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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?!

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Close-up of a rusty kitchen sink drain highlighting a common cooking mistake related to kitchen cleanliness. Don't pour oils down the drain!

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    Undercooked chicken slices on a plate illustrating a common cooking mistake people are sharing online. Medium rare chicken. Works for steaks, but not for hen.

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    Hand gripping a chef's knife incorrectly, illustrating one of the biggest cooking mistakes people often make. Don't try to catch a dropped knife. Back away and let it fall.

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    Cooking mistake of boiling rice in a pot with seasoning visible, illustrating common cooking errors people make. DON'T LEAVE PASTA IN THE WATER WHEN IT'S DONE!!!!!

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    Sliced rare beef on a cutting board with a knife, illustrating common cooking mistakes noticed by people. Don't cut meat immediately after cooking it, more juices will flow out, the meat will become drier. Wait a few minutes

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    Flames erupting from a pan on a stove illustrating a common cooking mistake people often make in the kitchen. Never and I mean never panic if you start a fire on accident, you need to be calm enough to know if you have to smother it (oil or grease fires) or grab the extinguisher. Panicking can get your house burned down

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    Close-up of an onion being sliced on a wooden cutting board illustrating common cooking mistakes in food preparation. Don't use a nice knife on anything other than food. (a common offense would be opening a food package with it) Don't send a nice knife through a dishwasher Don't leave a sharp knife in the sink Don't leave a knife wet, even ones claiming to be stainless will often rust if left wet.

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    Clear glass cutting board with visible food stains highlighting common cooking mistakes noticed by people. Glass cutting boards. Like seriously, just GTFO. And in a similar vein, dangerously dull knives. I’ve seen some real bludgeons in other people’s kitchens; no wonder they hate prep work.

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    Mixing flour into batter in a glass bowl with a spoon, illustrating common cooking mistakes people often make. guessing at amounts when baking.

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    Handwritten recipe note with ingredients for a bowl and dressing, highlighting common cooking mistakes in preparation. I'd like to add to this that you should read and understood the entire recipe before you start cooking. You don't have time to boil water when you need to "add boiling water". And it's nice to have the rice ready when you arrive at "serve with rice".

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    Cloves of garlic scattered on a wooden surface illustrating common cooking mistakes people often make. Skipping fresh ingredients. Just peel & chop garlic! Squeeze a lemon! Skip the jar/ bottle

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    Hand stirring mushrooms and garlic in a pan, illustrating common cooking mistakes noticed by others in the kitchen. For the love of god stop mucking about with whatever it is you're cooking. Unless it's something you specifically need to be mixing or stirring constantly, leave it alone! You'll never get proper color on things if they make more contact with your spatula than your pan.

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    People coming into the kitchen to "help".

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    Close-up of dried red chili peppers on a wooden surface, illustrating common cooking mistakes noticed by people. Learned this the hard way: don't throw fresh chili peppers into a hot pan unless you want to pepper spray the whole house!

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    Person seasoning a large red pot on a stove in a kitchen, highlighting common cooking mistakes noticed by others. Adding salt as a matter of course, or just because the recipe says to. Taste first, and only add if needed. If you've used stock or a stock cube in your dish you might not even need salt, they already have it.

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    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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    Melting butter in a pan, illustrating a common cooking mistake people often make in the kitchen. Not using enough butter.

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    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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    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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    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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    Mixing ingredients unevenly in a bowl, a common cooking mistake people often share and notice in kitchens. Don't let your baking powder get clumpy. Tiny rocks of baking powder ruin anything you bake.

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