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So I've been
in and out of a few kitchens in my time.

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And there are five things that I see
a lot of people doing.

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And if you're doing them,
they're holding you back.

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Sounds weird because it is.

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I don't know why we do it so much.

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Don't cut things into your hand.

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Use a cutting board your hand, and
your body parts should be out of the way.

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You should never aim a knife at your body.

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If you're using a dull knife

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like you decided to cut a roll
into your hand and you have a dull knife,

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you're going to apply actually more force
to whatever you're cutting.

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And because it's dull,
it is more likely to slip.

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So the best way to stay safe is to sharpen
your own knives.

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Go get them sharpened or even better,
hone your knives.

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If you are frying anything

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you want, the humidity and the moisture
escaping your food to escape.

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If you put a lid on, it's
going to hit the roof and come all the way

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back down to your food
and you have steamed food.

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Don't do that.

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If you want stir fried food,
you want it crispy.

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You want a little walk high on the bottom
then you should not have a lid involved.

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There's no lid.

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Let the steam escape
and you have a really delicious meal.

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Preheating is important

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because when you put food in the oven
starts to cook right away.

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If you put food in the oven
and then you turn on the oven,

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there's all this time where it's slowly
heating and while it's slowly heating,

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your food is doing a number of things
depending on what you're cooking.

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Preheat your oven
and then the recipe will go as intended.

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Sometimes it seems like it applies only
to the people on the cooking competitions.

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It applies to you too.

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It actually will save you time.

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If you prep your ingredients first,
if you're cutting things

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and adding them
as you go, you're at higher risk

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for overcooking some things
and under cooking other things.

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You can even be super clever and prepare
your ingredients the day before.

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Keep them in the fridge.

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What are some things that drive
you crazy in the kitchen?

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Drop a comment down below
and stay tuned to Lifehacker

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for some more tips and tricks.