Professional Chefs Are Telling People Not To Make These Common Kitchen Mistakes, And I'm Taking Notes
November 13, 2025
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“Underbaking things.”
“Home bakers (and particularly Americans) are so terrified of over-baking things that they wildly, tragically underbake them. Some things (brownies, snicker doodles) are best if you just barely bake them, but a lot of things (particularly breads, viennoiserie, some cookies, etc) need to get properly, richly browned. Colour is flavour! Raw flour…

