Chefs' Secrets - How to Make Your Food Look Good
Pros share their tricks for beautiful lattes, straight-edged brownies, perfect hors d'oeuvres and other drop-dead gorgeous dishes.
By Lynn Andriani
Original Content | September 22, 2011 
Photo: Magnolia Bakery
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Like most professional bakeries, Magnolia uses a cookie scoop to measure out dough. Then, bakers level each scoop and place them flat side down on a cookie sheet. The trick here is in the butter temperature: To avoid creeping cookies, they put the sheet in the refrigerator for a half hour before baking. |
