1. Taste as you go.
2. Read the entire recipe before you start cooking.
3. Make wise substitutions in baking (or don’t make any substitutions).
4. Boil when you should boil and simmer when you should simmer.
5. Heat up chocolate just a little.
6. Heat up butter just a little.
7. Heat up low-fat milk products just a little.
8. Know your oven’s quirks.
9. Be precise about measuring ingredients.
10. Use only a part of the pan.
11. Handle egg whites tenderly.
12. Turn food once.
13. Get the pan hot enough before you add the food.
14. Bake cakes and breads long enough.
15. Handle lower-fat dough with little energy.
16. Toast nuts only for a short time.
17. Shock vegetables when they’ve reached the desired texture.
18. Use superior ingredients
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