If you have ever baked a batch of brownies and then just ate them out of the pan because it was easier than getting them out, then this tip is for you! Your cookie bars, fudge and brownies will pop right out of their pan from now on.
This simple technique requires only aluminum foil and a minute or two of time. As an added bonus, it also makes cleaning the baking pan (almost) a non-chore.
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Here's how the foil sling trick works:
Begin with a piece of aluminum foil long enough to line your baking pan and have several inches left over. An excellent way to gauge the length needed is to flip the baking pan over and simply cover the bottom and sides, leaving a few inches on each end. The extra length should be bunched up for easy gripping later -- if you feel like getting fancy, shape them into handles.
After lining the pan, grease or spray the foil with nonstick spray, then pour the batter or candy. Bake and cool as usual.
When you are ready to cut your concoction, simply grip the "handles" of its foil sling and effortlessly lift it out! Put the item onto a flat surface and cut with a long, sharp knife for straight, bakery-perfect lines.
If you are concerned that one layer of foil will not be strong enough to lift the item out of the pan -- perhaps when making fudge or other heavy creation -- place a second layer crosswise to the first, then grease or spray with nonstick spray.
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The foil sling is a simple technique, but here's a tip to make it even simpler: use nonstick foil! Eliminating the need to grease or spray the foil turns this process into a one-step brownie rescue that will make you wonder why you didn't think of it before.