Ahead of all the cool, creamy pies we plan to bake this spring and summer, we put 6 popular methods for binding baking pie crusts to the test. The winner is surprisingly sweet.

How do you use pie weights? And what the heck is blind baking? Before you start rolling out that dough, learn how to use these handy baking accessories.

We're here to break down everything you need to know about one of the foundational tools in baking pie: Pie weights.

Because a slumped, shrunken pie crust is just sad. And pie should (always!) make you happy.

Pie weights work fine for weighing down the bottom of a pie crust — here's a way to keep the sides from sagging, too.

Say goodbye to soggy bottoms and learn how to blind bake pie crust like a pro! Perfect for all your favorite sweet and savory fillings!

Nope. They aren’t beans either.

Pie weights are small ceramic or metal balls that you use when blind baking a pie crust. Allow us to explain a little more.

Want to bake a pie? Shoot your shot with steel ball bearings.