crème brûlée next to a spoon and a torch - Candice Bell/Shutterstock The characteristic appearance of a classic crème brûlée is a brittle and glassy sugar crust that you break through with a spoon.

A person stirring a pot of food with a wooden spoon - M O H/Shutterstock Hovering over a bubbling pot of pasta sauce, you hesitate as you debate where to place the spoon. Ah well. Onto the countertop ...

The characteristic appearance of a classic crème brûlée is a brittle and glassy sugar crust that you break through with a spoon. Traditionally, you would use a kitchen torch to get the sugar just ...