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Giada De Laurentiis' Trick For Rolling The Perfect Meatballs By Kristine Belonio Oct. 28, 2025 10:20 pm EST

Giada De Laurentiis has shared countless kitchen tips over the years, from the genius way she cuts up canned tomatoes for her sauces to her sheet pan technique for crispy lasagna edges . Now, she's sharing her simple hack for rolling the perfect meatballs. According to the Italian-American chef, she wets her hands before rolling the meatballs to achieve the perfect shape with ease, without making a sticky mess in the kitchen.

Since the grinding process breaks down the protein fibers, raw ground meat becomes sticky and tends to cling stubbornly to the palms when rolling them into meatballs. By dipping her hands in water, Giada creates a thin barrier betw

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