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Photos show what happens to different foods when you make common mistakes
Photos show what happens to different foods when you make common mistakes
Rachel AskinasiDec 26, 2020, 06:22 IST
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Insider's Recipe For Success column explores what happens to different sweet and savory foods when home cooks make common mistakes in the kitchen.
I've made 10 different dishes in multiple ways to see what can go wrong, and what mistakes actually make even more delicious versions of the original recipe.
From desserts like chocolate-chip cookies and brownies to breakfast foods like banana bread and scrambled eggs, there are a lot of ways to make yummy treats.
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After making 71 chocolate-chip cookies, I found my new favorite recipe variation.
A chocolate-chip cookie made with too little flour (left) and one made with too much flour (right).
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Fourteen batches of gingerbread cookies later, I found out that some mistakes can make you think you'll chip a tooth.
A gingerbread cookie made with too much flour (left) and one made with too little flour (right).
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After making 72 edible brownies and one additional batch that went in the trash, I'll never forget the eggs in this recipe again.
A pan of brownies made with extra eggs (left) and one made with no eggs (right).
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Eggs are also a game-changing ingredient in pumpkin pie.
A pumpkin pie made with extra eggs (left) and one made with no eggs (right).
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Sugar makes all the difference when it comes to how moist or dry a banana bread turns out.
Banana bread made with too little sugar (left) and one made with too much sugar (right).
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You can turn your pancakes into thick, fluffy pillows or thin almost-crepes by adjusting the. amount of milk you use.
Pancakes made with too much milk (left) and a stack made with too little milk (right).
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I used to make scrambled eggs on medium or high heat. But I'm sticking with the low and slow method from now on.
Scrambled eggs made on medium heat (left) and made on low heat (right).
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Everyone has their own way of boiling eggs, and after making 24 eggs, I learned that every second in the pot counts.
Eggs simmered for five minutes (left) and simmered for 20 minutes (right).
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Poached eggs are extremely difficult to master.
A poached egg with strained eggwhites (left) and one without strained eggwhites (right).
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Bacon can take on drastically different textures depending on how you cook it.
Bacon made in the microwave (left) and bacon broiled on a baking sheet (right).
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