When cooking, sometimes you add ingredients thinking it will make the dish better, but it can actually end up ruining your dishes. That's why here are the mistakes you shouldn't make when cooking, to help you get a tasty dish.
1. Adding oil to the water when boiling noodles
When boiling noodles for pasta, some people add oil to the water while boiling. Adding oil is correct if you want to prevent the water from boiling over and to keep the noodles from sticking to each other, but if you're planning to pair the noodles with sauce, it's not suitable. This is because it makes it difficult for the sauce to stick to the noodles.
2. Don't let the meat warm up
Before cooking meat from the refrigerator, you should let it reach room temperature. Otherwise, when cooking, the outside may be cooked while the inside remains uncooked.
3. Don't slice the meat right after it's cooked
When cooking, the juices of the meat tend to gather in the center of the meat. That's why you should wait a while for the juices to spread out to the sides before slicing.
5. Don't remove the lid when cooking rice
When cooking rice, many people tend to remove the lid to check if the rice is cooked. When you open the lid like this, the heat escapes and the temperature at the bottom decreases, causing the rice to become hard and dry.
6. Wash vegetables and let them dry
After washing green vegetables, drain them until they are dry. Otherwise, the water will turn into steam, and once the dish is cooked, the vegetables will become soggy and lose their flavor.
7. Don't overcrowd the pan
For most people, it's convenient to cook by just putting everything into one pan. However, if there's too much food in there, it will cause the meat to lose its moisture.
8. Adding garlic too early
Since garlic cooks quickly, adding it first can ruin the flavor, so you should add it last.
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