Even if you cook every single day of your life -- and even if you've gone to culinary school or work in the food industry -- there are certain basic rules that allude¹ even the most avid² cook every once in a while. You might end up Googling the temperature of a medium-rare steak, or how many minutes you're supposed to boil a hard-boiled egg because sometimes it's just impossible to remember everything.

即便你生活中每天都做饭- 即便你去了烹饪学校或在食品工厂工作——有确定的基本规则偶尔影射了甚至是最好的厨师。你可能结束谷歌半熟牛肉的火候，或煮熟鸡蛋用多少分钟因为有时不可能记住每一件事。

We're here to help. We've listed 11 things that even the most experienced cooks have trouble remembering, and laid them out in simple instruction for you to reference whenever you need.

我们来帮您。我们列了11件事甚至最有经验的厨师有困难记住，并为你做了简单的指导无论何时你需要参考。

1. How long to hard boil and soft boil an egg.

1.煮熟一个鸡蛋用多长时间，糖心鸡蛋需要多长时间。

2. How many teaspoons³ are in a tablespoon.

2.大勺里需要多少小茶匙。

3. Rubber spatulas⁴ vs. metal spatulas.

3.橡胶铲对金属铲

4. How to do a crumb⁵ coat for a crumble-free, perfectly⁶ frosted cake.

4.怎样装饰霜冻后完好无损的蛋糕。

5. Which ones are "dry white wines."

5.哪一个是“干白酒。”

6. Searing steak without it getting too hot in your house.

6.拿出牛排在它没有把你的屋子变热之前

7. What part of the chicken is the breast

7.鸡肉的哪一部分是胸部

8. The ratio of coffee scoops⁷ to cups of water in a French press.

8.在一家法国店里咖啡与水的比率。

9. Eliminating that fish smell.

9.去除鱼腥味

10. Setting a table.

10.放好桌子

11. The temperature to cook meat at rare, medium rare, medium or well done.

11.烹煮生肉的温度，半生不熟，半熟或煮好。

The USDA recommends that in order for "beef, pork, and lamb" to be cooked safely, it must have a minimal⁸ temperature of 145°F and a resting time of three minutes.

美国食品协会建议为了“牛肉，猪肉和羊肉”安全生产，最小要有145华氏的温度间歇三分钟。