1. Adding oil to water when making pasta
2. Straining your pasta water and rinsing your pasta
3. Waiting too long before stirring the pasta
4. Not letting the meat thaw
5. Not letting the meat rest before cutting it
6. Stirring the rice
7. Lifting the lid when cooking rice
8. Frying food in extra virgin olive oil
9. Not making sure the fish is dry
10. Sauteing wet greens
