Leah Colins
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- Sep 18, 2026
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This 2-Second Burger Trick Prevents That Annoying Dome in the Middle - AOL (opens the original)
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You carefully shape a perfectly round, flat burger patty, only to watch it puff and shrink as it cooks. What started wide enough to fill the bun comes out of the skillet or off the grill smaller and thicker, with an annoying dome in the center. Now the cheese won’t lie flat, your carefully stacked toppings teeter on top, and that squirt of ketchup is far more likely to slide down the rounded sides than stay put. I call this the burger bubble effect. Some shrinkage is inevitable when you cook a b
For the Crispiest Grilled Cheese Every Time, I Always Do This Before Slicing It - AOL (opens the original)
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A perfectly crisp grilled cheese can lose its crunch in the minute after it leaves the pan if steam gets trapped underneath. A simple change to what you do before slicing keeps the bread crisp and the cheese better contained. Here’s why it works. You know before you even bite into a grilled cheese whether it’s going to be a great one or not. In a really good one, the cheese slowly oozes from the cut edges. The bread’s exterior is an even golden brown, permeated with butter, but not overly greasy
For the Juiciest Steaks With the Best Crust, I Always Break This Classic Cooking Rule - AOL (opens the original)
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Forget the one-flip rule. Flipping your steak frequently produces a beautifully browned crust and a more evenly cooked interior. Here’s the science behind it. When I went to culinary school—what feels like about a million years ago—one of the first lessons we learned about searing steak (and just about every other protein) was simple: Put it in a ripping-hot pan, and flip it only once halfway through cooking. The thinking was that leaving the meat undisturbed was the only way to develop a deeply
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