Cooking with Judgment

When you make a recipe for the first time, you should apply your knowledge and think about the recipe in relation to the skills you have. The first step in preparing a recipe is to read it carefully. Then read it again. Make sure you understand every ingredient and every instruction in the procedure. A common fault is to prepare a recipe according to what you think it says rather than what it actually says. You are especially likely to make this error if the procedure in the recipe is different from the way you usually prepare a similar dish.