Crimes of food preparation

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  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Leaving the poop vein in shrimp. :explode:
  • IntoTheSky
    IntoTheSky Posts: 390 Member
    Cutting the bloodline in most fish.
    undercooked rice
    overcooked cabbage
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    Green beans cooked to mush.

    JM

    Overcooking ANY veggie until it's total mush is a mortal sin in my book.
  • Places like McDonalds, Applebees, Carls Jr, Chilis etc. claiming they sell "BBQ" food.

    ^^^

    And "southern brewed sweet tea" yeah, whatevs. Get back to me when you figure it out!! In the mean time, I'll just make it in my kitchen.
    :drinker:

    Yup, drenching it in bbq sauce does not mean it's barbecued.
  • The McRib!! Has anyone ever ate one? I worked at McDonald's when I was 16 and I couldn't understand why people liked them!!
  • btwalsh132
    btwalsh132 Posts: 289 Member
    Overcooked pasta
    Overcooked rice
    When grilling a burger, squishing it down to "make it cook quicker"
    Multiple flips of burgers or steaks. Just leave it alone!
    Pizza that is slightly undercooked, cheese is still white and crust is gummy.
    Overcooked eggs.
  • auzziecawth66
    auzziecawth66 Posts: 479 Member
    Burnt food, undercooked food, anything that is covered in so much sauce it's slop that cant even be recognized as food (like over sauced pasta for example, yuck)
  • serena569
    serena569 Posts: 427 Member
    The lobster I had on Saturday night. It was so overcooked and rubbery, it required a steak knife to eat.
  • HurricaneElaine
    HurricaneElaine Posts: 984 Member
    Limp, army-green asparagus. Blech.
    Fish so under-cooked that it's still translucent in spots. :sick:
    Hamburgers blackened to the point of looking like a hockey puck.
  • ShmoozyQ
    ShmoozyQ Posts: 390 Member
    Shredded iceburg lettuce on...anything.
  • supahstar71
    supahstar71 Posts: 926 Member
    Too much or too little sauce on pasta. I find the pasta/sauce ratio a delicate one. Same with salad and dressing.
  • Surfrider
    Surfrider Posts: 364 Member
    Eggs overcooked to the point the whites are getting brown around the edges. Ugh..

    Someone had already pointed it out, but happens damn near every BBQ I have been to: Pressing the burger on the grill with a turner / spatula for X Y Z reason. All it does is force the delicious juices out of your now beef jerky like dry burger!
  • emmy3111
    emmy3111 Posts: 482 Member
    The McRib!! Has anyone ever ate one? I worked at McDonald's when I was 16 and I couldn't understand why people liked them!!

    ummm... I like them.
  • RushBabe214
    RushBabe214 Posts: 469 Member
    Not properly salting or seasoning meat.

    Not letting the meat rest for a sufficient period of time after cooking.

    Overdressing a salad.

    Dry or tough pie crusts.

    Not utilizing a kitchen scale to weigh ingredients when baking.
  • Marge321
    Marge321 Posts: 131 Member
    Over cooked brussel sprouts.....yuuushhh
  • rjt1000
    rjt1000 Posts: 700 Member
    Worked in too many restaurants and saw all these things. And on the bar side, saw too many crimes of drink preparation. I mean Courvoisier and COKE????????
  • iqnas
    iqnas Posts: 445 Member
    Overcooked vegetables.
    Fries without ketchup.
  • yourenotmine
    yourenotmine Posts: 645 Member
    Soggy bread. Just... no.
  • zenalasca
    zenalasca Posts: 563 Member
    Tuna casserole with the canned tuna added first :noway:
    Overcooked eggs :sick:
    Too much sauce in a sandwich :sick:
    Tomato sauce in a salad sadnwich :sick:
  • Beastette
    Beastette Posts: 1,497 Member
    Cooking tuna steak until it tastes like canned.