While it's true that there's no such thing as the "right way" to do something in the kitchen — there is most definitely a "wrong way" to go about things.
Below is a list of 15 different cooking crimes that people have admitted to committing. Have a look and see if any of these begin to sound familiar.
"I put melted cheese and tomatoes on bread and call it Margherita pizza," Reddit user LSDummy said. Admittedly, Marguerita Pizza is a bit of a stretch, However, if you diced up those tomatoes this dish could easily pass as Bruschetta.
I don't mean to sound rude, but — duh!? Who doesn't eat chunks of raw cookie dough while they're making cookies? I've been known to just grab a spoon and eat it straight out of the package.
"When I'm too lazy to cook, which is often, I just pile whatever is in my fridge into a bowl until nothing else fits and call it dinner." - Reddit u/pocketsand_shashasha
I'm sorry but I can't get the image of dripping apple sauce out of my head and it's making me sick to my stomach. This one really doesn't sound like it would taste terrible, but the aesthetic is all wrong.
"I'm constantly over-crowding the pan. I don't have time to cook in batches. If I can't make the ingredients fit in the pan at once, I'm not making that recipe." - Reddit u/FxHVivious
I'm not going to lie to you and pretend that I've never ever eaten anything off the floor before. But I think we can all agree that there are limits and that most of the time, it's best to just throw it away.
"I fully recognize that fresh rosemary, thyme, or basil tastes way better, but buying fresh herbs is pretty much a guarantee that I'll use them in one dish and then forget about them until they go bad in the fridge." - Reddit u/PatchesMaps·
While Redditor LeroyHayabusa's wife was pregnant, she began developing some truly strange and creative food cravings — one of which was ramen noodles, cooked with Kraft Dinner cheese sauce.
I feel like this would be delicious.
"When I'm feeling lazy I put seasoned ground meat cooked with vegetables and cheese on flatbread and call it Mexican pizza," writes Redditor ilejk
I know what I'm having for dinner next Taco Tuesday!
Reddit user xmarketladyx· understands that there are some pretty definitive rules when it comes to incorporating cheese. However, they prefer to throw the rulebook out the window and enjoy putting provolone and Monterey Jack on just about everything.
Judging from this photo, I don't think that anyone would've mistakenly presumed that you were British. Also, if I had to wager a guess — I'd confidently say that piece of fish is undercooked.
Reddit user Renlywinsthethrone admits to never once rinsing their vegetables. I mean, no one likes rinsing vegetables but it's just something you do! The OCD clean freak in me feels like I need to wash my eyeballs just from reading that comment.
How are Lunchables not charcuterie? It's meat, cheese, and crackers — what else do you need? Just because it isn't bougie doesn't mean that it still can't taste delicious.
There are several different kinds of cooking oils: vegetable, olive, grapeseed, and peanut — all of which have a different smoke point. Reddit user BreezyWrigley says to hell with that and simply reaches for whatever oil happens to be the closest.
"My husband makes spaghetti, tosses it in sauce, and sets it aside. He then spreads peanut butter on two pieces of toast, ladles a generous amount of the spaghetti onto one piece of the peanut butter toast, and uses the second slice to make a peanut butter and spaghetti sandwich." - Reddit u/kepajoy
h/t: Reddit
