What Are The Best Cooking Tricks You've Learned From Watching TV?

Has binge-watching Chopped taught you anything?

Learning to cook can be difficult...

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But thanks to cooking shows, it can also be really entertaining.

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Cooking shows are not only hella fun to watch, but they can also teach you clever and practical tricks for making your own cooking better.

Tips like adding a little bit of espresso powder to chocolatey baked goods to make them taste better...

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This tip — which comes from Barefoot Contessa — enhances the chocolate flavor.

Or making popcorn in a metal bowl so the popped kernels move their way up the sides of the bowl instead of burning on the bottom...

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Thanks, Good Eats.

Or that the "tenderest" omelets are made with two to three eggs.

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Any more and it could get leathery, says Julia Child.

So, what's the best cooking tip you've learned from TV or YouTube?

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Any you swear by?

Let us know the absolute best tips you've learned from watching cooking shows (and what shows they're from!) in the comments below. The best responses will be featured in a BuzzFeed Community post.