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Tell Us About The Mistakes You Made When You First Learned How To Cook

We've all been there.

Cooking takes practice. And before you can become the next Gordon Ramsay, you're going to make a lot of mistakes.

So what were some of the common cooking mistakes you made when you were first starting out in the kitchen?

Maybe you struggled with cooking meat perfect perfectly...

Or you always burnt garlic to a crisp because you added it to the pan a bit too early.

Maybe your cakes always fell apart like a hilarious Pinterest fail because you didn't let them cool before slicing them.

Or perhaps your pasta clumped together because you let it sit in the colander for too long after draining it.

Tell us about the cooking mistakes you made — or still make! If it's an old mistake, tell us how you've corrected it.

As a bonus, if you happen to have photos, upload them into the dropbox below. The best responses will be featured in a BuzzFeed Community post or video!