Baking a pie or tart is theoretically simple—filling goes in the crust, bake, and eat. But the devil is in the details, as they say, and one part of the fine print is blind baking.

If you've always wondered when you're supposed to blind bake pie crust, this expert offers some advice you may need to hear.

Blind baking (sometimes called prebaking) means partially or fully baking a pie or tart crust before adding filling. This ensures the crust is fully baked so you don't end up with a soggy bottom.

Every great pie starts with a solid foundation: a crust. And when it comes to blind baking vs. par-baking pie crust, choosing one technique or the other could be a game-changer if you tend to ...

This post originally appeared in the November 7, 2022 edition of The Move, a place for Eater’s editors and writers to reveal their recommendations and pro dining tips — sometimes thoughtful ...

Related: 3 Holiday Baking Tips from Bigger Bolder Baking's Gemma Stafford How to Use Pie Weights to Blind Bake Pie Crust. To blind bake your pie crust, you'll need to start by adding a layer of ...

Unlike a slow cooker dump dinner, a low-fuss no-bake dessert, or a store-bought snack, we know that attempting to make a pie from scratch can feel intimidating. There’s a lot of layers involved ...