1. Holding knives wrong
1.握刀姿势不对

You’re supposed to hold your kitchen knife with your thumb on one side of the blade and your pointer finger on the other side with your remaining three fingers wrapped tightly around the top part of the handle.
握厨房用刀时应该把拇指放在刀的一边，食指在另一边，剩下的3根手指紧紧握着刀把的上部。

 

2.Intentionally burning your foods
2.特意把食物弄糊

Burning food is something you’ll want to avoid because the carbon increases your risk of cancers.
糊的食物不能吃，因为碳会增加患癌症的风险。

 

3. Adding ingredients in the wrong order
3.放食材的顺序不对

If you add your ingredients out of order, you risk ruining the dish.
如果你放食材的顺序不对，就有可能毁了整道菜。

 

4. Not sharpening knives regularly
4.不定期磨刀

Even if you’re a casual cook, you should still be sharpening your knives at least two to four times a year. It is recommended to spend a few extra dollars and getting your knives professionally sharpened.
即使你不常做饭一年至少也该磨2-4次刀。建议你多花几美元找专业的人磨刀。

 

5. Buying a fancy knife set
5.买一套好刀具

It’s better to buy knives individually. You have to really weigh if the price is worth it when you really don’t need half the knives.
刀具最好单独买。一套刀具里一半都用不上，你真需要权衡一下价格是否合理。

 

6. Leaving knife blades uncovered
6.刀刃不盖着

The knife blades are extremely thin and brittle and can easily dent and chip if unprotected.
刀刃极薄极脆，如果不保护很容易弄坏弄断。

 

7. Using a food processor when you should be using a mixer
7.该用搅拌机时却用食物料理机

A mixer whisks, or beats foods, like dough. A food processor is kind of a hybrid of both a blender and a mixer. While some tasks are interchangeable, the machine as a whole is not.
搅拌机搅拌或拍打食物，如面团。料理机是搅拌器和搅拌机的合体。虽然有些功能是共有的，但没有一个机器是全能的。

 

8. Putting hot liquids and foods in the blender
8.把热的液体和食物放进搅拌器

The only safe way to blend a hot liquid is by placing a folded towel over the blender lid, holding it down, and starting to blend on a slow speed before increasing in intervals.
搅拌热的液体唯一安全的方法就是在搅拌器的盖子上放一条叠好的毛巾，按住，开始慢速搅拌，然后每隔一段时间加入一点。

 

9. Allowing ready-to-eat foods and raw foods to touch
9.即食食物和生的食物混在一起

To avoid cross-contamination, you should never put RTE foods and raw foods on the same plate or cutting board.
为了避免交叉污染，绝对不要把即食食物和生的食物放在一个盘子或砧板上。

 

10. Cutting meats before veggies
10.先切肉再切蔬菜

While you don’t need two separate cutting boards for your meats and veggies, you should always cut your vegetables before your meat. This way you don’t have to clean the cutting board numerous times and you reduce your chances of cross-contamination.
虽然你不需要两块砧板分开切肉和蔬菜，但你应该先切蔬菜再切肉，这样就不需要没完没了地洗砧板，也能减少交叉污染的可能。

 

（翻译：菲菲）