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Don't Crowd Your Pan

There’s a scene in the movie Julie & Julia where Julie realizes she’s been cooking mushrooms the wrong way her entire life. Like most people, she’d been piling her pan high then wondering why they never crisped and browned like they should. Adding any amount of food to a pan — whether mushrooms or chicken Hungry for more?

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