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Cutting brownies 101
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Kelly McMenamin | Monday, March 8, 2010
Kelly McMenamin | Monday, March 8, 2010 
Just one word, plastic. Ever made brownies and wanted to eat them while they're still warm or make them attractive for a party, only to cut into them and have everything stick to the knife? We've got your solution and it's courtesy of Fred, one of our faithful subscribers, a Classic (Kelly's husband and to Kate's blog followers, her lousy judgmental brother-in-law). And while crumbly, non perfect brownies is probably something that only detail oriented Classics and Funs might obsess about ... everyone can benefit from this 'knowledge' — and I use this term lightly because I realize that imperfect brownies is a First World Problem (a hilarious Facebook® page). The trick to perfect brownies is to use a plastic knife.
No, not some fancy special brownies plastic knife. ANY plastic knife. Even Organic and Smart Freedoms (and Smart Structures) will have a random plastic knife floating around in one of their many junk drawers (even if it's from take-out). And Classics, Funs, Organic Structures all undoubtedly have a home for plastic cutlery.
I did some digging around and found out that Fred wasn't the only one obsessed with perfect brownies. Today's photo is from amysfinerthings.com, who has a whole bit on this topic. When I asked Fred (our household's Chief Brownie Maker), where he got this tip, he couldn't remember. When I pressed further about just how cool the brownies need to be before cutting (because when I make brownies, it's almost always for IMMEDIATE gratification) he said, "I don't know how long I let them sit. But, if you're really desperate, just do small, small cuts." As he spoke, he imitated a cutting action equivalent to what one looks like when playing the game Operation. It takes a steady hand ... with a plastic knife.
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Reader Comments (2)
ok how about no calorie brownies. I mean if pixies ate these brownies, could they fliy?
We never recommend that Pixies fly after eating brownies. Eating massive quantities of brownies should almost always coincide with watching at least an hour of television.