What is the most important tip for cooking??

Read recipes thoroughly ahead of time. Twice.

Admit it. You’re thinking this is the dumbest cooking tip of all time. You’re like “DUH! Of course you’re supposed to read the recipe!” But when you find a good recipe, you skim it quickly and start cooking.

Me, too. I’ve done it. Skimmed that baby and thought good enough. Because I’m no amateur. I know what I’m doing by now, right?

Wrong. The result? Epic fail. Mistakes get made.

It’s not just important to read the recipe before you start cooking, it’s also just as important to read the recipe when you decide to make the dish. 

Why is it so important?

Even recipes from published cookbooks can leave out information (or ingredients!) in the list but there it is, hidden further down in the instructions. It’s also possible that you’ll miss that “marinate overnight” instruction or “pour batter into Spring form pan” and…ooops…you don’t have a Spring form pan.

Be a cool cook. Read, reread, and then cook.