7 Cooking Mistakes New Couples Make

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The cooking goof: You fail to season properly and end up with a plate full of blah.

Solution: Season your meat twice -- salt and pepper it as soon as you get it home and then rewrap it in butcher paper. "It lets it season down into the muscle fibers," Parkhurst says. "If you just do a little sprinkling before you cook, then 85 percent of the meat is unseasoned." When you're ready to cook it later in the week, pat ... more 

Photo by: Thinkstock / The Nest

The cooking goof: You fail to season properly and end up with a plate full of blah.

Solution: Season your meat twice -- salt and pepper it as soon as you get it home and then rewrap it in butcher paper. "It lets it season down into the muscle fibers," Parkhurst says. "If you just do a little sprinkling before you cook, then 85 percent of the meat is unseasoned." When you're ready to cook it later in the week, pat it dry with a paper towel, let it reach room temperature (you'll lose moisture if you cook cold meat) and give it another light salting before you begin cooking. But do NOT season fish in advance or you'll kick-start the curing process.
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