FoodSEP 5, 2025

People Are Sharing The Biggest Cooking Mistakes They've Noticed Others Making (32 Pics)

Whenever I’m feeling blue, I tune into one of cooking legend Gordon Ramsay’s food shows. His screaming is soothing and I love absorbing all the advice on what not to do in the kitchen. You know if I ever end up having to make him lunch at a top-tier restaurant out of the blue. Don’t forget the lamb sauce? Check. Don’t send out raw salmon? Gotcha! Don’t be an idiot sandwich? Roger that! But there are tons of other cooking no-no’s that are extremely useful to know.

And redditor MomosOnSale got other cooking aficionados talking and sharing their advice on what you shouldn’t be doing in the kitchen. We’ve collected the best tips and tricks for you to snack on. Remember to upvote the ones that you found useful and if you’ve got any extra ones to share, drop us a comment below.

Pie artist, baking expert, and cooking diva Jessica Clark-Bojin told Bored Panda all about her kitchen pet peeves, the basic blunders that amateur cooks tend to make, and how to make our meals look enticing, so be sure to read on for her wonderful insights. Jessica recently announced the first book dedicated to pie art, 'Pies Are Awesome: The Definitive Pie Art Book,' and has just sold her very first NFT and the world's first-ever cryptoFoodArt.

Just for the record—ugh! Who uses glass cutting boards?!

Read More: People Are Sharing The Biggest Cooking Mistakes They've Noticed Others Making (36 Pics)

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#21

Hand sprinkling salt into a bowl, illustrating common cooking mistakes people often make in the kitchen.

Don't season a liquid before reducing it, it will become too salty after you reduce it.

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#22

Melting butter in a pan, illustrating a common cooking mistake people often make in the kitchen.

Not using enough butter.

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#23

Close-up of a broken chocolate bar showing a common cooking mistake with texture and smooth surface details.

never let water touch chocolate.

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#24

A blue plastic knife and a small metal whisk crossed on a yellow surface representing cooking mistakes.

Cutting with a dull knife. Get yourself a sharpener, even if it's a cheap one.

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#25

Bacon frying in a black pan with sizzling oil, illustrating common cooking mistakes noticed by people.

Resting is part of cooking. That bacon you cooked to perfection that's still in the skillet? Yeah, that's too late. You need to remove things from heat a little earlier than youd think so that the ambient heat continues to do its job. Otherwise you're overcooking it.

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Close-up of hands adding salt to a bowl, illustrating common cooking mistakes people often make in the kitchen.

Remember, you can't get some stuff back after you add it. Go slow with seasonings, and lightly. You can always add more, but you can't take it back. Don't let your food taste like ocean water.

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People Are Sharing The Biggest Cooking Mistakes They've Noticed Others Making (32 Pics)

Cranking the heat to reduce the cooking time will leave you with a burnt outside and an under-done inside.

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#28

Cast iron skillet with no seasoning on stove, illustrating a common cooking mistake people are sharing online.

Don't use a cold pan to sear something; get the pan hot first, better sear.

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#29

Hands catching flowing water with a black background, representing a common cooking mistake of improper ingredient washing.

Do not mix hot cooking oil and cool sink water! I saw a girl burn the hell out of herself because she didn't listen to the Home Ec. teacher. She threw her hot oil in a sink with some cool water running. Boom! Sprayed hot oil all over her arm and neck. Let your oil cool folks.

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