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There are people who love to cook and who find that the best way to make themselves a delicious meal is by following a recipe. And there are those who like to improvise with what they have and what they know. A lot of things can happen during the cooking process and it might seem that the dish is ruined, when in fact, a little mistake just made things better. Having this in mind, Reddit user @ThymeandGarlic decided to ask others what is that one dish they cook “wrong” on purpose because it tastes so much better. The question that received more than 8K upvotes was answered by many cooking enthusiasts who revealed their little secrets that make their food taste better. 

Some users revealed that they prefer over-cooked meals while others don’t bother waiting until they are fully cooked. Other members revealed that they like rich tastes so they don’t limit themselves when it comes to putting sauce or gravy on their food. Which food do you intentionally cook “wrong”? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comment section down below! 

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered "Add one clove of garlic."

Oh, bless your sweet soul. It's like those recipes from the fifties that suggested a few grains of cayenne added to an entire pot of food. I don't get out of bed for less that 4 cloves of garlic.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered Hella. Vanilla. Never measure it. Just hella vanilla.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Add a couple of drops of vanilla to your pancake batter. Thank me later.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I know it's traditional to cook quesadillas in a dry skillet, but if you butter them first, the flavor is really quite good.

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Reagan Maher
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it makes them crispy without burning them to much or completely melting the cheese all over

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I drain the water out of my ramen and eat it like a pasta rather than a soup. My girlfriend makes fun of me for my "dry ramen" but I cant eat it any other way

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Pezor Zass
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

had a gf who cooked and drained the noodles, then added a spoonful of butter with the spice pack. salty af, but i can't say it wasn't tasty.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I was drunk one night making tacos and halfway through realized we had no tortillas... so I changed it to sloppy joes, but already had put in the taco seasoning. We liked it so much that we make "Taco Joes" as a regular thing now.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sloppy joe meat is ground beef that's sort of sweet and spicy, with the beef broken up in a sauce. You normally put it between hamburger buns and that's the sloppy joe. Taco beef (in the Us, because that's what they tell you to do on the packet) is normally just browned ground beef with chili powder, spices, and salt. They're pretty different. Once the guy realized no tortillas, he used the seasoned taco beef to make the sweet, syrupy sloppy joe meat. So, imagine sweet, salty, spicy, gooey meat between bread.

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Rose Romano
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If people got over the idea that what they like is good and what they don't like is bad, the world would be a better place.

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Mimi M
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I make a bean-less chili that is basically ground beef with chili-type seasonings. It's delicious.

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Huddo's sister
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds good. I can't eat beans anymore and I really miss chilli con carn. I might try it without the beans, or replace them with chickpeas.

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Walking On Sunshine
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They used to have those at Taco Bell in the 80s. They were called the Bell Beefer. I miss them so much.

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LynzCatastrophe
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do drunk people cook? The most I'm capable of doing is taking food from the fridge and eating it as I found it

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Josh Powell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nacho cheeseburgers are fire. Just add some salsa and cheese to browned hamburger meat. Chef's kiss.

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von Funnyname
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo that sounds soo gooooood! Right up there with spaghetti sandwiches

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Leslie Crittenden
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny story, there is an excellent Mexican restaurant here run by a popular guy named Joe. It has an actual name but everyone just calls it Taco Joe's!

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mom24boys
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was a kid, some taco shops like Naugles, Del Taco and Taco Tia sold "bun tacos" and boy oh boy, they were tasty.

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Kayley Meredith
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have local restaurants that make this and call it a Tavo Burger

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Henry Crank
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This sounds pretty good. A fajita seasoning would awesome here too.

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jon beatty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sure it kicked ass,if you served that to someone else they couldn't tell the difference.👍

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Janice Green
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're called bun tacos and it used to be on the menu at Taco Bell - if any of you are old enough to remember P.S. I have started my campaign to bring back the bun taco!

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Raheen Ballard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We do this but backwards... using sloppy joe meat on tortillas. 💯

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Garrett Fitzgerald
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

French Taco Grinder. Cut a loaf in half, fill it with taco meat, top with cheese, close it, and toast in the oven for a few minutes.

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Brian Farmer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sloppy Joes are proof that Satan is real and means to do us harm.

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Saint Lynnie
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In middle school, I had home EC. One day my group was supposed to make chicken enchiladas, but we neglected the step that said to roll the chicken mixture up into the tortillas and laying them in the pan... Instead we ended up with a casserole kind of thing by layering tortilla, chicken, sauce, cheese, tortilla, chicken, sauce, cheese, and so on and so forth. It turned out amazingly good. I call it Mexican lasaña. Over the years I've tweaked the recipe, adding layers of yellow rice, southwest corn and black beans to make it more hearty... I'm so glad for that home EC blunder, because without it, I wouldn't have one of my most popular dishes

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Kathy Puls
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Back in the 70's Taco Bell had this exact thing on their menu, it was called a Bell Beefer I believe.

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Jennifer Norton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a tex mex fast food chain here in Texas that makes these. They call them chili burgers. They are a-mazing!

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Imogene Cargeaux
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ooo. This sounds good. Sloppy Joe sauce gives me heartburn. But I love them so much. Maybe this would be a good alternative.

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BasedWang
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cant lie Ive done this before AND made sloppy tacos . So yea, theres that

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Pungent Sauce
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s a Gordita, basically taco/burrito ingredients on a toasted bun. They’ve got their own section on the menu at most Mexican restaurants.

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#6

User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I prefer dry cereal.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dry cereal with a cup of milk to wash it down. Then the cereal stayed crunchy. I like raisin bran

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#7

User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I love burning vegetables a little bit when I roast them. Not until they’re blackened or charcoaly, just past the point where their natural color disappears. I’ve been doing it a lot with zucchini lately and it’s magical.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I like my salmon overdone on the edges... nice and crispy but not dry as a bone on the inside. It’s a fine art haha

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

just have to cook it at a high enough temp. i like salmon and tuna crispy outside and near raw inside

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#9

User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I actually really like instant mashed potatoes. I can make some really good dishes with potatoes from scratch, but that cheap instant stuff is like crack to me.

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Reagan Maher
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My family always buys the best instant mashed potatoes from Costco. Add a little butter and some herbs😗🤌

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#10

User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered Mushy cereal and melting ice cream. Just leave it on the counter for like 10 mins.

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#11

User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I make "baked potatoes" in the microwave.

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#12

User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I burn my grilled cheese sandwiches. I grew up with a mother who always burned them, so its become a comfort flavor for me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not picked up from Mom. Cheddar on sourdough, put butter in pan, then add sandwich once butter melts. Turn heat down really low, set the timer for 10-15 minutes. If really well browned, pick up sandwich, add more butter and flip. Give the same amount of time to the second side. Solo crispy, and the cheese that oozes out and gets crispy...Mwah! Also, try tomato or V-8 juice as a side.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I prefer my bacon soft and chewy.

I consider it done when caramelization starts to occur on both sides.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I don’t cook my cookies. They never make it to the oven.

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Karis Ravenhill
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If they just vaccinated the chickens against salmonella like we do in the UK, the issue of eating cookie dough raw would not be a problem anymore.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered i swear the veggies come out better in the oven if you dont turn them. Having one side really well done and the other not is the superior way to roast veg.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered Extra lemon in my hollandaise.

Am I out of touch? No, it's the recipes that are wrong!

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#17

User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered Way too much black pepper in everything.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No such thing as too much pepper. Whenever I order a sandwich and am asked if I want pepper I tell them to paint it black.

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#18

User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I like my pasta overdone. Like not mushy but definitely past al dente

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is far too common. I know a lot of people like mushy pasta, and I'll eat pasta in any form, but I prefer it with a little toothiness left in it.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I grew up eating canned green beans. I don't like crunchy green beans, slow cooked is the best!

I love Southern Style green beans, of course.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered Not actually cooking I guess...but stale marshmallows. Not rock hard, but that...crunchy-chewy stage? I will purposely leave the bag open in the pantry to get that treat.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered Risotto. Julia Child puts it in the oven and it's never failed me. Every time I try to make it on the stove, it doesn't come out right. If it's good enough for Julia, it's good enough for me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Chefs pan on the stove every time, smoked haddock, peas, asparagus, broccoli, courgette and creme fraiche.

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#22

User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered Way too much vinegar in everything. I would never serve my salad dressing to guests, but I definitely love that sour pucker.

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Pezor Zass
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i could do vinegar shots. I'm sure my teeth have suffered from my love of sour

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered There’s one particular pasta dish from my childhood which isn’t properly nostalgic unless I put that s***ty pregrated Parmesan on it

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I know pink pork is safe, and I always temp my meats, but I like it above where most sites say it's "perfect."

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Karis Ravenhill
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gregory House blew this one for me, the episode where the patient had loads of tapeworms in her system from eating undercooked pork. From that day on I overcook pork always.

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#25

User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered I intentionally burn my rice. I think the crispy part is very tasty.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered When I cook Kraft dinner, which is rare now, I add way too much milk. I love it saucy!

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KatHat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Has to be called "Kraft Dinner" in Canada because it doesn't contain enough actual cheese to have "cheese" legally in the name. Which doesn't make it bad; just an interesting fact.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered No but sometimes I prefer white wine with red meat.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be honest, there is a lot snobbery in the wold of wine. My advice is jus drink whatever wine you like with whatever meal. If you like it an enjoy, that is all that matters.

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User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered French fries... I like em soggy

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#29

Honestly? I like my chicken a little dry. Obviously not hard to swallow dry, but I don’t enjoy a really juicy chicken breast/tenderloin/etc.

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#30

User Online Had To Find Out “Is There A Food You Intentionally Cook 'Wrong'?", And 30 Folks Delivered My grandpa is a terrible cook so when he makes pancakes they’re always burned on the outside and basically raw batter on the inside, but they taste soo good like that. He always asks: how are they? are they fully cooked? and we all just say yes because we purposely want him to keep making them like that

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