Kitchen Tips: Rethinking Common Advice for Easier Cooking
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Many people ignore expiration dates for cheeses and use them even if they have a little mold, just cutting off the moldy part.
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It's often advised to slowly pour oil into dressings, but it's easier to just put everything in a jar and shake it up.
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Onion cooking times calling for "translucent" onions in 3 minutes are unrealistic; onions take much longer to properly soften.
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Using less water than recipes call for when boiling pasta allows the pot to boil faster and leaves starchy pasta water to help the sauce cling.
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Spice measurements like teaspoons are often ignored in favor of visual estimates and taste tests for more flexibility and flavor.