Pits09 wrote:
> What are the most common mistakes in cooking among the experts here .
>
> Mine appears to be a bit heavy handed with the Garlic and or chillis
> curry pepper pot etc.
>
> Or - Undercooking veggies when I steam them (according to she who
> must be obeyed) so now have to use two separate steamers and start
> hers earlier.

Burning things when I drift off to the computer while cooking. <G>

Seriously, I think that one of the biggest mistakes people who are bad cooks
make is thinking that everything ought to be "easy" and using substitute
ingredients, like cans of soup instead of quickly making a simple bechamel
or veloute.

The other thing I hate is over-sized hunks of watery steamed green
vegetables that have lost their color and texture. Much better to cut
broccoli so that the stems cook quickly, then blanch in a large quantity of
boiling salted water, or wash then stir fry/steam it with the water that
clings in a covered cast iron skillet or wok with a little olive oil. (You
can get a little blackening if you want, which is tasty.