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Here are four amazing cooking tips that only diner cooks know about. These little tweaks completely changed our cooking routine!

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1 Aim for Extra-Crispy Bacon.
Thick-cut bacon doesn’t have any place in a BLT, and a good diner knows this. The best BLT is made with thin, super-crispy bacon that gives the sandwich the crunch it needs. Same goes for just that simple side of bacon—it should practically shatter when you bite into it.

2 Embrace White Bread.
It’s nothing fancy, but thick-sliced white bread makes a mean French toast. Most times you can find a thick slab of challah or brioche, but they’re also using regular ol’ white bread, and there should be no shame in you using it too.

3 Cook Your Onions Separately for Home Fries.
The best home fries are speckled with crispy, caramelized onions. To achieve this, you actually need to cook those onions separately before adding them to the potatoes so they have plenty of time (and space in the skillet) to caramelize.

4 Use Plenty of Butter for Crispy Hash Browns.
If you’re on Team Hash Brown, you know they need to be extra-crispy. Diners accomplish this by making sure the shredded potatoes are as dry as possible before they’re cooked (which is achieved by squeezing them out) and by using a generous knob of butter.

5. Let Your Pancake Batter Rest.
Since diners are flipping pancakes 24/7, they have the batter ready to go at all times. This means the batter has usually sat for at least a few hours, which allows it to thicken up and results in pancakes that are extra-tender and fluffy. Recreate this at home by making your batter the night before and letting it rest, either in a cool, dark spot in your kitchen or in your refrigerator.

Wow!

These tips really changed the way we think about cooking. We've always been a fan of diners, and now we know that great food doesn't always have to be complicated. We're inspired to head into the kitchen and whip up a hearty meal just like we'd find at our favorite diner.

Enjoy!

Article Source: Real Simple