Kitchen nightmares come in all shapes and sizes – whether your roasts are often overcooked, your cakes are flat as a pancake or you always seem to end up with soggy vegetables. But the good news is that many of these everyday cooking mistakes can easily be fixed with a few handy tricks and hacks. Read on to say goodbye to sunken cakes, sad salad leaves and split sauces as we solve the most common kitchen fails.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover 39 easy fixes for common kitchen mistakes – counting down to the most valuable one of all.

We've based our ranking on how common each mistake is, taking into account expert advice, research and the experience of our team. This list is unavoidably subjective.

Common food mistakes, and how to fix them