From Adding Oil to Pasta Water to Removing the Crockpot Lid, These Cooking Myths Have Stuck with People

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In a post on Reddit, chefs of all backgrounds shared their best cooking secrets (and silliest cooking myths)

From slow cooker techniques to pasta boiling practices, users discovered more efficient ways to create their favorite dishes

Some myths — like a noisy house ruining a cake — were also effectively debunked

From every kitchen, recipe and family comes a cooking secret or two.

On Reddit's Cooking forum , chefs from a range of backgrounds debunked common cooking misconceptions, offered simple yet effective tips and shared little-known facts about everyday dishes and tools. A lot of cooking "rules" are subjective, the community found.

The user who started the post shared a few myths they grew up with in the kitchen, that they've since learned aren't entirely true. The