Helpful Hints from joeeze: Steadying stuffed peppers

Now here's something that keeps you up at night, finally put paid to.

Nancy Sullivan of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (hometown yeah!) offered the Quick Tip pictured above in the July & August 2012 issue of Cook's Illustrated.

The magazine's Shannon Friedmann Hatch, by way of introduction, wrote, "It can be tricky to stuff bell peppers since their uneven, bulbous ends make unsteady bases. [Prevent] topples with this method."