1. Do not read the complete recipe before you start cooking
When you are preparing a dish for the first time it is important that you stop a bit to understand the whole process.
- The proteins lose properties.
- Add more salt of the correct one.
- Pastes with pasty texture.
- Cut and chop food as required.
- Measure the required portions and leave them ready in individual containers to facilitate handling.
- Place all the instruments and utensils that you will need by hand.
2. Do not let the meat rest after cooking
3. Mistakes you make with food: store potatoes and onions together
4. Do not wash your hands before handling food
- Before preparing food. Throughout the day you come in contact with all kinds of surfaces and bacteria. Wash your hands prior to preparing food and you will avoid contaminating them with these bacteria.
- After preparing the food and before serving. Once you have finished all the preparations and you will no longer manipulate the raw foods, it is time to wash your hands. During the cooking process some bacteria and contaminants are eliminated. However, if you do not wash your hands, you will be generating cross contamination. Also, remember to handle cooked foods with the proper instruments and not with your hands.
5. You keep the green leafy vegetables in a plastic bag
the plastic prevents air from circulating properly between the leaves