15 bad cooking habits and 14 good ones

[xenon]

It’s a good list - but agreed with @LuFins-Dad. Hard disagree on number 1.

I love thick pub style burgers, and you shouldn’t press those. But I love smashed burgers more. I’ll remember to post a pic next time I cook them on the outdoor griddle.

[jon-nyc]

Well I think the spirit of the rule is correct in that even the link said smash in the first 30s. Key is don’t press it down when you see it start to get fat from the juices. That does indeed dry it out.

[Mik]

I like a 1/4 lb burger of really high quality. No smashing. My current fave is Omaha Steaks. Other than that, I get my burger meat from TS Farms, same as my favorite burger joint, Bones' Burgers.

[89th]

Good to know about rinsing cutting board before cutting onions. Also keeping pancake mix NOT over-mixed. I'll have to try both of those.

I'm a "clean as I cook" person, my wife is not. I'm also a "put away laundry when it is folded" and she is not. Must be how our brains are wired. One is logical and one is...

[Mik]

But wait... there's MORE!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/recipes/gordon-ramsay-s-method-is-just-old-inaccurate-folklore-people-are-sharing-the-cooking-advice-they-ignore-at-all-costs/ar-BB1k55wa?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=7060351b9bfe47a3aabb0e07c9dcdb70&ei=28

[Mik]

And more..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/recipes/people-are-sharing-their-favorite-cooking-technique-or-hack-that-most-home-cooks-don-t-know-about-and-some-are-fascinating/ar-AA1aPTtn?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=b5a7f271cacb41fe91e48ae9e586b3a0&ei=267

[Aqua Letifer]

2."I add frozen berries directly into my hot oatmeal to defrost the berries while simultaneously cooling the oatmeal to the perfect, edible temperature."

How is this a hack? It's just common sense.

[Aqua Letifer]

Here's one of my own. So far I've tried this with pancakes, french toast, ebelskivers, indian curries, cookies, mac & cheese and muffins. Worked right out of the gate on everything but the muffins and cookies, but with some adjustments to the amount it now works great for those, too:

Use kefir instead of milk.

[xenon]

Smash burgers last night on the griddle. These were flipped after about 40 seconds.

[LuFins Dad]

Nice.