Common Cooking Mistakes #16: Opening the oven door too frequently.
If you've ever watched the PBS's THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW. then you've seen 16 of England's best bakers all sitting in front of their ovens peering through the glass door to see how their bakes are doing. No one opened the oven door unless it was absolutely necessary. Take a lesson. Every time you open that oven door you can drop the temperature between 25 and 75 degrees F. And that can kill your muffins, rolls, breads, and cookies. We have a few solutions other than looking through the glass door - yes, we know not every oven has that peek a boo window. So listen in and find out what you can do that will make your baking even better, without really doing much at all!