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12 Old-School Cooking Tips That Might Actually Ruin Your Food By Anita Surewicz Sept. 22, 2025 4:40 pm EST

Many old-fashioned cooking tips passed down from grandparents still hold plenty of value. Tips like "don't cook fresh herbs," "save your bacon grease," and "use bruised apples in pies" make sense. However, a few pieces of that old-school wisdom haven't been as foolproof as previous generations believed. Often handed down as strict rules, these cooking tips turned out to be based more on tradition than on solid evidence. And while some may do little more than affect the flavor and texture of your food, others can be downright dangerous, potentially leading to serious illness.

Many of these retro culinary hacks originated at a time when home cooks lacked moder

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