Do you need to taste to determine if is the food cooked?

Vegetables tastes a little bland if over cooked, it's either too soft or it easily breaks, Half cooked vegetables are still crunchy, or not too soft that it's like melting already inside your mouth. LOL! just to make sure taste it! chew! and you will know.

I'm kind of freaky about chicken being undercooked, since I've gotten really sick a couple of time from undercooked chicken. So, instead of cooking it to the point of extreme dryness, which I used to do, I use a meat thermometer whenever I cook chicken. That works much better for me.

Haha, it's a interesting topic! Usually I don't taste it becasue I'm sure about it. Haha... But sometimes if I'm in very good mood or I'm enjoy cooking very much, I will taste it because I hope my cooking be the better than usual. Also I will tast it when cooking because I'm hungry, if in that case, what will happen? When I finish cooking, the food will be too much less than before it be cooked. Generally speaking, I like cooking, and I really hope my dishes make my family and friends happy. Haha...

Hi, vegetables usually don't need much cooking. I often stir-fry them. I think green vegetables, if cooked, turn dark green. It's only bitter gourd, aubergines and radishes that take longer, so I either cook these in soups or stews.