TV Presenter Shally Zomorodi with the pop singer Shahram Shabpareh In A Cooking Show

Fix your errors. There are basic techniques for repairing mistakes, such as thickening or thinning a food, lessening saltiness and turning a failure into a completely different dish (with nobody the wiser). That said, some mistakes can't be fixed, such as burnt food (the taste goes all the way through). Learn when to simply throw out something and try again and when you can completely transform an error.