On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:45:32 -0800, Mark Thorson <nospam@sonic.net>
wrote:

>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.
>
>Forgetting to put in an ingredient.

Underseasoning, especially salt.

Not doing mise en place, which involves more than just setting out
your ingredients. It also involves reading the whole recipe before you
even start. Then you won't get to the middle of it, and discover
that you need such and such that you don't have, or that you should
have done this step first, or that you should have started a day
before.

Christine
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