I'm Hannah from BuzzFeed's food team — and I'm always on the lookout for ways to make everyday foods even better.
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There are a ton of ~secret ingredient~ hacks out there, all of which promise to boost flavors and upgrade favorites. Some seemed promising, others intriguing, and a few just sounded totally far-out.
So I decided to round up eight one-ingredient "flavor boosters" that I'd read about — and test them to see which ones were actually legit. Here's how they went.
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Recipe hack #1: Cook grilled cheese with mayonnaise for the crispiest sandwich ever.
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Recipe hack #2: Add soy sauce to popcorn butter to make it even better.
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Recipe hack #3: Add sparkling wine to scrambled eggs to make them super fluffy.
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Recipe hack #4: Add coffee to brownie batter to enhance the taste of the chocolate.
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Recipe hack #5: Boil spaghetti in water + baking soda to give it a ramen-like texture.
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Recipe hack #6: Add mustard to mac 'n' cheese to balance out the flavors perfectly.
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Recipe hack #7: Put seltzer in pancake batter to make lighter, fluffier pancakes.
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