Most cooks know that opening the oven releases heat which slows cooking. But on cooking competition shows, many skilled chefs check their oven often, resulting in undercooked food. Do these chefs know something we don’t know, or are they actually making this rookie mistake?

Question

Most cooks know that opening the oven releases heat which slows cooking. But on cooking competition shows, many skilled chefs check their oven often, resulting in undercooked food. Do these chefs know something we don’t know, or are they actually making this rookie mistake?

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Answer 1

Also on those cooking shows, they always say to “make sure you add salt”, “season your food” all the time. There’s no way I could tolerate the amount of salt they use on camera sometimes, let alone have it taste good. At the end of the day, a lot of it is just plain fake.