Chefs Confessed The 10 Cooking "Rules" They Break Constantly, And Why You Should, Too
January 12, 2026
10 Cooking Rules Chefs Always Break
Cooking can seem like a lot of rules. Don’t run water over cooked pasta! Use a hot pan! Preheat your oven! But as the saying goes, sometimes you have to know the rules to know how to break them. So I turned to those who know best, asking three chefs the things they intentionally do “wrong” in the kitchen that actually make their dishes…





