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When it comes to cooking, you may have some bad habits that you’re not even aware of. These practices may be keeping your meal from being tasty while others may actually be dangerous to your health. Jumia Food, Nigeria’s No 1 food ordering platform, shares bad cooking practices that you need to stop right now.

Heating oil until it smokes

It is wrong to wait to wait until you see wisps of smoke before you start cooking. This is because when oil is overheated to its smoke point, it starts to break down and lose its beneficial antioxidants thereby forming harmful compounds. These compounds are harmful to the body.

Stirring Your food too much

It’s tempting to stir your food to prevent burning. Doing this prevents browning—a flavour booster you get by letting your food sit on the cooker. Endeavour to resist the urge to constantly stir.

Overfilling your pot

It may be quicker to fill your pot to the brim with ingredients, but doing this can eventually slow cooking. Consequently, this will cause your food to steam and not give you the real result you are looking for.

Leaving your utensils carelessly

Leaving your utensils on the counter is very unhealthy because they are likely to pick tiny bits of dirt which may find its way into your food. Hence, be careful with your utensils.

Seasoning food at the end

If you want a delicious, perfectly-seasoned meal, don’t wait too long to add your seasoning. Seasoning at the end of the cooking process means they won’t have a chance to develop and fully mix to give your food the required taste.

Forgetting to wash your hands

This is one of the simplest cooking tips everyone should know and practice but surprisingly many do not. They simply walk into the kitchen and commence cooking without washing their hands. Doing this will only expose you bacteria infections.

source: http://www.opinions.ng/6-terrible-cooking-practices-need-stop/

Wetin concern hungry people with cooking practice ? This op is funny.

Nice cooking � nuggets

Number 7. Cooking without a fire extinguisher closeby, especially for the men. Always have the extinguisher handy, just in case of "incasity"

Cc: Agarawu23

It's LadyF again.

Ok

I am 90% on point

Thanks

You forgot,
7-Blowing your nose while cooking
8-Talking on the food.

ASSIGNMENT

ladyF:
Number 7. Cooking without a fire extinguisher closeby, especially for the men. Always have the extinguisher handy, just in case of "incasity"

Cc: Agarawu23

It's LadyF again.

Not for all men jare lolz @Agarawu23 na u she do this kain thing??

I like cooking especially when it involves using fresh tomatoes

Interesting

dat stiring na my own, i can stir for africa! all in the name of giving the food a perfect blend!

Receiving call while cooking.

Totally bad habit. You may be history one day if you don't stop this.

Ok but why is it that egusi soup that stays till the next day is sweater than it was the previous day


Oh egusi soup!!! Lord of the soups

Lol
One bottle of Origin for you

ladyF:
Number 7. Cooking without a fire extinguisher closeby, especially for the men. Always have the extinguisher handy, just in case of "incasity"

Cc: Agarawu23

It's LadyF again.

Nice advice. Especially for ladies

Looking for someone who I will pay to cook.. No time

what about tasting the food every 5mins?

Abegi forget those things the tummy doesn't understand the write ups. . only the valid pound is the one that says wash your utensils

object over ruled

sirgalahad26:
dat stiring na my own, i can stir for africa! all in the name of giving the food a perfect blend!

dingbang:
Looking for someone who I will pay to cook.. No time

let's make it a deal �

Nice tips

thanks op..... Please when was the last time u ate 3 square meal....me i cant mine o....buhari why

As long as the Food is delicious wetin concern me with all these rules

Ps-Sometimes i put up a serious face and when people see me they feel i am thinking of serious personal or national issues but i am just wondering why Egusi is delicious and hoping my future wife can cook, even if it is only Egusi soup. God bless the person that discovered Egusi soup!!!!

Number 8-- Surfing Nairaland.com while cooking

7. Licking the turning spoon with your tongue

Always cooking with high heat.