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Common Cooking Mistakes that will Ruin Your Food

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Using Fresh Sliced Sandwich Bread for French Toast

You might think your flimsy sandwich bread can stand up to the task, but you'd be wrong. Use thick-cut, day-old slices or cut your own slices from a stale baguette, so they stand up better to the egg-milk mixture before frying. Otherwise, you'll end up with sad, soggy French toast with little to no texture.

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