How to cut brownies and bars cleanly

If you’re looking for pretty brownies and bar slices with clean edges, follow these tips!

• Prepare your baking pan with parchment paper with enough overhang on the sides to use as a handle to lift them out after baking.
• Let them cool completely to room temperature, which let’s them finish setting up. Bars hot from the oven are very soft and will make for messy slices.
• Remove bars from the pan using the parchment paper and transfer them to a cutting board.
• Use a large chef’s knife to slice the bars. Run it under hot water briefly to heat up the metal, then wipe dry before slicing. For the cleanest slices, heat and dry between each cut.
• (Optional) Use a ruler as a guide to make sure bars are cut to equal size.