking.
18. You try to rush the cooking of caramelized onions.
19. You overwork lower-fat dough.
20. You neglect the nuts you’re toasting.
21. You don’t shock vegetables when they’ve reached the desired texture.
22. You put all the salt in the marinade or breading.
23. You pop meat straight from the fridge into the oven or onto the grill.
24. You don’t know when to abandon ship and start over.
25. You use inferior ingredients.

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Some Info From Cooking Light

1. You don’t taste as you go.

2. You don’t read the entire recipe before you start cooking.

3. You make unwise substitutions in baking. (Often because I am trying to make the recipe more healthy, but I should just learn that wheat bran and apple sauce are only good in so many things.)

4. You boil when you should simmer. (I tend to ignore pots and then accidentally boil. Sue me.)

5. You overheat chocolate.

6. You over-soften butter. (Generally because of poor planning, I have to soften my butter in the microwave, and I tend to overdo it.)

7. You overheat low-fat milk products.

8. You don’t know your oven’s quirks and idiosyncrasies.

9. You’re too casual about measuring ingredients. (I wouldn't call it casual. I'd call it liberal. Or lazy. Okay, fine - I'm lazy)

10. You overcrowd the pan.

11. You mishandle egg whites.

12. You turn the food too often.

13. You don’t get the pan hot enough before you add the food.

14. You slice meat with―instead of against―the grain.

15. You underbake cakes and breads.

16. You don’t use a meat thermometer.

17. Meat gets no chance to rest after cooking.

18. You try to rush the cooking of caramelized onions.

19. You overwork lower-fat dough.

20. You neglect the nuts you’re toasting.

21. You don’t shock vegetables when they’ve reached the desired texture.

22. You put all the salt in the marinade or breading.

23. You pop meat straight from the fridge into the oven or onto the grill.

24. You don’t know when to abandon ship and start over.

25. You use inferior ingredients.

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