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The Most Unusual (And Legit) Cooking Tricks I Learned In 2017

From roasting white chocolate to grilling with mayonnaise.

Here at BuzzFeed, we come across a TON of cooking hacks every year.

So here are 14 of the most unexpected (and surprisingly legit) cooking hacks that blew our minds in 2017:

1. Roast your white chocolate to transform it into something nutty, browned, and infinitely better...

2. And roast your grains (like pasta and rice) before cooking them.

3. Cure egg yolks to create Parmesan-like discs you can grate over salads, soups, and pastas.

4. Cook your pasta in red wine to stain it a beautiful red color and infuse it with tons of flavor.

5. Start smoking untraditional foods on your stovetop — like popcorn, pasta, and chocolate...

6. And speaking of popcorn, corn — along with several other grains — made a snack-worthy comeback last year.

7. Turn your slow cooker into a sous vide machine to save some serious cash.

8. Use mayonnaise to prevent things from sticking to the grill.

9. For the best cookies, "ripen" the dough for several days.

10. Use your microwave to make instant potato chips.

11. Make the best cheese sauce with just water, cheese, and sodium citrate.

12. Whip canned chickpea water into a magical eggless meringue.

13. Poach your scrambled eggs.

14. Roast your white sugar to give it a subtle caramel flavor and use it in your favorite recipes.

Here's to trying new things in 2018!