Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

To bake is to be human. And baking, like life, is about reinvention and improvisation. Whether your tastes run to crusty breads, flaky pastries or chewy cookies, you’ll need to build your skills on a ...

There's nothing — and we mean nothing — better than snacking on a sweet treat. We'd even go so far as to say that the best sweet treats are those made with our own hands in the comfort of our own ...

The right kitchen tools can make baking so much easier, transforming your festive treats from average to absolutely amazing. But what baking equipment do you really need as a beginner or a seasoned ...

Save this article to read it later. Whether you’re interested in making a towering frosted layer cake that will impress people or a simple loaf to snack on at home, there are certain tools that are ...

Rose Levy Beranbaum is the author behind numerous award winning books on baking and pastry. Her newest book is The Baking Bible. We talk to Rose about the importance of tools in baking. See her picks ...

The right tools from OXO, Rubbermaid, and more make all the difference. As someone who spent my pastry apprenticeship in a professional bakery churning out thousands of holiday cookies, I've seen ...