‘What’s a cooking tip you never paid attention to until you realised it was right all along?’ – 23 home chefs who reluctantly changed their ways

13.

‘Placing a wooden spoon over a pot to prevent the water boiling over.’
–looney_jetman

14.

‘Rather than taking ages chopping garlic, just take flat of a big knife, lay it on the clove, bash hard and then chop the mash.’
–ZoltanGertrude

15.

‘Letting meat rest after cooking. Spent years slicing straight into it and wondering why all the juices went everywhere. Obvious in hindsight but nobody actually tells you.’
–RequirementEasy4273

16.

‘Mushrooms. Hot pan with maybe a tiny splash of water, give them time to release all their water, let it evaporate or drain if there’s loads. THEN add your fat (oil or butter) to get the nice crispy finish. No more watery mushy mushrooms.’
–Swingit_Nottingham

17.

‘Not so much never paid attention to, rather was never told this one. It was Marco Pierre White talking about how water is the bane of flavour and you want to try and reduce it out of a lot of dishes. My cooking immediately improved 10 fold as soon as I understood this.’
–Successful_Dog1684

18.

‘Vinegar/citrus/sour is a seasoning just as much as salt, sweet etc, for pretty much all dishes. If a recipe is missing something when you taste it (which of course you all do right?) then try on if the vinegars.

‘Obviously not malt for all…. I have white, red, rice and cider by the cooker alongside the salt and pepper, sugar, mirin and agave.’
–Othersideofthemirror

19.

‘Cooking out tomato purée. Game changer. I used to just add it in later.’
–Bismuth88

20.

‘I used to suffer from really bad acid reflux but all my favourite stuff had tomatoes in it. I learnt to put a bit of baking soda in my tomato sauces and now I can have it more often.’
–Significant_Soup_279

21.

‘Put a lid on the pan, it took me until I was nearly 40 to actually do that.’
–AccomplishedRice7427

22.

‘Bash chicken breast until the thickest bit is as thin as the thinnest bit. Then in the oven a 220c for 20 minutes. Rest for 5. Juiciest chicken breast you’ll ever have.’
–AirconGuyUK

23.

‘My hob has nine heat settings. I only ever used the highest. Until last week.’
–Jankye1987

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