Thursday, April 23, 2009

Cutting Brownies

I baked some brownies the other day, and was dreading having to cut them, because every time I cut them, the brownies (oh, the delicious brownies!) would stick to the knife and make a big mess.

Apparently, everyone else but me already knew that you should always use a plastic knife to cut brownies. No sticking, no mess. Apparently it even says this on every box of brownies I have ever baked. 

Anyway, I have to admit I was still skeptical, but I tried it and just look at how beautiful and crisp the lines are on these brownies!

Yum!

5 comments:

Kim said...

Dan, Dan, Dan. You don't ever need to cut brownies. You eat the batter with a spoon.

Deb said...

I have baked many a brownie in my day and have never heard (or read) that you cut them w/ a plastic knife. I'll try that next time!

Kim....you lick the bowl of the brownie mix and eat raw cookie dough!!! :)

Kim2 said...

This was such a revelation, I bought him a "special" plastic brownie knife for his birthday. :)

Mark said...

First of all, Kim and Deb are right on. Why wait for all that baking and cooling?

Secondly, I always new you were really good at cutting the cheese. Now you are also good at cutting the brownies!

Passante said...

I didn't know about the plastic knife either. Isn't the secret to wait until they are cool before cutting them? I have never made brownies from a mix and mine don't stick -- could it be the evil chemicals in the cake mix? :)

Now does anyone have a solution to biscotti crumbling at the edges when you cut them into slices prior to the second baking? And yes, the knife I use is very sharp and serrated.