For perfectly crispy roasted veggies, place the pan here.
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Roasting vegetables is a staple of my weeknight cooking routine.
If youre thinking,the bottom of the oven?
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Why in the world would I use it as a cooking surface?,allow me to explain.
Why does this trick work?
This is important when youre baking a cake, when you want even browning on all sides.
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But in plenty of cases, facilitating anunevendistribution of heat can play to your advantage.
The same tactic can be applied to roasted veggies.
In a large bowl, toss your vegetables with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Watch the veggies closely while cookingyou want them burnished, not burnt.
The closer the food to the heat element at the bottom of the oven, the crispier itll get.