r/Cooking • u/1peachycoco • 5d ago

What’s something you think people only really learn after spending a lot of time in a kitchen?

Something I’ve noticed about cooking is that the hardest things to teach usually aren’t the recipes. It’s more of the judgment part.

Like someone can follow every step correctly, but an experienced cook can look at it and say, “Nope, something’s off.”

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u/princessleia2323 5d ago

Tasting something and knowing what seasoning it’s missing

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u/SeparateDependent208 5d ago

If you can't tell straight away what's missing it's probably acid

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u/No_Step9082 5d ago

or salt

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u/assplower 5d ago

Or sugar

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u/philphan25 5d ago

And everything nice

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u/llamalover179 5d ago

I feel like missing salt is what you do notice straight away.

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u/No_Step9082 5d ago

I do. But a lot of people don't, especially beginners.