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Five Ways the Freezer Makes Cooking Faster, Easier...and Flakier
And we do mean cooking. Because while, sure, the freezer is a perfect preservation tool (where else will blueberries last for months?), it's also the tool you need to get the thinnest slices of pork and the fastest, flakiest pies. Scroll down to find all the reasons why cooking with the freezer is suddenly so hot.

Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Simon Andrews
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How the Freezer Makes a Better Burger
The trick to a perfect smash burger? It isn't how you smash the beef. It's what you do to the beef before the smashing begins.
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A Cool (and Cold) Trick to Getting Razor-Thin Cuts of Pork
And steak. And chicken. And salmon. And any other protein you want to prep like a pro.
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The Incredible Stuffed Cookie That Only Works If You Freeze It First
What do you get when you freeze a famous brownie recipe? A seriously crave-worthy cookie with a surprise filling inside.
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The Freezer Fix for Faster, Flakier Pie Dough
Step aside, rough puff—our frozen butter dough creates insanely flaky layers with none of the folding.
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The Case for Cooking Steak from Frozen
A perfectly-seared crust and a pink-all-the-way-through middle—that's the steak of your dreams. And with the help of the freezer, that dream becomes a reality.
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