That’s what YouTube comedian Hannah Hart urges viewers to do in the very first episode of her insanely popular series My Drunk Kitchen. If you’ve never seen it, we feel sorry for you because it’s exactly what it sounds like: people cooking while getting sauced … literally. Yep, it’s awesome. It’s also accidently awesome: The series began after Hannah got drunk in her sister’s apartment and used a webcam to capture her goofy, yet failed attempt to make grilled cheese without any cheese. That was four years ago. Today, the show has 1.8 million subscribers, a rotating cast of celebrity guests, and a bestselling book, My Drunk Kitchen: A Guide to Eating, Drinking, and Going with Your Gut. MORE: What’s Really in Your Hotdog? Whether you think you already know how to cook under the influence (you grew up watching Julia Child, after all) or prefer not to be blotto while handling fire, hot pans, and sharp knives (where did you grow up, then?), you can still benefit from memorizing Hart’s must-know rules for drunk cooking:

  1. It’s OK to cut corners in the kitchen. In fact, it’s advisable.2. When cutting said corners while drunk cooking, do not use anything sharper than a butter knife.3. Add potato chips and seaweed to all ingredient lists. Because step four of every recipe should read, “take a break and eat a snack.“4. I cannot overstate the genius of a starch-based accompaniment to any form of drinking.5. Must-have items in your kitchen: passion, ketchup, mustard, patience…and copious amounts of cheese.6. Those cans at the back of your cabinet that you won’t use? Not must-have items. Donate them to a food bank. Better still, grab a friend and volunteer there while you’re at it. Visit Have a Hart Day for ideas! For more tricks and lots of guffaws, watch our three favorite episodes: MORE: The Moscow Mule You Need To Make This Weekend Raw Vegan Cheesecake “It’s not actually cheesecake. It’s all a big lie.” Sea Bass (Ft. Lance Bass) “Lance, as your friend, I’m gonna go ahead and say I think whiskey fish might turn out gross.” The Hartwich (Ft. Jamie Oliver) “That was an orega-oh-no!”