10 most common cooking mistakes to avoid 

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You do that, and the sauce will just run off your pasta. The starchier the pasta and pasta water the easy the pasta and sauce blend.

Adding oil when boiling pasta

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Both the chopping board and our hands need to be washed with soap and hot water to get rid of harmful bacteria from the meat

Not sanitizing your hands and cooktop after handling raw meat 

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When you have everything prepared in advance, you can add items as they are needed and finish cooking on time

Not having things ready and in place 

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Garlic sautés in about 30 seconds, while onions take about 8 minutes. By combining them you will get burnt, bitter garlic 

Never add garlic and onions at the same time 

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Sharpen those knives, cutting would be a breeze and fun and suddenly food prep is done in a jiffy 

Dull knives

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Boil the potatoes for 5 to 10 minutes in salt water and then roast them for perfectly roasted potatoes with a crispy exterior and fluffy interior 

Soggy, limp fried potatoes 

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When cooking a steak, follow this one rule: Don't mess with the steak. Stop moving it, poking, and turning it, just let it cook.

Moving the steak while it is roasting 

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By squashing down burger patties as they cook, you are squeezing out the juices and just making them drier, just don’t do it

Squash the burger patties while cooking 

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Some foods simply require gentle, slow cooking

Cooking on high heat to speed things up 

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While cooking, clean up at the same time. Remove any unnecessary utensils , throw away the trash, and clean up any spills

Messy cook top  

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