“One person actually called this ‘sacrilege.’
But it comes out perfect every time.”
It can be really hard to unlearn the culinary rules we’re often taught.
Here are some of the foods people admitted to cooking the “wrong” way.
“Mashed potatoes with skin on.
I love potato skin and refuse to peel them and throw them away.
Luckily, most of the time Im making it just for myself anyway.”
u/Pbpopcorn
3.
“I hate perfectly cooked salmon.
I prefer it the texture of canned fish.”
“I grew up eating overcooked eggs and somehow settled into that modality.
‘Fluffy’ scrambled eggs that still jiggle and have the texture of hot Jell-O?
hey, just hey, scramble the eggs until theyre browned.
I want texture and not snot.”
u/Icy-Ichthyologist92
5.
“I break my spaghetti and other long pasta in half before putting it in boiling water.
I still have no problem picking up the pasta with my fork.
This ‘rule’ about not breaking pasta is super gatekeep-y and absurd.”
“I use heavy cream in my carbonara.
I’m sorry to all that might feel offended, but I just like it better that way.
Just the cheese and eggs is too acidic for me.”
u/GoodMedium8918
7.“Broccoli!
I love steaming it until it’s very soft and tastes buttery.
8.“Bacon.
I like more of a chew to it than a crunch.”
I want to chew through that fat and have a crisp edge.”
u/Intelligent_Break_12
9.
“I don’t wash my rice.
I’ve literally done it batch-washed/unwashed side-by-side when arguing this point with my wife, and she finally agreed.
I must be missing something, but I can’t figure out what it is.”
“I use salted butter for everything.
u/ngwoo
11.
I don’t mash them until they’re smooth, I like lumpy mash.”
“Bacon in carbonara.
And to me the bacon is yummy.
I’m not a fan of pancetta, TBH.
I don’t care for it at all.”
u/sirenwingsX
13.
I love an overcooked grilled hot dog."
I have been absolutelypilloriedonline for admitting this.
One person actually called it ‘sacrilege.’
But my rice comes out perfect every time.
Cooked to a turn, lovely discrete tender grains, no starchiness, and no gumminess.
Now I never worry about my rice."
u/LeftyMothersbaugh
15.
“I absolutely overcook pasta.
I much prefer it really soft.
“I layer the tortillas in my enchiladas instead of rolling them.
u/Grillard
17.
“I want my toast almost black.
Not completely black, but on the verge.
13.7 more seconds and it will be black.”
“I use fried over easy eggs with eggs benedict.
My wife and I don’t like poached eggs.”
u/Infamous-Inside-4736
19.
I never leave it like soup.
“I don’t salt my pasta water nearly as much as they say to.
The one time I did, the pasta was absolutely disgusting.”
u/beemovienumber1fan
21.
“Kraft mac ‘n’ cheese.
The milk is completely unnecessary.
I like mine soft and floppy, kind of like fried mashed potato sticks.”
u/konditioner78
23.
“I dont like buttercream frosting.
I always make it with vegetable shortening like the grocery store cakes.
u/Midmodstar
25.
“Popcorn just sliiightly burnt is the best.”
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